Disability Research on Independent Living & Learning (DRILL)
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DRILL Grants Success QUB
16th May 2018DRILL Grants Success
The Disability Research Network at the School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work (SSESW) is delighted to be involved in three grant award successes in Northern Ireland as part of the DRILL (Disability Research on Independent Living and Learning) programme, a £5 million scheme led by people with disabilities and funded by ...
DEPARTMENT FOR SNAKES & LADDERS?
16th April 2018Fionn is 60, and has two long-term conditions for which there are no effective treatments. He wanted to be able to call on a social safety net; the best thing on offer at the moment seems to be a spectacularly uncomfortable hammock.
I’m exactly the same as anyone else who’s gathered up a lifetime of training ...
Barod: Workshop event
20th March 2018Anne Collis, from Barod, has received funding from The British Sociological Association to organise a workshop on ethics for anyone who considers themselves an ‘early career researcher’. The workshop will be held in Bangor (Wales) but the event is not restricted to people based in Wales. There are only 30 places available so if you ...
Peer-led research reveals how to make peer support a highly effective addition to mental health services.
8th February 2018On Thursday 8th Febuary, peer-led charity Inclusion Barnet launch new research which reveals how to make peer support an effective addition to mental health services. The report finds that in order to be effective, the implementation of peer support must be accompanied by an understanding of how the values of peer support can be embedded ...
