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Dr Kirsteen Paton to chair James Meek talk held at Opera North
James Meek explores the stories behind the incremental privatization of Britain's assets.
Deadlines approaching for 2015/16 Anniversary Research Scholarships
The School of Sociology and Social Policy has one Anniversary Research Scholarship available to a PhD student from the UK/EU commencing in 2015.
13th in the UK for the quality and impact of research (REF 2014)
The School of Sociology and Social Policy has been ranked 13th in the UK for the quality and impact of its research, according to the Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014).
Daniel Edmiston explains how social security is fooling the voting class
Changes to social security provision have benefited the middle and upper classes, whilst squeezing the incomes of the poorest households in the UK.
Professor Anne Kerr awarded joint Wellcome Trust Senior Investigator Award
A joint Wellcome Trust Senior Investigator Award has been awarded to Anne Kerr