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News Articles 24 October 2024

Economic background and deprivation are key factors affecting participation in tertiary education in Wales

Fresh approach needed to reduce inequalities across the sector

News Articles 9 October 2024

Steve Martin retires as WCPP Director: “The Centre is in good hands”

Professor Steve Martin will be stepping down as Director of the Wales Centre for Public Policy (WCPP) at the end of November after more than...

News Articles 7 October 2024

Research partner needed to support our place-based poverty stigma project

As part of our work on tackling poverty stigma, we are delivering a project aimed at finding local solutions to poverty stigma in Swansea. This...

Press Releases 14 August 2024

WCPP survey lifts the lid on poverty stigma in Wales

The first major survey into the scale of poverty stigma in Wales has found that 25% of the Welsh population have experienced poverty stigma ‘always’, ‘...

News Articles 5 August 2024

Multisector collaboration to improve community wellbeing – explained

The Wales Centre for Public Policy (WCPP) has published the findings from its groundbreaking research in conjunction with the Resourceful Communities Partnership, on collaboration to...

News Articles 29 May 2024

Congratulations Laura!

Professor Laura McAllister has taken over as chair of the WCPP Advisory Group while Dr June Milligan becomes vice-chair.

News Articles 17 May 2024

New, place-based partnership to tackle poverty stigma

We are delighted to announce a partnership with Swansea Council and members of Swansea Poverty Truth Commission, to advance understanding of poverty stigma and support...

News Articles 17 April 2024

Barriers and opportunities to Wales reaching net zero

WCPP’s final evidence papers for the WNZ 2035 Challenge Group show that Wales is behind its current 2050 net zero ambitions in transport and residential buildings