Prof Noel Purdy OBE, Dr Emilia Symington & Dr Katie Tate, Stranmillis University College, Belfast. Northern Ireland’s post-19 landscape for learners with special educational needs and disabilities… Read More »From Entitlement to Enforceable Rights: Strengthening Post-19 Pathways for Learners with Special Educational Needs in Northern Ireland
Dr Raluca Roman, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics (HAPP), Queen’s University Belfast. Gypsy, Traveller, Roma, Showmen and Boater (GTRSB) communities remain amongst the… Read More »From Margins to Belonging: Evidence from Participatory Research on Roma Access to Higher Education in Northern Ireland
Dr. David Coyles, Belfast School of Architecture and the Built Environment, Ulster University. This presentation is relevant to ongoing Assembly deliberations regarding the Housing (Miscellaneous… Read More »The Spatial Context of Anti-Social Behaviour in Housing: An Under-Examined Dimension of Policy Scrutiny
Dr Liam O’Hare, School of Social Sciences Education and Social Work and Innovation Zones, Queen’s University of Belfast. This presentation is grounded primarily in Conversations… Read More »The Story I Want My Life to Be”: Lessons from the Conversations Research for the 16-18s in Education and Training Bill
Dr Elaine Stewart, Queen’s Business School, Queen’s University of Belfast. The fiscal landscape of countries around the globe is marked by chronic underfunding, persistent overspending,… Read More »Public Sector Accounting Reform: Benefits, Challenges and Lesson Learning
Ms Sarah Penney, School of Nursing and paramedic science, Institute of Nursing and Health Research, Ulster University. This presentation aims to inform Assembly deliberations concerning… Read More »Beyond Numbers: What Evidence from “My Home Life NI” Reveals about Safe and Effective Staffing in Care Homes
Dr Mary Lavelle, Dr Benjamin Brew, Miss Francesca Cibelli, Dr Trisha Forbes, Miss Olivia Lounsbury, Dr Gary McKeown, Prof Gabriel Reedy, Dr Natalie Sanford &… Read More »Designing Safe and Effective Staffing: Insights from Ethnographic Observations in Healthcare Settings
Dr Kristen Reid & Dr Fran Myers, The Open University Business School, The Open University. Northern Ireland’s increasing policy focus on apprenticeships and work-based learning… Read More »Better Learning: Enhancing mentoring and support for work-based learning
Prof Laura McCauley & Dr Isobel Cunningham, Ulster University Business School, Ulster University. This presentation addresses Northern Ireland’s social economy, a key economic and social… Read More »Clustering for Impact: Shared Services – the Challenges and Solution for Social Economy Growth in Northern Ireland
Dr Finola Ferry, Dr Laura Gallagher & Prof Jamie Murphy, Administrative Data Research Centre NI (ADRC NI), School of Psychology, Ulster University. Increasing the percentage… Read More »Understanding “good jobs” employees and employers in Northern Ireland using linked administrative and survey data