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 - Royal recognition for SPRU's research
Latest research - Provider-led pathways: experiences and views of early implementation
Latest project - Personal Health Budget Pilots evaluation
SPRU seminar - Professor Peter Taylor-Gooby 'Trust and the political legitimacy of the welfare state'
