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FLaG and CIGS are delighted to host the SSP lunchtime seminar on the 3rd February where we will hear from Dr Sarah Marie Hall (University of Manchester) share her research on family futures, the life-course and austerity. This online seminar will take place on Zoom (details below) at 12:00 until 13:30. Title: A pregnant pause?...
Seminar hosted by the Centre for Research on Families, Life Course and Generations and Leeds Migration Research Network Dr Paula Pustułka, Youth Research Centre, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw Abstract Although quite a substantial number of studies focused on international migration of Polish women, the main wave of gendered research on mobility...
Date: 12.00-1.30pm on the 26th September
Location: The Coach House, School of Education, University of Leeds.
Dr Sarah Eldén from the University of Lund presents her attempts to research children and care in different settings through using innovative methodological tools such as ‘draw-your-day’ exercises and concentric circles.
Katarzyna (Kasia) Bolsewicz (University of Queensland) There is an increasing shift towards the biomedical in the prevention, treatment and care in HIV and a normalisation of HIV as a chronic illness. The normalisation of HIV is predicated on biomedical treatment messages being acted upon by people living with HIV, often abstracted from the specifities and...
Simon Williams, Research Assistant Professor, Northwestern University, Chicago, USA. This seminar will discuss some of the benefits and challenges facing large-scale qualitative longitudinal qualitative research (QLR), drawing on my experience of two ongoing research projects - the National Longitudinal Study of Young Life Scientists and the Academy for Future Science Faculty. In these projects, we...
Dr. Kirsi Pauliina Kallio Space and Political Agency Research Group (SPARG), University of Tampere RELATE Centre of Excellence, Academy of Finland Abstract How to study experiential political geographies? This is the methodological challenge that I have undertaken in my current research. It splits into two dilemmas: How to find out about other people’s ways of...
Dr Sally Brown Centre for Medical Humanities at Durham University Teenage pregnancy and parenthood have been viewed as overwhelmingly negative, often seen as a feature of deprived communities which needs to be 'solved' by technical and educational means. There has been a shift in seeing teenage pregnancy as a moral problem, due to the unmarried...
This half-day event is hosted by Dr Sharon Elley, FLaG, Dr Sally Hines, CIGS, and Care-Connect in the School of Sociology and Social Policy. The event brings together leading academics, researchers and practitioners working to challenge ‘laddism’, sexual violence, gender and class inequalities in higher education and via education. The day explores a number of...
Dr. Dimitra Hartas (University of Warwick) Using data from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), patterns of parental involvement were examined in selected OECD countries. The findings showed that, irrespective of educational qualifications, parents were frequently involved in their children’s learning at the start of primary school and at age 15. Cross-national analyses showed...
This one day event is hosted by Dr Sharon Elley, School of Sociology and Social Policy; Liz Hurley, Educational Engagement; and Rosie Kenwood, IntoUniversity. The event provides the opportunity to explore the latest research, practice and concerns associated with widening participation and youth. Delegates are encouraged to exchange expertise and participate in roundtable discussions so...