Keith Chappell and Sarah Lonbay The number of people aged 65 years or older worldwide is projected to more than double, rising from 761 million in 2021 to 1.6 billion in 2050. The number of people aged 80 years or older is growing even faster. (United Nations) Perhaps one of the most common things people… Continue reading International Day of Older Persons
A decade of safeguarding
A response to the LGA publication ‘The Care Act 2014: Ten Years on From Royal Assent’ Authors: Dr Sarah Lonbay (University of Sunderland), Dr Keith Chappell (University of Sunderland), Dr Carole Southall (Northumbria University), Mr Jamie Scorer (University of Sunderland) Introduction It has now been a decade since the passing of the Care Act 2014… Continue reading A decade of safeguarding
Students’ help-seeking for experiences of interpersonal violence: How can universities respond?
Dr Nicola Roberts (University of Sunderland), Professor Catherine Donovan (Durham University) and Dr Matthew Durey (University of Sunderland) have had a new article published on ‘Students’ help-seeking for experiences of interpersonal violence: How can universities respond?’. The article is timely given the recent Office for Students’ consultation about how universities address harassment and sexual misconduct… Continue reading Students’ help-seeking for experiences of interpersonal violence: How can universities respond?
Changing the Culture of Sexual Violence at UK Universities: A Website Analysis of Definitions, Report/Support and Prevent Mechanisms
Dr Nicola Roberts (Associate Professor of Criminology), Lauren Doyle (Lecturer in Social Studies) and Mark Roberts (Independent Researcher) have published their article on ‘changing the culture of sexual violence at UK universities’, which is timely given the Office for Students’ recent consultation on how universities should address harassment and sexual misconduct. In their website analysis… Continue reading Changing the Culture of Sexual Violence at UK Universities: A Website Analysis of Definitions, Report/Support and Prevent Mechanisms
Former UoS MSc Inequality and Society student shares her research on the representation of girls and women on social media outlets
by Chloe Morgan The article I have shared on Research Gate (link below) is a result of my Dissertation research conducted as an MSc social science student on the MSc ‘Inequality and Society’ programme at the University of Sunderland (UoS). I studied at the UoS, part time, from September 2019 to September 2021. I am… Continue reading Former UoS MSc Inequality and Society student shares her research on the representation of girls and women on social media outlets
A Vision of Safety: An arts based project
The research team: Sarah Lonbay, Steve O’Driscoll, Jess Dougherty, Carole Southall, Pat Higgins. This participatory arts-based project was designed to explore the concept of safety and what it means to people who have experienced mental health problems and abuse. Two separate groups worked to co-create artwork that reflected what safety means to them. The two… Continue reading A Vision of Safety: An arts based project
A Vision of Safety: An arts based project to explore the concept of safety
A participatory arts based project is underway to explore the concept of safety and what this means to people who have experienced difficulty in their lives related to mental health and/ or abuse and trauma. Two groups have worked together to co-create artwork that reflects what safety means to them. The two pieces, titled “Peace… Continue reading A Vision of Safety: An arts based project to explore the concept of safety
The transitional experiences of Thai women following migratory marriage to England, by Dr. Angie Wilcock.
This blog post highlights and explores a piece of research carried out Dr Angie Wilcock who works within the Criminology team on both undergraduate and MSc programmes. The research focused on female Thai nationals married to a UK citizen living in England. The aim of the research was to gain an understanding about the women’s… Continue reading The transitional experiences of Thai women following migratory marriage to England, by Dr. Angie Wilcock.
New Research and Knowledge Exchange Fellows in the Centre for Applied Social Sciences
We are really pleased to share the news that two members of our Centre for Applied Social Sciences (CASS) have been awarded a Vice-Chancellor’s Research and Knowledge Exchange (RKE) Fellowship. Dr. Lesley Deacon and Dr. Matt Durey have both been awarded the Vice-Chancellor’s RKE Fellowships which will give them dedicated time and resources to undertake… Continue reading New Research and Knowledge Exchange Fellows in the Centre for Applied Social Sciences
Campus Security Winter Campaign and Evaluation Research
The Campus Security crime prevention campaign for December has proven popular with students. The campaign focuses on personal safety and securing personal property for those going home during the Christmas break. The team engaged with students on both campuses, Clanny House and Panns Bank / Scotia Quay to spread the important security messages. This included… Continue reading Campus Security Winter Campaign and Evaluation Research