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Research and policy specialists in child and family life were welcomed to Bristol in June for the inaugural International Child and Family Conference.

Congratulations to Beth Tarleton, a senior lecturer in the School for Policy Studies, who was part of the research team which scooped the 2024 Kay McDougall British Journal of Social Work Prize for be...

Social Policy at Bristol has been ranked 3rd in the UK by the Complete University Guide 2026.

Victims of child sexual abuse have been let down by the justice system.

Actor, comedian and writer Rosie Jones joins us to discuss her first sitcom, Pushers.

Renowned experts in childhood and family life will be in Bristol in June for the inaugural International Child and Family Conference.

Finding ways to encourage children to play in places such as driveways, courtyards and on their streets can help with their independence in the outdoors.

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Young people covered school uniforms with handwritten messages and poems

We are delighted to announce that Dr Papadaki from the School for Policy Studies has been named as one of the University’s 2025-2026 Enterprise Fellows.

We are delighted to announce that Professor Geraldine Macdonald, Professor of Social Work from the School for Policy Studies, has been named as one of the new cohort of outstanding social scientists t...

Get Involved On this page, you will find three different ways to get involved with the Powerful Perpetrators project: through interviews, by completing an online survey, or providing comments and s…

Congratulations to Professor Geraldine Macdonald, Professor of Social Work in the School for Policy Studies, who has been appointed as a new NIHR Senior Investigator.

More mothers work but their earnings and promotions stagnate

While the AU’s call for reparations is justified, it is important to not lose sight of the ultimate goal: a truly prosperous Africa.

When Abdullahi Abdi threw his mortarboard in the air on graduating and looked skyward, his sense of elation was overshadowed by huge sorrow.

Professional sports clubs and organisations (PSCOs) have been identified as effective organisations for health promotion (HP); however, their position and connectivity within local HP systems is large...

Letters: Andrew Forsey highlights a simple policy change that would provide much-needed meals, while Stewart Lansley says poverty and inequality are umbilically linked. Plus a letter from Jess McQuail...