Organisation profile
Organisation profile
Our mission is ‘to understand the world, but also to change it’. Our research makes a difference to policy, to practice and to people’s lives.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Ross Abbinnett
- Social Policy, Sociology and Criminology - Associate Professor in Sociology
Person: Academic
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Ayat Abu-Agla
- Health Services Management Centre - Assistant Professor - Health Services Management
- Dubai Campus Research
Person: Academic
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Accelerated Parallelised Realist-Informed Literature Review (APRIL): A Novel Method for Informing Policy Decision-Making in Accelerated (<1 Month) Timescales
Aunger, J., Ungureanu, B., Posaner, R., Bohm, C., Millar, R. & Fenton, S.-J., 4 Mar 2026, In: International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 25, 16 p., 16094069261432358.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Access and engagement with maternity, social care and mental health services for perinatal migrant women with no recourse to public funds and irregular status: A cross-sectional study using the eLIXIR born in South London, UK, maternity-child data linkage
Rayment-Jones, H., Burton, S., Dasgupta, T., Barry, Z., De Backer, K., Baker, N., Wilson, C. A., Stevenson, K., Vowles, Z., Kitchen, K., Easter, A., Jolly, A., Rankin, J., Fernandez-Turienzo, C., Sandall, J., The eLIXIR Born in South London Partnership, Poston, L., Magee, L. A., Stewart, R. & Edwards, D. & 15 others, , Mar 2026, In: Public Health. 252, 8 p., 106175.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Adolescent Cyberviolence in South Korea: A Multi-Year, National Population-Based Study of Cyberviolence Prevalence (2017–2024)
Chan, H. C., Park, H.-J. & Svingen, E., 9 Feb 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Behavioural Sciences and the Law. 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Downloads (Pure)
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ESRC Policy Fellowship - Sophie King-Hill
King-Hill, S. (Principal Investigator)
2/03/26 → 1/09/27
Project: Research
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UKRI13387 - Addressing the Attendance and Benefit Gap: a new Research and Implementation Paradigm for museums, galleries and heritage organisations
Damery, S. (Principal Investigator) & Kudrna, L. (Co-Investigator)
Arts and Humanities Research Council
1/03/26 → 28/02/30
Project: Research Councils
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NIHR174454 Mapping and Realist Evaluation of Lived Experience Recovery Organisations as part of the drug and alcohol treatment and recovery System in England (LEROS)
Day, E. (Co-Investigator), Farley, A. (Principal Investigator), Fenton, S.-J. (Co-Investigator), Voros, A. (Co-Investigator), Thompson, D. (Co-Investigator) & Montgomery-Marks, P. (Co-Investigator)
1/03/26 → 28/02/29
Project: Other Government Departments
Activities
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Support, Don't Blame": Participatory Co-Design of Type 2 Diabetes Anti-Stigma Campaign Handbook
Sun, Z. (Presenter), Alpion, G. (Contributor), Shah, K. (Contributor), Greenfield, S. (Contributor), Greer, H. (Contributor) & Bardus, M. (Contributor)
4 Jun 2026 → 8 Jun 2026Activity: Academic and Industrial events › Conference, workshop or symposium
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How can we use AI to integrate community health and social care responsibly and ethically?
Bardus, M. (Advisor), Ward, D. (Contributor), Laws, E. (Contributor), Webb, C. (Contributor), Cooner, T. (Contributor), Miller, R. (Contributor), van Ede, A. (Contributor), Bruijnzeels, M. (Contributor), Spruit, M. (Contributor), van Dijk, B. (Contributor) & Millar, R. (Contributor)
13 Apr 2026 → 15 Apr 2026Activity: Academic and Industrial events › Conference, workshop or symposium
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Shame and Professional Practice
Gibson, M. (Advisor)
9 Mar 2026Activity: Academic and Industrial events › Guest lecture or Invited talk
Datasets
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Wired into Each Other: Network Dynamics of Adolescents in Hungarian Secondary Schools: 2010-2013
Voros, A. (Creator), Boda, Z. (Creator), Neray, B. (Creator), Pal, J. (Creator), Kisfalusi, D. (Creator), Samu, F. (Creator), Vit, E. (Creator), Rado, M. (Creator), Habsz, L. (Creator), Csaba, Z. (Creator), Lorincz, L. (Creator), Mandacsko, E. (Creator), Panyik, B. (Creator), Varga, K. (Creator), Mezei, G. (Creator), Makovi, K. (Creator), Boldvai-Pethes, L. (Creator), Havelda, A. (Creator), Bartus, T. (Creator) & Takacs, K. (Creator), UK Data Service, 2022
Dataset
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Research data supporting "Charity Density and Social Need: A Longitudinal Perspective" forthcoming in Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly
McDonnell, D. (Creator), Mohan, J. (Creator) & Norman, P. D. (Creator), University of Birmingham, 2019
DOI: 10.25500/edata.bham.00000392
Dataset
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Shame and Medicine Project Dataset
Gibson, M. (Creator), Williams, S. (Creator) & Kokab, F. (Creator), UK Data Service, 16 Dec 2025
Dataset
Prizes
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2015 Ken Young Best Article Prize for Policy & Politics
Leggett, W. (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2024 winner of the Cambridge University Press Awards for Excellence in Social Policy Scholarship for the Journal of Social Policy
Hall, K. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Academy of Management Charles Levine Best Conference Paper Award
Hall, K. (Recipient), 8 Jun 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Press/Media
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Using artificial intelligence (AI) responsibly in social work: quick guide
10/02/26
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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How Adolescence became the toast of Hollywood by ‘demonising’ Britain’s boys
12/01/26
2 Media contributions
Press/Media: Press / Media
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The new Violence Against Women and Girls strategy: Freedom from Violence and Abuse – a cross-government plan to build a safer society for women and girls.
18/12/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media