Shows
Blueprint CymruAnwen Elias: Wales' next political chapterWhat is populism?, Where next for Wales: further devolution?, What is UK nationalism?, Does Wales' landscape shape its politics?, What connects Wales to other small nations?, How can Wales innovate to give democracy back to people?, What are the benefits to Wales from being a European country?Anwen Elias is a prominent political scientist specialising in territorial and constitutional politics, nationalism, and democratic innovation. She serves as a Reader in Politics at the Department of International Politics at Aberystwyth University, where she has been a faculty member since 2005.Anwen’s contributions include the book Minority Na...
2025-08-0748 min
The Evolve Workplace Wellbeing PodcastThe changing location of work and how it influences workplace wellbeingIn this podcast Dr Helen Fitzhugh of the Evolve team speaks with Prof Alan Felstead, Emeritus Professor of the Welsh Institute of Social and Economic Research Methods and Data (WISERD) at Cardiff University. Alan offers insight into the changing location of work (remote, hybrid and more) and job quality. He draws on personal stories and almost 40 years of research in this area, as well as recently published research from the Skills and Employment Survey: a nationally representative sample surveys of individuals in employment aged 20-65 years old. You can find the How Good is my Job quiz h...
2025-07-1429 min
Earthlings 2.0 Podcast#71: Turning Climate Science in Public Action with Dr. Aaron Thierry Hello Earthlings! Welcome aboard our proverbial spaceship to another Earthlings 2.0 rerun! This August, in the last month of summer, we have experienced Earth Overshoot Day – a time that marks when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year surpasses what Earth can regenerate in that same time frame. To address the need for humanity to re-evaluate our actions towards climate change, today’s rerun features Dr. Aaron Thierry, who discusses the benefits and challenges involved in climate activism.In this conversation, Aaron and Lisa Ann explore the multifaceted world of climate scienc...
2024-08-2036 min
The Management Theory ToolboxEpisode 8: High-Involvement Management—Beyond the Hype and into the Evidence with Dr. Alex BrysonUncover the transformative power of high involvement management as we dissect its role in shaping dynamic workplaces. Engaging employees has become an art, and with Dr. Alex Bryson at the helm of our discussion, we promise to illuminate how selective hiring, comprehensive training, and fostering autonomy can significantly impact both company performance and employee satisfaction. Yet, there's more than meets the eye in this intricate dance of management practices; we tackle the variables and complexities that make it a nuanced challenge, resisting the lure of one-size-fits-all solutions.Witness the delicate interplay of ethical and philosophical considerations in...
2024-02-2132 minEarthlings 2.0 Podcast#38: Turning Climate Science into Public Action with Dr. Aaron Thierry Hello Earthlings! In today’s episode, we’re joined by Dr. Aaron Thierry to discuss the challenges involved in climate activism. We talked about the pivotal role science has in determining the planet's future and why scientists need to take more active social responsibility to enforce meaningful change.Aaron breaks down the criticality of this transformation, shedding light on the challenges he's faced firsthand. Together, Aaron and Lisa Ann navigate the intricate landscape of climate science, unraveling the complexities from virtual engagement to taking it to the streets.Finally, this week our faith in h...
2024-01-0236 min
Challenging TimeEpisode 34 - Universities in the Climate Crisis with Aaron Thierry
Dr.Aaron Thierry has a background ecological scientist, science communicator and environmental campaigner. He received his original PhD in Ecology from the University of Sheffield and went on to a position as a postdoc on a project researching climate feedbacks in the Arctic. Aaron subsequently left academia to focus his efforts on environmental activism and become a youth campaign coach working for a leading UK environmental charity. His past experiences have led him to become fascinated by the question of how to accurately convey scientific warnings of environmental risks in ways that help wake the public to action. To better...
2023-04-171h 08
Hiraeth - Welsh PoliticsThe Unstoppable Rise of the Petty BourgeoisieThis week we speak to Dr Dan Evans, a researcher at the Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research and Data (WISERD) and a prominent and critical voice of political culture in Wales and the UK through his writing and popular podcast Desolation Radio.
