Social Work Week 2021
For those of you studying Social Work it’s Social Work Week from 8-12 March. Social Work England is organising a programme of online events and you can sign up for these for free. The...
For those of you studying Social Work it’s Social Work Week from 8-12 March. Social Work England is organising a programme of online events and you can sign up for these for free. The...
Are you in the process of doing eJournal searches for your research project or dissertation? Alerts can save you time so you don’t have to keep running your searches time and time again. You...
Studying Sociology, Social Work (Integrated Degree Apprenticeship or Masters) Criminology, Health and Social Care or Professional Policing? I’ve put together a Disability BBC playlist on BoB focusing on recent programmes profiling disabilities. Peter Wright...
February 2021’s LGBT History Month theme is body, mind and spirit. Uncover our collection of material on LGBT health issues and mental health. Interested in mind, body and health? Find more reading on the...
Remember our blog post on citation trails? The post demonstrated how to use backward and forward techniques to find more material on your search topic. In addition these techniques are useful for checking the...
The Fawcett Society’s UK Commission on Gendered Stereotypes has published a report Unlimited Potential. The report examines the negative effects gender stereotyping has on the development and potential of girls and boys. It uncovers...
This week we have come up trumps with a range of topical reports on inequality and the COVID-19 pandemic for those of you studying Childhood Studies. Health and Social Care, Sociology and Inequality and...
If you’re following the BA Childhood Studies then you’ll like this episode of the BBC Radio 4 programme Analysis The Early Years Miracle which examines the impact of free schooling in the early years....
Are you a fan of podcasts? Sage has put together The Social Sciences Podcast Guide which brings together some of the key podcasts covering sociology and social work. The list includes Social Science {bites}...
Are you studying for the BSc Criminology or BSc Professional Policing? Then listen to the Transforming Society podcast Space, Place and Gender-based Violence. In the podcast Hannah Bows from Durham University and Bianca Fileborn...
At last week’s Module/Programme Studies Board for Childhood Studies I received a request to promote the accessibility tools I have written about this year to reach all of you studying Social Sciences. To kick...
Studying Social Work? The Social Care Institute for Excellence has been updating guidance and releasing webinar recordings which are useful for keeping you up-to-date with practice: Risk Identification and Virtual Interventions for Social Workers....
Do you use crime statistics in your research or teaching? Join the free online Crime Surveys User Conference on the 8 December 2020 hosted by the UK Data Service which looks at crime data...
Are you studying BA Childhood Studies. Community and Youth Work or BA Integrated Degree Apprenticeship Social Work or BA Social Work or BSc Criminology, Health and Social Care, Professional Policing or Sociology or MSc...
We’ve created a suite of Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) Canvas pages to develop and boost your library and research skills in the Social Sciences. You will find the pages on your programme page. There...