IER News & blogs
We are organising a display of IER research in B0.45 (IER library) today, 12.00-2.00pm. Everyone is welcome. Researchers will be available to answer questions and recent publications from IER will be freely available. It is a great opportunity to come and find out more about how we contribute to policy and practice in different fields.
Festival of Social Sciences - IER researchers profiled
Dr Heike Behle and Dr Clare Lyonnette, Research Fellows at IER, are for the Festival of Social Sciences.
As part of the Festival of Social Sciences, of IER will be presenting a paper as part of a one day seminar on the theme of Financial Capability Education, Recession and the Credit Crunch held on 16 June. The purpose of the seminar is to bring together practitioners, policy makers and academics to review the purpose and practice of financial capability education in the light of recent economic developments. Financial capability education forms a strand within both the primary and secondary curriculum in England. It aims to develop both an understanding of financial matters and a capacity for successful decision making, in particular with respect to personal financial matters. The seminar includes high level contributions from the Financial Services Authority (FSA), pfeg, 果冻传媒, QCA, and Ofsted. Michael’s presentation is on the theme of ‘The experience of debt in poor households - worry, well-being and advice’ drawing on his work which links debt with issues around worklessness and low paid employment, as part of the IER research theme of Work, Welfare and Public Policy.
Presentation by Peter Elias ‘Data resources for research in the social sciences', 16 June
Professor Peter Elias will be giving a presentation entitled ‘Data resources for research in the social sciences: what’s new and what’s forthcoming’, in the Ramphal Building, R1.13, 14:00-16:00.
Workshop 'The costs of work-related stress' by Bernard Casey (16 June 2009)
What does work-related stress cost the country? Bernard Casey of the 果冻传媒 Institute for Employment Research will answer this question at a presentation forming part of the 果冻传媒’s Festival of Social Sciences on 16 June 2009. He will show that, even with conservative assumptions, work-related stress reduces national output in any one year by as much as 1.25 per cent.
Workshop details: 12.30pm – 2pm, B0.45 (IER library) Social Studies. Booking is required so to confirm a place please email ier@warwick.ac.uk.
