The British Academy has published a set of reports advising communities how to best help newly arrived asylum seekers, migrants and refugees and improve community relationships using case studies. The reports are aimed at...
Data is a researcher’s bread and butter so you’ll be interested in gesisDataSearch – a new search engine which holds data from across social sciences and economics. It’s now in beta mode and you can find...
Did you know that we offer study skills expertise on a wide range of topics to help you with all your learning needs? Not everyone needs support with the same study skills,...
Partnering with museums, archives and arts organisations across Greater London, Digital Drama have been working with community groups and artist Becci Kenning of www.art-in-transit.com to create 100 Banners inspired by the suffrage banner collection held in the archives...
We’ve just added some new titles on business planning onto the My Module Resources (MMR) list for SSCM04 Exploring Social Entrepreneurship and CYW319 Entrepreneurship and Project Management: Social entrepreneurship: a skills approach by Chris Durkin and Robert...
If you missed it it’s not too late to catch up with the BBC Radio 4 episode of Four Thought broadcast on Wednesday 18 April which discusses the benefits of children learning outdoors from...
In a previous exam blog, we looked at practical tips and techniques that can help you at exam time. This time we will look at how to do deal with exam stress. Firstly, it...
The North East Branch of the British Society of Criminology are running a free event on 20 September 2018 from 2-5pm on Emerging Perspectives on Violence at Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne. Speakers include: Rowland Atkinson (University...
Did you know you can catch episodes of the BBC Radio 4 series Thinking Allowed on the BBC iPlayer? The series covers topics in sociology and many of the presenters are members of the...
The British Society of Criminology is holding its annual conference at Birmingham City University from 3-6 July 2018. Keynote speakers include Dr Ben Crewe, Deputy Director of the Prisons Research Centre and Reader in Penology...
Art of the March is an online archive and interactive presentation of protest signs and posters collected from the activists in the aftermath of the historic Boston Women’s March on January 21, 2017. There will...
The British Sociological Association’s annual conference is taking place under the theme of Identity, Community and Social Solidarity at Northumbria University from 10-12 April 2018. The conference examines how individuals and different communities can...
Professor Tim May’s conference paper Meaning, Validity, Expertise: Lessons for Social Research from the Era of Post-Truth delivered at the Social Research Association’s conference Research in a Sceptical Age on 6 December 2017 is...
Motivation Motivation is something you can’t buy and repackage. It can ebb and flow at crucial times. Sometimes you may feel like you’re on a perpetual treadmill. You may feel that you’re going through...
We know that it’s easy to put off and avoid writing your dissertation – getting all the ironing done and washing all those dirty dishes suddenly seem very interesting things to do! That’s why...