2021 news

Research England released its UK Research Excellence Framework (REF) results - and the University of York Management School has far exceeded its target score.

Women's homelessness occurs at a far greater scale than is recognised and systemic failures leave many in a “state of survival,” new study reveals.

Professor Bob Doherty was a keynote speaker at the British Nutrition Foundation annual day entitled ‘Healthier People on a Healthier Planet – the perfect outcome for a transformed food system’

New research shows that assistance dogs trained to support deaf people, and those living with hearing loss, have positive and wide-ranging impacts on people’s lives.

The universities of York and Leeds are to jointly lead a £10m research centre dedicated to better understanding how the police and other services can prevent and reduce vulnerabilities.

The York Management School represented by Ariadne Kapetanaki and Bob Doherty sponsored the Free-From category at the Deliciously Yorkshire Taste Awards.

The evaluation results strongly suggested that a Housing First model for care leavers is worthy of replication in other settings.

Analysis from Professor Jonathan Bradshaw and Dr Antonia Keung, Social Policy and Social Work.

The project will build a framework for understanding and responding to how the UK’s transition to net zero will affect families, and the communities in which they live.

A fortnight of virtual events, with employer and industry insights.

A guide to help Universal Credit claimants has been launched - just as furlough ends and as thousands more people are expected to claim.

Reports written by Professor Ian Kirkpatrick and Professor Daniel Muzio have been published as practice guidance in the US by ASAE, the leading body representing professional associations.

The University of York has teamed up with LettUs Grow, an indoor farming technology provider from Bristol and Spark:York, to create “Grow It York” - a vertical, community farm at the heart of a vibrant container park in the city.

Bob Doherty launches Cafédirect’s first podcast series

A research consortium including the University of York has won £4.7m funding to explore how industries can grow and develop while meeting net zero 2050 environmental targets.

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 4th in the UK in the Complete University Guide 2022.

We are delighted to announce Nicola's major achievement and recognition by students of her outstanding supervision work.

The Social Policy Association Executive Committee launches The Climate Justice and Social Policy Group.

The University of York is celebrating the award of Athena Swan bronze awards for the first time to the Department of Language and Linguistic Science, the York Law School and York Management School.

We're excited to announce that SPSW has a new space on campus.

Solidarity and global connectedness shone through at an event hosted by the Yorkshire Urban and Rural Teaching Partnership for professional social workers and students.

Dr Joanne Bretherton, from the Centre for Housing Policy, has review on women's homelessness published.

MA Social Work student, Katie Robinson, writes about her experience of being on placement with Eye Heroes, a Community Interest Company that focuses on teaching children about avoidable eye loss.

School uniforms present an unmanageable cost for families on a low income with children returning to school after lockdown, a new study from the University of York says.

Newton Fund impact project to go ahead

SPSW launch project to find ways to enhance the support provided to unpaid carers of people detained in hospital under the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA).

Social Policy and Administration maintains its place in the world top 25 and UK top 10.

Management School research cited in ground breaking assessment

Survivors of domestic violence are being given a better route out of abuse through an innovative early intervention scheme, a new study shows.

A groundbreaking report on the Private Rented Sector written by Dr Julie Rugg from the Centre of Housing Policy in collaboration with Cambridge House receives national accolade.

The Child Welfare Research Group has evaluations published for the Children's Social Care Innovation Programme funded by the Department for Education.

Around one million people who claimed benefits during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic are having money regularly deducted from their payments, according to analysis by the University of York.

The pandemic has placed significant financial pressures on poorer households – with the cost of extra food, energy, and remote learning having a greater impact on low-income families, a new study shows.

Professor Bob Doherty leads £6m award to investigate the role food systems play in the health of children and the environment