Research into child sexual exploitation
The International Centre: Researching child sexual exploitation, violence and trafficking is the only research centre in Europe exclusively focusing on child sexual exploitation and trafficking.
Our projects include:
- Our Voices: supporting young people's participation in preventing sexual violence across Europe
- MsUnderstood: addressing young people's experiences of gender inequality
- Child Sexual Exploitation: evaluation of service delivery within a knowledge exchange approach
- FCASE Evaluation: evaluating Barnardo's Families and communities against sexual exploitation project
- CSE Knowledge Transfer Project: disseminating recent learning on CSE
- Making Justice Work: improving investigative and court processes for victims of CSE
- The 'Be Healthy' project: empowering young people affected by CSE to understand their health needs and share this understanding with others
- UNESCO Network: Working with international partners to prevent sexual violence against children
- Evaluation of Barnardo's/Police Service of NI missing initiative: preventative co-working to address missing behaviours
- Evaluation of AVA project: empowering young people to challenge domestic and sexual violence
- Learning Action Partnerships to prevent CSE in Bulgaria
- ESRC Workshops: Teenagers in foster care; the critical role of carers and other adults
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(Monday-Friday 08:30-17:00)
+44 (0)1582 489056
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research@beds.ac.uk
International applicants should be aware of our English language requirements
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For all the information you need on how to apply for a research degree and to make sure you fulfil the entry requirements go to How to apply
You should have a good honours degree (2:1 or above) or masters degree or equivalent in the relevant subject area.