Dan's recently published book "A Nation of Shopkeepers: The Unstoppable Rise of the Petty Bourgeoisie" brings a fresh approach to thinking about social class in the UK, specifically the group sometimes known as 'ordinary working people' or 'Mondeo Man' that are often invoked by politicians but rarely specifically analysed.
Who are the new petty bourgeoisie, are...
2023-02-171h 07
The Women Talking About Learning PodcastThe Flexible Job Design OneAsli Derya is an experienced L&D lead with an extensive knowledge of learning design and digital learning. Asli has been working in L&D in the past 8 years with in-house L&D teams in a number of industries and roles, before landing on the digital learning space. Asli is currently the Learning Design Director at Imperial College Business School.
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/asli-derya-assoc-cipd-3b05014a/
Gemma is a learning designer for The Opportunity Group. She has 10 years of experience in L&D and is self taught in the area of Digital...
2021-07-0640 min
The Mindtools L&D PodcastWorkplace design in the Covid eraEarlier in the year, a report by academics at Cardiff and Southampton Universities found that a majority of people would like to continue working from home in some capacity, even after social distancing is no longer a requirement. But what would a permanent shift to distributed work look like? And what would it mean for organisational performance? This week on the Good Practice Podcast, Ross D and Owen are joined by Dr Kerstin Sailer, Reader in Social and Spatial Networks at University College London, to discuss: the relationship between workplace design and communication the implications of a...
2020-10-0647 min
Institute of Welsh AffairsMarch 2019: IWA Re-Energising Wales Project event: ‘A Renewable Energy Delivery Plan for Wales’ report launchThis is the audio recording of the IWA's Re-Energising Wales Project event: ‘A Renewable Energy Delivery Plan for Wales’ report launch which was held in the Radisson Blu hotel in Cardiff on 14th March 2019. Sessions run as follows:
Welcome, introductions and purpose of the day: Auriol Miller, Director, IWA (Chair)
Keynote speech: Mark Drakeford AM, First Minister of Wales
Background to the need for the Re-energising Wales project: Professor Gareth Wyn Jones, Chair, Re-energising Wales Project
An overview of key messages from the Re-energising Wales Project Delivery Plan: Shea Buckland-Jones, Re-energising Wales Coordinator, IWA
2019-03-153h 20
Institute of Welsh AffairsFebruary 2019: IWA Common Purposes project report launch - Part 2Agenda
WISERD presentation: ‘Successful Futures for All’
Dr Nigel Newton, Research Associate, WISERD
Panel discussion: shared priorities for action and Q&A session
Rhea Stevens, Policy, Projects and External Affairs Manager, IWA (Chair)
Ben Cottam, Head of External Affairs, FSB Wales
Iestyn Davies, Chief Executive, Colegau Cymru
Leigh Hughes, Chair, Cardiff Capital Regional Employment and Skills board
Nina Ruddle, Head of Public Policy Engagement, Wrexham Glyndŵr University
Summary and thanks
Auriol Miller, Director, IWA
2019-02-1359 minInstitute of Welsh AffairsFebruary 2019: IWA Common Purposes project report launch - Part 1Agenda
Welcome
Armando Di-Finizio, Headteacher, Eastern High
Introduction to the ‘Common Purposes’ project
Auriol Miller, Director, IWA
‘Common Purposes: Implications of curriculum reform in Wales for further education, higher education, business and skills’: findings from our research
Halima Begum, Policy & Communications Officer, IWA
The curriculum reform journey in Scotland and Q&A
Keir Bloomer, Chair, Education Committee of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Curriculum reform in Wales: the journey ahead
Kirsty Williams, Minister for Education, Welsh Government
Kirsty Williams in conversation with Professor C...
2019-02-131h 15
The Community Development Podcast (@CommDevtPodcast)Ep.11 - Community development across the UK devolution divide with Sioned PearceWhen Communities First drew to a close earlier in 2018 in Wales it brought the curtain down on the longest-running programme of its nature in British social policy history.
