Social care research centre: new £10 million funding award for University of Sheffield
SPERI Deputy Director Tom Hunt will be part of a new ESRC-funded Centre for Care
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Event: Beyond COP26: the political economy of net-zero | 17 November 2021
After the conclusion of COP26 join us for a discussion on the political economy of net zero.
Event: Continuity and Change in Social Contestation: The role of activism in shaping the global economy | 1 December 2021
Join us for an online event to discuss how different types and forms of social contestation determine how political and economic power is reworked and resisted
‘Navigating Storms’: New report published as part of Challenge Poverty Week 2021
A new report from the ESRC funded ‘Food vulnerability during COVID-19’ research project outlines people’s experiences of accessing food during the pandemic.
Rethinking Economic Policy: Crisis, Change and Continuity in the UK and beyond | Online workshop
SPERI is delighted to co-host an online workshop that will explore patterns of change and continuity in economic ideas, policies and practices in the UK and beyond.
Charline Sempéré awarded research funding from the International Labour Organization
Charline Sempéré, Doctoral Researcher at SPERI, has been awarded prestigious research funding by the International Labour Organization (ILO), in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Patrick Kaczmarczyk delivers speech at leading European economic conference
SPERI doctoral researcher Patrick Kaczmarczyk delivered a speech at the 30th Economic Forum in Poland, a conference known as the “Davos of the East”.
New vacancy: Research Associate: Corporations and Food Insecurity in the Global North
An opportunity has arisen for a Research Associate to support Dr Hannah Lambie-Mumford’s growing programme of research on corporate power in the global food economy
Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships: Call for Expressions of Interest
SPERI is inviting expressions of interest for the Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship call.
‘The Unequal Impacts of Covid-19 on Global Garment Supply Chains’: Executive Summaries in Spanish, Amharic, Tamil and Burmese published
The executive summary of an important new research report has been translated into Spanish, Amharic, Tamil and Burmese.
New reports: How local areas across the UK responded to household food insecurity during COVID-19
New reports explore local responses to household food insecurity across the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic