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Here you will find details of past events related to the Understanding Inequalities project. Follow us on Twitter via @U_Inequalities or sign up to our newsletter to keep up to date with all of our activities.

ESRI webinar: Arts and cultural participation among 17-year-olds

This webinar launches a report on 'Arts and cultural participation among 17-year-olds' written by Understanding Inequalities Co-Director Emer Smyth and funded by the Arts Council.

When: 
Tuesday, November 24, 2020 - 15:00 to 17:00

Time zone:

  • GMT

Researching the local employment impacts of immigration: Which way now?

A joint webinar of the University of Sheffield Migration Research Group and Understanding Inequalities (UI) project which explores the social, economic and political ramifications of a new approach to the estimation of the labour market impacts of immigration

When: 
Thursday, November 12, 2020 - 12:00 to 13:15

Time zone:

  • GMT

How can intersectionality further understanding on health inequalities?

This panel directly engages with the intersectionality agenda, presenting a range of (quantitative, qualitative and mixed-method) empirical and methodological work on how it furthers understanding of health inequalities and how to tackle them.

When: 
Thursday, November 5, 2020 - 15:00 to 16:30

Time zone:

  • GMT

Changing inequality in exposure to crime

Who are the winners and losers of the crime drop? The first of two interrelated webinars which, based on new research, explores the interplay between inequality, crime and policing and how this may differ in the COVID-19 recovery period. This webinar explores place and people-based inequality in the exposure to crime and the shifting demands being imposed upon police forces.

When: 
Thursday, October 1, 2020 - 15:00 to 16:30

Time zone:

  • BST

Shaping policing responses to crime inequality

The second of two interrelated webinars which, based on new research, explores the interplay between inequality, crime and policing and how this may differ in the COVID-19 recovery period. This webinar considers the potential for policing strategies to entrench or improve place and people-based inequalities, covering topics such as policing domestic abuse and the night-time economy.

When: 
Wednesday, October 14, 2020 - 15:00 to 16:30

Time zone:

  • BST