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Policy Groups

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Event: Friday 5th December 2025: SPA Tax and Social Policy Group Annual Conference on Poverty & Tax

November 6, 2025 S-P-A-Administrator 0

The Social  Policy Association’s Tax and Social Policy Group is holding its annual conference on the theme of  Poverty and Tax in December. The event is […]

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Call for Interest: Prospective SPA Policy Group on Citizenship, Migration and Social Policy

September 25, 2025 S-P-A-Administrator 0

Message shared with SPA members on behalf of Dr Idil Akinci (University of Edinburgh) — Dear colleagues, I am seeking expressions of interest from SPA […]

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Call for new SPA Policy Group (and Groups Extension)

July 30, 2025 S-P-A-Administrator 0

The purpose of the Social Policy Association (SPA) is to advance research, teaching and dissemination of knowledge in the field of Social Policy, and to […]

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Event: Global Billionaires and Geographical Justice: From Bonanza to Bust?

May 21, 2025 S-P-A-Administrator 0

Date: Tuesday, 10 June Time: 6:00pm Venue: Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building, Queens Road, Bristol BS8 1RJ This event is also available online. You are […]

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Event: Social Policy and Society Annual Event

May 9, 2025 S-P-A-Administrator 0

📅 Date: Friday, 6th June 2025 📍 Location: One Friargate, University of Derby and online ⏰ Time: 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Join the Annual Event of the journal Social Policy […]

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Social Harm Student Essay Competition 2025

February 10, 2025 S-P-A-Administrator 0

In 2024, over 120 million people have been displaced due to war and political instability, yet many countries, including the UK, have tightened their borders […]

Event Report: Tackling Housing Decarbonisation in a Cost-of-Living Crisis – The Challenge for Social Policy

March 8, 2024 S-P-A-Administrator 0

Report of an event by the SPA’s Climate Justice and Social Policy Group and Housing Policy Group on 25th January 2024 on ‘Tackling Housing Decarbonisation […]

Meet the SPA’s Social Policy Groups

January 4, 2024 S-P-A-Administrator 0

As the new year gets underway, so do the Social Policy Association’s new Policy Groups. Over 2024-2025 the SPA is supporting seven policy groups in […]

SPA announces four new Social Policy Groups

November 13, 2023 S-P-A-Administrator 0

Following the call circulated earlier this summer, the Social Policy Association (SPA) is delighted to announce that four new Social Policy Groups have been approved […]

Recent Posts

  • The Hidden Cost of Italy’s Care System: Pension Gaps and the Precarious Future of Ukrainian Care Workers
  • Free Masterclass in Social Policy for PhD Students: Research methods applied to social policy research [24 March 2026]
  • Social Policy and Decision-Making in Times of Protest Conference
  • The Social Policy Awards 2026: It’s nomination time!
  • 2026 Australian Social Policy Conference: The University of Queensland (Brisbane), 30 September — 2 October
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  • The Hidden Cost of Italy’s Care System: Pension Gaps and the Precarious Future of Ukrainian Care Workers
  • Free Masterclass in Social Policy for PhD Students: Research methods applied to social policy research [24 March 2026]
  • Social Policy and Decision-Making in Times of Protest Conference
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