IASR News
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Research by Bedfordshire academic calls for new government to reunite children and families torn apart by conflict
A new report by University of Bedfordshire academic, Dr Helen Connolly, for Amnesty International, Refugee Council and Save the Children, shows the damaging impact that the lack of family reunion rights is having on child refugees in the United Kingdom.
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Poor sleep in prison officers threatens their health and prison safety
A recent study conducted by University of Bedfordshire academics has shown a rising number of prison officers who have experienced aggression or assault at work in the last 3-5 years struggle to sleep and switch off from the job, putting officers and prisoners’ health and safety at risk.
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Bedfordshire awarded funding for young refugees to tell their stories through art
Using artwork to tell their story, the causes of wellness in young refugees is to be examined following the award of a €1.3 million grant to the University of Bedfordshire and three research centres in Finland and Norway.
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Bedfordshire academics launch new tool to help wellbeing of social workers
A revolutionary new process to help improve organisational resilience in child and family social work has been launched by academics from the University of Bedfordshire.
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Bedfordshire to bring community together to develop regional response to modern slavery
A regional response to modern day slavery will be explored on Wednesday 6 November when the University of Bedfordshire hosts an event to increase awareness and understanding of the global challenges of slavery.
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Bedfordshire researcher helps bring in legislation to give separated migrant children legal aid
Vulnerable migrant children who have been separated from their parents will get quicker and simpler access to legal aid, after new government legislation came into force.
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Researchers seeking people over 50 who feel stigmatised because of alcohol use
Researchers from the University of Bedfordshire are looking for people over the age of 50 from the Bedfordshire area who are experiencing problems with their drinking but haven’t sought help because of the stigma around alcohol problems.
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Bedfordshire researches to support innovation project to protect vulnerable children
Researches from the University of Bedfordshire are supporting a four-year project investigating how innovation could help improve social care systems and practices for young people at complex safeguarding risk.
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Beds Talk to challenge misconceptions around CSE
Common misconceptions and stereotypes about Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) will be challenged at the University of Bedfordshire’s latest Beds Talk to be held at its Luton Campus on Thursday 13th June.
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Tackling Child Sexual Exploitation Support Programme
A consortium, led by Research in Practice, together with the University of Bedfordshire and The Children’s Society has been appointed to develop and deliver a new programme to tackle child exploitation.
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New study finds vulnerability risks lead people into human trafficking
Vulnerability to human trafficking and modern slavery is influenced by overlapping and interconnected risk factors which cut across individual, household, family, community and structural dynamics according to a new study.
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Causes and consequences of forced migration explored at event
The consequences of forced migration and human rights atrocities were the focus of a conference at the University of Bedfordshire.