This includes Social Policy Assoc researchers and academics too 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

Great knowledge exchange at Social Policy Assoc conference in Glasgow esp on social policy's role in politics. Edith Busted, Fiona Dukelow & Catherine Forde AppliedSocialStudies CACSSS - Research presented on their Womenscouncilireland CommunityWorkIreland research on feminist & instersectional climate justice.

Thanks, #SPAconf2024 and Glasgow! You were a real treat!

🚩 In this Social Policy Review chapter, Kit Colliver, John Hudson, Neil Lunt and Jed Meers explore how local government has responded to the cost-of-living crisis and what the implications are for its future capacity. Read the findings: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/edcollchap-oa/…

#spaconf24 and weekend in Glasgow done. Great to see so many social policy colleagues and great work by Ellen Stewart and Colin Lindsay and team for an excellent Social Policy Assoc conference

An excellent Social Policy Assoc conference last week, including numerous sessions from our policy group, and lots of employment and social security related papers. If you want to join the policy group, details here: social-policy.org.uk/news/spa-polic…

Call for papers Social policy for rural areas Social Policy Issues journal (Problemy Polityki Społecznej) is pleased to announce a call for papers for a themed issue dedicated to policies aimed at combating social exclusion in rural areas. Rural areas play a crucial role in the

The Pensions Policy Group of the Social Policy Assoc is one of seven funded groups to help advance the teaching, research, & dissemination of knowledge in the field of social policy. On Friday at #SPAconf24 the group had two pension symposiums. Here is a 🧵on what was presented. 1/8

We were hugely honoured to be welcomed to Glasgow City Chambers for our Social Policy Assoc Conference dinner. Huge thanks to Lord Dean of Guild Andrew McFarlane for such a warm welcome in this magnificent space.

🏅Social Policy and Society is making an impact! 📈With an #ImpactFactor of 2.3, SocialPolicy&Society is now ranked Q1 for both Social Issues and Social Work. 👏Big thanks to the Editorial team and authors. ℹ️Find out more about this Social Policy Assoc journal on: cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Welcome to the SPA executive committee colin clark! 🎉

📢'Social Policy and Society' is launching a Call for Themed Section Proposals. 📄We welcome proposals on any topic with the potential to contribute to current social policy debates and inform policy and practice. ℹ️All the details are available here: cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Congratulations to the winners of the Social Policy Association Awards 2024! 🎉 You can view the list of winners and photos of the awards ceremony here: tinyurl.com/54epcmt4 We thank all nominations made, which showcased the quality of our academic discipline and membership.

🚨New blog - Pension Challenges for the new Labour Government🚨 By Martin Heneghan (University of Nottingham) and Liam Foster (University of Sheffield). This blog is the first from a new Pension Policy Group established by the SPA🔽 social-policy.org.uk/news/blog-pens…

For all Social Policy teaching enthusiasts, please come to my free event on 4/9/24 at UoBirmingham -the afternoon will be filled with great people and great discussions on how we can make Social Policy in HEIs more resilient. If interested contact/RSVP to me at [email protected]

This event may be of interest for #socialpolicy Academics Social Policy Assoc #HEteaching contact Emily Ball to RSVP

Call for Papers: Social Policy for Rural Areas! Do you have groundbreaking research on social exclusion in rural areas? The Social Policy Issues journal (Problemy Polityki Społecznej) is seeking submissions for a special issue dedicated to policies that combat social exclusion

'Keeping Social Policy on the Teaching Agenda' This free event will be of great interest to social policy academics, and takes place on 4th September at the University of Birmingham. See below for details and how to register 🔽

This funding opportunity may be of interest to housing policy researchers 🔽

🚨New blog on the SPA website 🚨 Witness seminars: expanding methods for social policy research and engagement? By Ellen Stewart (University of Glasgow) and Katherine Smith (University of Strathclyde) ⬇️ social-policy.org.uk/spa-blog/blog-…