Anna Reynolds
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National Assembly for Wales...what's that?
Working for eleven months at the Welsh Government has made me think more about the politics of the principality. This is the broader context of our work in social research. The voter turnout for the 2016 Welsh Assembly elections was...
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Decision time
Decision making is a skill that I have mixed success in. Get me on a hockey pitch and I’d say my decision making was pretty good. But in all other aspects of life, from deciding on university to which ice...
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Walking the talk!
With the Commonwealth Games finishing recently and the athletes returning home from Australia to more normal lives, I thought I’d focus this blog post on sport. In particular, on hockey and its relationship with the wider world and the working...
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Methodological skills are the best type of skills!
For my third blog post I thought I’d focus on the specific methodological research skills that I’ve learnt whilst studying at Bath University and on placement in a government department. Over my first two years at uni I had four...
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Broad not Deep
Since starting work in the Sustainable Futures Research Team at the Welsh Government I have been involved in a vast range of projects and topic areas. The team covers housing, culture, and environment research – some pretty meaty topics for...
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It's a desk life!
Halfway through placement (and I still haven't written a blog post...whoops)! Well here we go - never too late to start. My name is Anna and I’m working in Social Research at the Welsh Government in Cardiff. When thinking of what...