School of Social and Policy Studies

We are a School of student focused teaching and imaginative scholarship about our social and political worlds. Our disciplines are renowned for their excellence in teaching, research and community service. Contributing visionary ideas to social and public policy means that we engage with citizens, public leaders, community organisations and governments.

 
 

 

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Engineering happiness in childhood; Can policy influence child well-being? (PDF 332KB)
3 July 2012

School of Social and Policy Studies Operation Plan 2012 -2014 (PDF 711KB)

On 28 March, Associate Professor Susan Strega of the University of Victoria (British Columbia) gave a special evening public seminar titled: “Nothing about us without us” – meeting the ethical challenges of research at the margins. Strega was hosted in March by the School, supported through the University’s Visiting International Research Fellowship Scheme of the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research) and also by the Gender and Sexuality Research Cluster.

 Susan Strega’s audio presentation. (mp3 - 25MB)

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