Projects per year
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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Profiles
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Child Protection - COSLA
Burns, C. (Principal Investigator), Coull, A. (Co-investigator), Sills, R. (Co-investigator) & Watson, M. (Co-investigator)
COSLA Convention of Scottish Local Authorities
1/04/25 → 31/03/28
Project: Knowledge Exchange
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North Ayrshire Council - Fairer Futures Partnership
Burns, C. (Principal Investigator) & Ottaway, H. (Co-investigator)
17/03/25 → 31/03/26
Project: Knowledge Exchange (Services/Consultancy)
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Aberdeen City Council - Fairer Futures Pathfinder - Year 1
Ottaway, H. (Principal Investigator), Anderson, C. (Co-investigator), McTier, A. (Co-investigator), Quinn, L. (Co-investigator) & Scullion, D. (Co-investigator)
Aberdeen City Council, Community Services
3/03/25 → 2/03/26
Project: Knowledge Exchange (Services/Consultancy)
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Progress is not linear, it’s cyclical: old books and our field’s enduring vision – a modest proposal for readers of the SJRCC
Anglin, J., 14 May 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care. 24, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Obituary: Ruby Whitelaw
McMillan, N., 12 May 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care. 4, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Addressing the needs of survivors of childhood abuse in care: the Scottish Human Rights Commission InterAction Model for Justice
Kendrick, A., Carmichael, E. & McGregor, S., 9 May 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: British Journal of Social Work.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Datasets
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Data for: "Defining ‘actionable’ high- costhealth care use: results using the Canadian Institute for Health Information population grouping methodology"
Anderson, M. (Creator), Revie, C. W. (Creator), Stryhn, H. (Creator), Neudorf, C. (Creator), Rosehart, Y. (Creator), Li, W. (Contributor), Osman, M. (Creator), Buckeridge, D. L. (Creator), Rosella, L. C. (Creator) & Wodchis, W. P. (Creator), figshare, 16 Feb 2023
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.10282202.v1
Dataset
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Host City Volunteer follow on research
Rogerson, R. (Creator) & Reid, F. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 1 Jul 2019
DOI: 10.15129/917e3940-23ee-400d-bf93-6f3cafd67c92
Dataset
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Data for: "Effectiveness of a walking programme to support adults with intellectual disabilities to increase physical activity: walk well cluster-randomised controlled trial"
Melville, C. A. (Creator), Mitchell, F. (Creator), Stalker, K. (Creator), Matthews, L. (Contributor), McConnachie, A. (Creator), Murray, H. M. (Creator), Melling, C. (Creator) & Mutrie, N. (Creator), figshare, 5 Apr 2023
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3641918.v1
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Prizes
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Article of The Year, 2015 for the international journal, 'Theoretical Criminology'
Piacentini, L. (Recipient), 15 Feb 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Awarded the Rotary Club of Paisley Award for the best undergraduate dissertation at the UWS - 2013
McGregor, S. (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Child Protection and Practice (Journal)
Soraghan, J. (Peer reviewer)
May 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Journal peer review
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Our Future Probation Service
Weaver, B. (Participant) & Gillon, F. R. L. (Participant)
28 Apr 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Relationship based practice for self-directed support in Scotland
Miller, E. (Speaker)
2 Apr 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Impacts
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Delivering rights for Gypsy/Travellers in Scotland: ethnicity defined in law
Impact: Impact - for External Portal › Policy and legislation
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Improving outcomes in the care system
Connelly, G. (Participant)
Impact: Impact - for External Portal › Policy and legislation, Professional practice, training and standards, Quality of life and safety
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Transforming attitudes to mental health: using art festivals to access hard to reach communities
Knifton, L. (Participant) & Quinn, N. (Participant)
Impact: Impact - for External Portal › Public understanding, information and debate
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Student theses
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An exploration and analysis of the role which local non-governmental welfare organisations play in social service provision and their impact on service users in Tanzania
Kanyumi, D. H. (Author), Harris, B. (Supervisor) & MacIntyre, G. (Supervisor), 3 Feb 2022Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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'An inkling of hope' : understanding personal recovery in individuals transitioning out of chronic homelessness : a transatlantic qualitative study
Karadzhov, D. (Author), Weaver, B. (Supervisor) & Quinn, N. (Supervisor), 15 Jul 2020Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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An oral history of domestic abuse in Scotland 1945-1992
Donaldson, A. (Author), Harris, B. (Supervisor) & Bartie, A. (Supervisor), 31 Jan 2020Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis