Research benefits from close collaboration with universities across Wales, supported by the Wales Innovation Network and Welsh Government. This provides exciting opportunities for developing original research and as well as new ideas for partnerships.
WISERD is an interdisciplinary, social science research institute. We have been designated by the Welsh Government as a national research centre and have had two ESRC Centre grants. Currently we are in receipt of centre transition funding which will be of the order of c.£1.6 million over a three-year period from September 2024.
We are a collaborative venture between the universities of Aberystwyth, Bangor, Cardiff, South Wales, and Swansea – working together to improve the quality and quantity of social science research in Wales and beyond. Our research spans the fields of economics, sociology, social policy, education and political science, and effects change by influencing the development of policy and practice across a range of sectors.
Co-Directors: Professor Nigel O'Leary and Dr Matthew Wall
Further information can be found on the WISERD website.
The Wales Arts and Humanities Alliance (WAHA) was launched in August 2023 and encompasses all nine universities in Wales. WAHA provides a pan-Wales opportunity to build deeper and stronger partnerships and knowledge exchange through the research and innovation excellence of higher education arts and humanities – from archival and textual analysis to creative economies and design thinking.
The Alliance is also a platform for advocacy and activism rooted in our shared creativity and expertise in arts and humanities research and impact rooted in Wales. It offers an opportunity for arts and humanities in Wales to contribute fully to national and international debates on arts and humanities and their value for people, employability, and the economy in a rapidly changing world. A joint WAHA/SAHA (Scottish Arts and Humanities Alliance) event will take place in Aberystwyth on 11 October 2024.
Co-Chair - Kirsti Bohata
Further information can be found on the WAHA website.
