Forthcoming Events and News Headlines

What is the Campaign for Social Science and how can you help? Visit www.campaignforsocialscience.org.uk for all the latest news. 'Science & Society Collaboration: A Proposal' by John Troyer. Read it here and send responses.

Academicians Honoured in New Year's List

Professor Glynis Breakwell AcSS heads the list of Academicians honoured by the Queen, as she is made DBE more...

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New Policy Monitor Available

Click here to download issue 1 for 2012 of our compendium of government inquiries and activities relevant to the social sciences (pdf). We apologise for some problems with the links in the document; these have now been amended.

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Forthcoming Events

** 1st February 2012 - High Speed Rail Event

The Academy has joined with two of its member learned societies - the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) and the Regional Studies Association - to set up a high level seminar at the Houses of Parliament, looking at the regional, social and economic perspectives of the case for high speed rail. More...

** 7th February 2012 - Myths & Realities: Sustainable Lifestyles - great in theory, impossible in practice.

The next in the joint Academy/British Library/ ESRC series of public debates takes place at the British Library. More...

Download a flyer (pdf) here.

** 21-22nd February 2012 - Youth in Crisis and Community Interventions: Past, present and future priorities.

Conference at the Ayr campus of the University of the West of Scotland. Booking closes 20 January.Joint event with the UWS Youth, Social Justice and Inclusive Education network.

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Professor Sir Roger Jowell AcSS

The Academy is saddened to learn of the death of Sir Roger, the foremost UK social statistician, on Christmas Day at the age of 69. More..

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e-Bulletin

Click here for the December e-Bulletin

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President's Lunch

Read a report of the recent event here.

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Academy Responds to ONS on Measuring Natonal Wellbeing

Read the Academy's response to the ONS consultation on proposed domains and headline indicators for measuring national wellbeing here.

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Strategic Forum for the Social Sciences

The SFSS, of which the Academy is a member, has updated its webpage. Look here for more information about its work.

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Social Science a winner in Queen's Anniversary Awards

Applied research at the University of Bath into child poverty and support for vulnerable families has been highlighted by the award of one of the Queen's Anniversary Awards for Further and Higher Education. More...

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Evidence to House of Lords Inquiry into Chief Scientific Advisors

The government has published the written and oral evidence gathered so far in its Inquiry into the Role of Chief Scientific Advisors. More...

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Making the Case: Sport and Leisure

The fifth issue in the series 'Making the Case for the Social Sciences' on Sport and Leisure was launched on 1st November in Whitehall, with the Rt Hon Tessa Jowell MP and Sir Keith Mills, Deputy Chair of LOCOG. Read the report of the presentations and panel discussion here. Download pdf press release.

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Riots: Causes, Calamities and Consequences

The Campaign and the Academy bring the social science thinking and evidence to the debate on 13th October at Gresham College, London. Read the event report. Podcasts (MP3) now available to download. Click here.

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The Academy Responds To Government

1. On Role of Departmental Chief Scientific Advisors

Read the Academy's response to the House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee here. Read the Press release here

2. On the REF proposals.

Read the Academy's response to the consultation on the Research Excellence Framework here.

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Myths & Realities - Podcasts Now Available

Podcasts of all the debates in the series so far are available from the British Library website. Click here to find the links.

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Nominations

The deadline for receipt of completed nominations forms in the current round has now passed. Forms for the summer round should be received by the office by 15th June 2012. The forms and guidance notes have all been updated. Please download the latest versions here.

• Click here for the Guidance notes (pdf) .
• Click here for the Learned Societies nominations form.
• Click here for the Accredited Learned Societies nominations form.
• Click here for the Academicians nominations form.

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For details of how to become an Affiliate of the Academy of Social Sciences, please click here for information and here for an application form.

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