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What actually is STEM? The Importance of Clear Definitions in Research and Policymaking

“STEM” – which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics – has become a buzzword among British politicians. There is no...

The End of EMA: Evidence-Based and Economically Necessary or Simply Political?

“We act on the basis of evidence”, declared the Minister for Further Education John Haynes when justifying the government’s decision to...

The USS Strike in Context: The Marketisation of Education

The ongoing USS strike highlights the consequences of the marketisation of education. Neoliberalism has seeped into all layers of the...

Social Progress in the UK: How does Britain compare to its peers?

This term, the Oxford Institute of Social Policy is hosting a seminar series on different perspectives on social policy within Oxford....

Early Years Education and Care: A Student Project

This week Anysia Nguyen, another student on the Evidence Based Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation (EBSIPE) MSc course, discusses...

What Justifies The Growing Need For Social Enterprises To Evaluate Their Social Impact?

Support Services for Children, Parents and Families during Austerity: Dr Harriet Churchill criticall

Using Rose’s “Whole Population” Strategy to Tackle the Globesity Epidemic

Welfare Consequences of the Great Recession: Dr Stefán Ólafsson Explores the Impact of Policies and

Neo-liberalism and the political economy of austerity: Dr Ray Kiely addresses spending cuts and “aus

A Sunburnt Country: Australia’s Climate Change Catastrophe and the Implications for Social Policy

Austerity and the Reconfiguration of the Welfare State: Dr Kevin Farnsworth opens Hilary Term’s new

Citizenship as a Political Weapon: India on the Brink of Chaos

Strikes, Trade Unions, and Politics: Advancing Workers’ Rights in Postindustrial Societies

Cleaning up China

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