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Cancellation of SPA Conference 2020

March 18, 2020 S-P-A-Administrator 0

It is with great regret the Social Policy Association (SPA) conference team must announce that the York 2020 SPA Conference (15-17th July 2020) has been […]

Opportunity Grant report: the role of Black and Minority Ethnic Organisations in Greater Manchester

August 5, 2019 S-P-A-Administrator 0

The Greater Manchester Strategy, ‘Our People, Our Place’ launched in 2017 refers to working with and drawing on the resources of the voluntary, community and […]

Taxation and Social Policy Group Event

June 22, 2019 S-P-A-Administrator 0

The Taxation and Social Policy Group held the first event of their 2019 programme at Birmingham University on 12 February. The group was launched in […]

The Missing Dimension: Where is ‘race’ in Social Policy teaching and learning?

June 10, 2019 S-P-A-Administrator 0

The Social Policy Association is proud to announce the release of our report examining ‘race’ in Social Policy teaching and learning.  Last year, following evidence […]

Nominations to the SPA Executive Committee, Editorial Boards of JSP and SP&S now open

May 3, 2019 S-P-A-Administrator 0

Nominations to the Social Policy Association Executive Committee, and Editorial Boards of the Journal of Social Policy and the Journal of Social Policy & Society are now […]

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SPA Letter of Support for the Hungarian Academy of Sciences

May 2, 2019 S-P-A-Administrator 0

On 26th April Professor Jane Millar, chair of the SPA has sent a letter of support to Professor László Lovász, President of the Hungarian Academy of […]

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  • Event: What can the four UK nations learn from each other on health policy?
  • Event: Work and welfare: employment policy in Britain and beyond
  • Event: SPA Pension Policy Group annual public event on Wednesday, 20th May 3pm – 4:30pm
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