Series 2

Sally Shortall (QUB)  & Roisin Kelly (NIA) The current Rural Development Programme (RDP), 2007-2013, is worth £540 million pounds to rural areas in Northern Ireland. … Read More »Reviewing the EU Rural Development Programme

Dr Ann Marie Gray (UU) Most countries are facing similar challenges with regard to ageing populations and financial pressures on social care.  The need to address… Read More »Transforming Adult Social Care in Northern Ireland

Andy Percy & John Moriarty (QUB) Andy and John present different views on the question of teenage drinking.  John highlights potential harms of an individual’s… Read More »Is drinking good for teenagers?

Mike Tomlinson (QUB) Suicide rates in Northern Ireland have risen sharply since the late 1990s, contrary to trends in the Republic of Ireland and in… Read More »Dealing with Suicide

Dr Tracy Irwin & Dr John McCord (UU) Education is a fundamental right of all children and young people and although education within custody is… Read More »A New Vision for the Education of Children and Young People in Custody

Dr Una Convery & Dr Linda Moore (UU) This seminar will consider the findings and recommendations relating to the custodial detention of children put forward… Read More »The Custodial Detention of Children and the Youth Justice Review

Dr. Jennifer Hamilton (UU) This seminar will examine the mushroom industry in Northern Ireland and discuss the issue of forced labour within the sector.  The… Read More »Forced Labour and the Mushroom Industry in Northern Ireland

Prof. Jean Allain (QUB) This seminar will consider legal issues surrounding human trafficking.  Consideration will be given to the definition of trafficking, with an emphasis… Read More »Human Trafficking: Does Slavery Exist Today

Marina Monteith & Dr Una O’Connor Bones (UU) The seminar will cover research undertaken by the Children and Youth Programme, UNESCO Centre (IRISS UU), producing… Read More »Child Rights Indicators and Reporting on United Nation’s Convention on the Rights of the Child

Laura Dunne (QUB) The Institute of Child Care Research conducts original research into child care needs and services using a mix of research methods with… Read More »Child Care Research, youth development, lifestyles and social behaviour; parenting and early years; children in the care of public authorities and mental health and disability