2020 news

We're excited to announce that Management will be moving to a new space on campus.

The first students to enrol on innovative online flexible degree programmes at the University of York are celebrating after graduating.

The families of veterans with substance use problems struggle with high levels of isolation and loneliness and experience extreme distress and despair, a new report has revealed.

Professor Martin Webber secures funding from the NIHR to evaluate a new model of social prescribing.

Professor Charlie Lloyd interviews Chief Inspector Al Westcott from the North Yorkshire Police.

Industry convergence as a pathway to sustainable development

The departments of Computer Science and Social Policy and Social Work are the latest of the University’s departments to receive Athena SWAN awards.

York Business Week returns for its 10th year.

The York & North Yorkshire Growth Hub start peer-to-peer networking programme for SME leaders

A major report which studies the role of LGBT+ staff networks in the NHS has been published today by researchers at York.

New book out now co-edited by Professor Nick Ellison, with contributions from academics in the Department.

Professor Karen Mumford of the University of York Management School has been appointed to the National Health Service Pay Review Body (NHSPRB).

Social Work at York in the top ten in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide.

Bill Cooke has been made a Fellow of the British Academy of Management (BAM)

Julie Williams who played a critical role in the creation of the Social Policy Research Unit, died on 6 September 2020 aged 72.

Criminal landlords are subjecting tenants to financial exploitation, illegal eviction and violence, a major new report on the UK’s private rented sector reveals.

Listen to the team discuss the project and its progress on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour

The latest UNICEF Report Card on child wellbeing in rich countries is published by the UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre on 3 September

Today sees the launch of The Good Childhood Report 2020, which has been published by The Children's Society.

Join this free webinar which will explore the evidence of the impact of the two-child limit policy on households in the UK.

First-year PhD candidate Kelli Kennedy features work on food banks and COVID-19 at the Political Studies Association (PSA) Early Careers Network virtual conference, co-winning an award.

York researchers have contributed to several important House of Commons reports discussing the effects of coronavirus (COVID-19) on UK food security.

A research study by a Think Ahead Masters student in SPSW, published in the BJSW, has led to a flurry of media and professional interest.

Social factors, such as poverty and access to community networks, combined with depression and anxiety, have been found to increase the risk for cardiovascular disease in Kerala, India.

A research paper on ‘Experiences of inpatient staff meeting the religious and cultural needs of BAME patients detained under the Mental Health Act’ has been published by a recent SPSW student and her supervisor.

A team, led by Dr Ruth Patrick of SPSW, have published research into experiences of Universal Credit in Northern Ireland.

Today sees the official launch of the website for a national research project examining the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on low income families.

UN climate targets make economic sense

Two members of SPSW staff have completed a virtual run for charity this June.

Knowledge Transfer Partnership success

Professor Jeff Jia has been elected to executive board of EurOMA

We are sad to announce that Dr Jess Wardman passed away suddenly on the 28 May, 2020.

Watch Professor Kristian Myrseth's TEDx talk on temptation, technology and behaviour.

Three SPSW students are recognised for their volunteering work by York Carers Centre.

This week the Department confirmed its place among the UK's most highly regarded departments for the subject of Social Work. The Department is ranked 6th in the UK in the Complete University Guide 2021.

Dr Chris Corker receives a Vice-Chancellor's Teaching Award for 2020

Lockdown has seen the most profound impact on everyday life for a generation, but has it achieved its aim of reducing the spread of COVID-19 and protecting the NHS?

The Department of Social Policy and Social Work plays leading role in a new international social work handbook.

A blog written by a team of SPSW academics discusses the need for higher education to redesign their teaching practices in the wake of COVID-19.

Dr Zoë Irving's book, "Exploring the World of Social Policy: An International Approach" is out now.

Academics at the University of York are to examine the legal and societal impact of Covid-19 in two separate studies announced today.

Our academics are offering confidential support and advice to help organisations respond to the challenges posed by COVID-19.

Funding approved for LGBTI+ Social and Economic (in)equalities COST action

Editorship at leading journal for University of York School for Business and Society Professor

SPSW Taught Postgraduates welcomed Dr Eunkyung Shin from the OECD Social Policy Division in Paris.

Dr Madeline Powell wins award for paper based on her research as a PhD student at The York Management School

Professor Becky Tunstall's book, "The Fall and Rise of social housing: 100 years on 20 estates" is out now.

Department of Social Policy and Social Work maintains its place in the world top 10 and UK top 5.

New research by Nicholas Pleace and Joanne Bretherton, working in collaboration with the King's Fund, has highlighted the challenges in providing effective NHS services for people sleeping rough.

Mike Bonnet has had his first paper published by a peer reviewed journal.

Focusing on the two-child limit and benefits cap, the research is funded by Nuffield Foundation and is a collaboration with Oxford University (Dr Aaron Reeves), LSE (Dr Kitty Stewart) and the Child Poverty Action Group.

Nicholas has written the book alongside Mike Allen (Focus Ireland), Lars Benjaminsen (Danish Centre for Social Science Research) and Eoin O'Sullivan (Trinity College Dublin).

Dr Alison Wallace summarises her CaCHE blog post.

Working closely with Dr Ruth Patrick, Lecturer in Social Policy & Social Work, the group has been named by The Big Issue as one of 100 Changemakers to watch in 2020.