Welcome
The Social Policy Research Unit has an international reputation for excellence in research in social policy, especially health and social care, poverty, welfare and social work.
SPRU is a winner of the Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education 2009.
SPRU is part of the Department of Social Policy and Social Work at the University of York.
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SPRU news - SPRU Annual Report 2009 now available
Latest research - Understanding children's well-being: a national survey of young people's well-being
Latest project - Researching the lives of disabled children and young people, with a focus on their perspectives. ESRC research seminar series