Dr Sioned Pearce of Cardiff University’s WISERD department joins Russell to share some of the findings of one of her research specialisms, community development and social policy across the devolved administrations of the UK (more information here).
In the podcast Sioned discusses how the state has used community development as a tool to bring about change, including in the case of Wales legitimising devolution itself; how post-devolution state approaches in Wales an...
2018-08-2440 min
WISERD PodcastsReligion and Brexit research on Radio 4A piece of research on the effect of religion on the Brexit vote, by WISERD's Dr Stuart Fox and Dr Katerina Kolpinskaya from Swansea University, is featured on BBC Radio 4's PM programme, 22/02/2018.
(Image credit: Jeremy Segrott, CC BY 2.0)
2018-02-2201 min
WISERD PodcastsDr Scott Orford discusses empty shops in Wales - Part 2WISERD's Dr Scott Orford features in the second part of a three part series exploring Welsh High Streets on the BBC Radio 4 You and Yours programme, 21st December 2017.
2017-12-2105 min
WISERD PodcastsDr Scott Orford discusses empty shops in Wales - Part 1WISERD's Dr Scott Orford features in the first part of a three part series exploring empty shops on Welsh High Streets on the BBC Radio 4 You and Yours programme, 20th December 2017.
Image credit: Gwydion M. Williams (CC BY 2.0)
2017-12-2006 min
WISERD PodcastsDr Dan Evans talks breathalysing shop customersWISERD's Dr Dan Evans discusses the use of breathalysers on the customers of a shop in Cardiff's city centre with Jason Mohammed on BBC Radio Wales, 15/11/2017.
Image credit: www.houstondwiattorney.net (CC BY-SA 2.0)
2017-11-1502 min
WISERD PodcastsDr Alex Hillman talks dementia in the media on BBC Radio DevonWISERD Cardiff's Dr Alex Hillman, qualitative researcher on the IDEAL study, discusses the portrayal of dementia in television and film with Gordon Sparks on BBC Radio Devon, 07/11/2017.
2017-11-1005 min
2016-10-2606 minWISERD PodcastsIndividuals, Institutions and GovenanceIndividuals, Institutions and Govenance by WISERD
2016-10-2601 min2016-10-2604 minWISERD PodcastsGeneration, Life Course & Social ParticipationGeneration, Life Course & Social Participation by WISERD
2016-10-2601 minWISERD PodcastsEconomic Austerity, Social Enterprise and InequalityEconomic Austerity, Social Enterprise and Inequality by WISERD
2016-10-2601 min
WISERD PodcastsProfessor Mick MoranProfessor Mick Moran speaking at the WISERD CRESC Radical Social Innovation Colloquium on Thursday 19th May 2016.
2016-06-0704 min
WISERD PodcastsProfessor Frank MoulaertProfessor Frank Moulaert speaking at the WISERD CRESC Radical Social Innovation Colloquium on Thursday 19th May 2016.
2016-05-2404 minWISERD PodcastsTalking Research Episode 3The third in a series of podcasts entitled Talking Research, looking at various research methods. These podcasts are produced by WISERD and the Open University.
2016-05-0309 minWISERD PodcastsTalking Research Episode 2The second in a series of podcasts entitled Talking Research, looking at various research methods. These podcasts are produced by WISERD and the Open University.
2016-05-0307 min
Institute of Welsh AffairsMarch 2016: Stuart Fox makes the case for compulsory votingThe #IWADebate in partnership with Cardiff University asked the question 'Would compulsory voting give the unheard a voice?' Here Dr Stuart Fox from Cardiff University's WISERD makes the case that compulsory voting would increase participation and better represent the parts of society let down by politics.
2016-03-3008 minWISERD PodcastsTalking Research Episode 1The first in a series of podcasts entitled Talking Research, looking at various research methods. These podcasts are produced by WISERD and the Open University.
2016-03-2306 min