🆕 New guest feature

What can a targeted basic income teach us about evidence-based policymaking?

Dr Hefin Gwilym explores how social science research is helping governments move beyond ideology towards evidence when designing income support policies.

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Social scientists📢 Are you interested in improving understanding of the return on investment in research and development? ESRC has funding available to support research that can help develop new measurements of the return on investments in R&D. 📅 Closes 19 November. ⬇️ www.ukri.org/opportunity/...

Meet our speaker: Philip McCann FAcSS

Philip will be joining the Campaign for Social Science and @liverpooluni.bsky.social on 2 November for Achieving Growth Through the Power of Place, part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science.

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Meet our Fellow Prof Teerooven Soobaroyen, Professor of Accounting at Aston University! Teerooven's research explores accounting, accountability and governance in Majority World countries, examining how reforms interact with local social, cultural and political contexts: acss.org.uk/professor-te...

How much power do devolved regions really have to shape health outcomes?

Watch this clip from Professor Sheena Asthana FAcSS on the limits of local autonomy, then catch up on the full Campaign for Social Science webinar on healthcare and devolution.

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In this month's policy update, Ed Bridges explores proposed reforms to research funding, including, concerns about Scottish university finances, and the latest developments on the international study levy.

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🆕 New in our Devolution Hub

How does devolution shape the lives of refugees and asylum seekers?

Dr Sioned Pearce and Nivedita Narayan examine how devolved approaches to housing and welfare are influencing experiences of belonging, support and inclusion.

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Meet our Fellow Prof Simon Hunter, Prof of Applied Psychology at @glasgowcaledonian.bsky.social. Simon's research on mental health, discrimination & young people's wellbeing has helped inform policy & practice in Scotland. Find out more: acss.org.uk/professor-si...

Did you read our recent Devolution Hub piece by Dr Jack Newman, Dr Charlotte Hoole and Dr Sam Warner?

The authors explore whether England's devolution agenda needs a strategy for building mayoral capacity, and how new geographical divides can be avoided.

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Careers with social science 🚀 Meet Sunny, Head of Sociology & Lead Practitioner at the Jewish Community Secondary School. On World Teachers Day 👨🏻‍🏫 why not find out more about his career in teaching & his advice for young people interested in studying social science➡️ acss.org.uk/sunny-guness...

🆕 New in our Devolution Hub

Professor Michael Keating FAcSS examines the implications of growing cooperation between nationalist parties and devolved governments across Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Read now➡️ acss.org.uk/the-celtic-a...

This month’s list of consultations & inquiries from the UK’s 4 legislatures & governments that require #socialscience evidence incl. consultations on Northern Ireland’s clean air strategy, legal aid reform, equal pay, & climate adaptation. Find out more ➡️ acss.org.uk/policy-monit...

Registration is now open for the Campaign for Social Science Annual @sagepub.com Lecture 2026.

Join Professor Dame Diane Coyle FAcSS on 3 December for a discussion on one of the UK's most important economic challenges.

➡️https://acss.civiplus.net/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=24

Meet our Fellow Prof Gang Li, Prof of Tourism Economics at @uniofsurrey.bsky.social! Gang's research examines tourism demand, visitor economy competitiveness & traveller behaviour, & has informed projects with the World Bank & World Travel & Tourism Council. Read more: acss.org.uk/professor-ga...

How have different devolved regions in England delivered healthcare?

Watch our webinar with the Health Foundation exploring what newly-established devolved bodies can learn from regions further along the journey.

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📢 New call for papers 📢 The Academy’s journal, Contemporary Social Science, has a new call for papers for a special issue titled 'Strengthening Local and Regional Foundational Economies: From Research to Policy and Practice'. 📅 Closes 30 June 2027. ⬇️ think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...

Meet our speaker: Sue Jarvis FAcSS

Sue will be joining the Campaign for Social Science and @liverpooluni.bsky.social on 2 Nov for Achieving Growth Through the Power of Place, part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science.

➡️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/achieving-...

Meet our Fellow @ruthcurtice.bsky.social, Chief Executive of the @resolutionfoundation.org! Ruth leads research on UK living standards, low pay, financial insecurity and economic policy, drawing on over 15 years' experience at HM Treasury: acss.org.uk/ruth-curtice/

📅 Less than 4 weeks to go

Join us, in conjunction with @ulsteruni.bsky.social and @arinsproject.bsky.social, on 23 Oct to explore how the next Stormont Executive can deliver positive public service transformation.

➡️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rebooting-...

Social scientists📢 UKRI has funding available for a consortium to develop and test dynamic tools and approaches to understand and measure public trust and confidence in policing in the UK. 📅 Closes 27 October. Find out more⬇️ www.ukri.org/opportunity/...