UNFILTERED LIVES When refuge isn't safe Findings from SEREDA call for changes to the Home Office’s asylum policy after uncovering the failures of the UK asylum system faced by refugee victims of sexual and gender-based violence.
Social Policy Matters Students and academics share research and opinions from across the School of Social Policy.
23 April 2021 New Article: "I have Felt so Much Joy": The Role of Emotions in Community Sponsorship of Refugees Read the new Community Sponsorship journal article from IRiS titled "I have Felt so Much Joy": The Role of Emotions in Community Sponsorship of Refugees.
08 April 2021 US social worker helps counterparts improve services in the UK A Chicago social worker is working with University of Birmingham experts and her British professional counterparts to help people using social services in Britain's second city.
31 March 2021 Implementation of remote home monitoring models during COVID 19 pandemic Findings from a study to identify key characteristics of remote home monitoring models for COVID-19 exploring the role it has for patients and staff experiences
26 March 2021 Social housing has a significant positive impact on the wellbeing of tenants and helps to reduce levels of anxiety 'The Tenant's Journey' research finds The final report and culmination of three years of infographics for the research project: A tenant's journey: Social housing and life-chances
24 March 2021 Birmingham at the heart of a new evidence-based adult social care Centre The University of Birmingham has been announced as the lead partner of a brand new Centre for adult social care, which will aim to put evidence into practice to promote and maintain people's independence and wellbeing.
19 March 2021 Income dependence and diversification of UK charities at the onset of Covid-19 TSRC showcase their findings at this event which consider the extent to which charities are reliant on particular income streams.
11 March 2021 CHASM announces new Director and Deputy Director Professor Andy Lymer announces Dr Louise Overton as the new Director of CHASM
11 March 2021 World Social Work Day 2021 Dawn River highlights the importance of World Social Work Day in recognising the valuable work social workers play in the lives of some of the most vulnerable members and families within our communities.
03 March 2021 CHASM annual report 2021 - celebrating 10 years of world class research The Centre on Household Assets and Savings Management (CHASM) is going from strength to strength as it reaches its tenth year of world class research.
10 February 2021 Dr Sophie King-Hill evaluates an assessment tool for sexual behaviours in children and young people. Dr Sophie King-Hill discusses her new publication which focuses on her recent realistic evaluation of a sexual behaviours assessment tool in children and young people.
03 February 2021 IRiS team is Image-Maker in Residence for The Sociological Review The Sociological Review to showcase images and words from In the Shadow of Brexit, the audio-visual collection of family portraits of EU citizens in London on the cusp of Brexit
01 February 2021 Building trust and faith: how can we make inter-organisational collaborations in healthcare a success? Justin Aunger and Ross Millar are carrying out a review of inter-organisational collaborations in healthcare with the aim to untangle some of the thinking around how collaboration works, why, and whom it benefits.