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Nottingham Civic Exchange launches three new strategic themes to develop and promote the skills and expertise of the School of Social Science and our partners.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2021/09/nottingham-civic-exchange-reimagined

A personal account of sharing my academic research relating to hate crime with policy makers by Dr Irene Zempi

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2021/06/connecting-academia-and-policy

Read all about our six Map the System teams and their outputs ahead of the international competition in June hosted by Oxford University.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2021/05/supporting-systems-thinking-across-social-science-a-map-the-system-celebration

The Responsible Car Wash Scheme (RCWS) has launched a pilot project, funded by the Home Office, to test the effectiveness and value of introducing licensing for car wash businesses. The pilot is based on a RCWS accreditation scheme for hand car washes to ensure these businesses treat employees, customers and the environment fairly.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2021/05/home-office-funds-responsible-car-wash-scheme-pilot-to-prove-case-for-licensing

Colleagues across Social Science took part in a programme with the Ministry of Justice and Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service to test new ways of sharing academic knowledge with practitioners and policy makers.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2021/04/what-happens-when-you-create-a-programme-to-link-academics-with-policymakers

Find out about the current work underway between Nottingham Citizens and the School of Social Science.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2021/04/what-do-social-sciences-staff-and-students-do-with-nottingham-citizens

NTU's School of Social Science is pleased to undertake an ESRC funded evaluation of the National Emergencies Trust's first activation which raised almost £100 million pounds to support people affected by the Covid-19 pandemic across the UK.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2021/03/the-coronavirus-appeal-evaluation

As the UK entered the first set of lockdown measures one year ago, a new group began working to save lives, reduce harm and support communities. Associate Professor Rowena Hill reflects on the high impact work of the C19 National Foresight Group.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2021/03/one-year-on-measuring-the-impact-of-covid-19-on-society,-communities-and-the-people-who-managed-the-pandemic

Beyond teaching and research we see a growing amount of valuable work do with other organisations and groups. Five of our colleagues have been put forward for the VCs Practice Awards. Read all about their work and the key themes between them.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2021/02/how-does-the-school-of-social-science-make-a-difference-beyond-the-university

Tom Vickers reflects on the latest Supreme Court running on Uber Drivers' claims to be 'workers'

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2021/02/supreme-court-rules-that-uber-drivers-are-workers-a-step-forward-but-more-changes-are-needed