Impact

The article highlights the uncertain future of the Household Support Fund, a temporary aid for vulnerable households, with the Labour government needing to decide on its extension and reform before the Autumn Budget.…Read more

Rebecca Megson-Smith and David C. Lane examine the impact beyond the academy of Beyond Bars, an open access book about the ripple effect that mass incarceration has on society.…Read more

Mark Dobson and Gavin Parker, authors of 'Slow Planning?' research how time is manipulated to serve political interests and how this impacts planning practice.…Read more

Rebecca Megson-Smith with Kate Anderson chart the influence of a Bristol University Press book on the debate on Universal Credit. Kate's coverage of research with mothers affected by the conditionality clause in UC has given a voice to those at the sharp end of Whitehall decision making.…Read more

Daniel Newman, co-author of 'Justice in a Time of Austerity' and 'Experiences of Criminal Justice', explains the recent High Court victory by criminal lawyers over the UK government over legal aid (under)funding. …Read more

This briefing, based on the new book Community Work, by Karen McArdle, Sue Briggs, Kirsty Forrester and Ed Garrett, is about how important theory is to policy and practice, especially when we as practitioners are concerned with issues such as poverty and working towards social justice.…Read more

Jardar Østbø, co-author of 'Luxury and Corruption', dispels the myth that Putin is the ultimate enemy of the liberal capitalist order and Navalny its hero. Rather they are the two sides of the same neoliberal capitalist coin. …Read more

A profile of Suicide Prevention UK, Bristol University Press' 2023 charity of the year. Through our fundraising activities and with the support of our partners and authors, we raised £13,000 for this vital organisation offering a lifeline to individuals in crisis. …Read more

Liz Loyde, author of Unpaid Care Policies in the UK, shows the role and purpose of policies on unpaid care and their place within the wider context of health and social care policies over the past three decades.…Read more

Listen to authors and editors talking about the key social challenges of the moment in our top ten Transforming Society podcast episodes from 2023.…Read more