Cardiff University

Cardiff University is home to a large and wide-ranging social science community. Specifically, we have more than 788 academics working in the social sciences at Cardiff, and currently host 268 social science PhD students. Two-thirds of the academics schools have received ESRC funding over the last five years. This is testimony to the extent to which social sciences are embedded across the university, and to the interdisciplinary nature of social sciences research at Cardiff University.
Member resources

24 November 2022
Aspect Translational Impact Accelerator Hub: SHAPE Pre-Accelerator Showcase
Join in with a day of interactive, in-person, showcases and workshops with ASPECT’s Translational Impact Accelerator Hub and Cardiff University!

21 May 2021
ARC Project profile: MFL Student Mentoring
Lucy Jenkins provides an overview of her venture the MFL Student Mentoring project.

1 April 2021
Methods for Change: Project update March 2021
The Methods for Change team reflect on key lessons and challenges faced in their project so far

31 March 2021
Research Method: Systems Origami
Exploring the Systems Origami research method with the Methods for Change project.

24 March 2021
Research Method: Object-oriented Interviews
Exploring the object-oriented Interviews research method with the Methods for Change project.

27 November 2020
Support for social science commercialisation within Cardiff University
This discussion explores, and aims to help academics navigate, the commercialisation landscape

26 November 2020
Introducing the Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations
We learn more about CAST, a hub for understanding the social science of climate action

20 November 2020
Interview with Paul Harrod and Sally Good, Evidence to Impact
Exploring the social enterprise route to commercialisation

17 November 2020
Sustainable and just food systems vitally important during COVID-19
Experts from Cardiff University outline the key issues at stake

27 October 2020
Method in the Spotlight: Object-orientated interviews
A Q&A with cultural and social geographer Dr Jen Owen

26 October 2020
Webinar recording: Reducing resource use
Reducing resource use through shared access to consumer goods: Barriers and motivations

20 October 2020
Webinar recording: Building a Social Science Research Park
Building a Social Science Research Park: A value-based approach to working with external organisations

14 October 2020
Webinar recording: Sustainable and just food system futures
How we can scale sustainable and just food futures and the role of cooperative economies

10 September 2020
Webinar recording: Social Science Commercialisation 101
Sharing knowledge, evidence and expertise in KEC for social science research.

13 November 2019
ASSIST: A stop smoking in schools trial
A peer-to-peer programme tackling smoking uptake in UK schools.

12 November 2019
Reflecting post-devolution politics in broadcasting
Research investigating the quality of news coverage provided by the BBC.

12 November 2019
Measuring the impact of tourism in Wales
Developing tools and models to measure the economic impact of tourism.

12 November 2019
Fairer compensation for personal injury accidents
Towards a fairer means of compensation for personal injury victims.

12 November 2019
Improving the response to victims of violence
A series of research projects contributing to changes in the services afforded to victims.