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Congratulations Dr Christine Harrison on promotion to Professorial Teaching Fellow in Social Work.

Fri, 20 Apr 2018 14:07:59 GMT

We are very pleased to report the promotion of Dr Christine Harrison to Professorial Teaching Fellow in Social Work. This reflects Chris's outstanding contribution to social work education, at both local and international levels, and her research about gender violence and professional practice.

Dr Christine Harrison travels to Engus, Nigeria for #PressforProgress, International Women's Day Event

Tue, 06 Mar 2018 12:48:04 GMT

One of CLL’s Associate Professors and member of the Centre for the Study of Safety and WellBeing (SWELL) will be travelling to Enuba, Nigeria for a conference organised to mark International Women’s Day on March 7, which aims to challenge domestic violence and abuse. Dr Christine Harrison, who has co-ordinated and taught child care and child protection social work for the last 25 years, will join other key speakers at the event organised by non-governmental women’s empowerment organisation, Power to Choose together with the Nchekwa Oha Advocay Foundation.

Warwick Social Work team celebrates World Social Work Day

Tue, 21 Mar 2017 17:03:35 GMT

On World Social Work Day (Tuesday 21 March) colleagues from our Warwick Social Work team, welcomed local social and community work practitioners, students and educators, to celebrate their contribution to global social work.

Centre for the Study of Safety and Wellbeing (SWELL) supports International Women's Week event

Tue, 14 Mar 2017 15:05:33 GMT

Principal Research Fellow, Dr Ravi Thiara (SWELL) took part in a Gender Based Violence Day, held on 13 March at the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University.

The event was held to celebrate International Women's Week and focused upon the networks of support that exist in the City of Coventry and how they can work to empower and enable those affected.

Dr Khursheed Wadia talks to BBC Radio

Tue, 13 Sep 2016 11:18:13 GMT

In August, Dr Khursheed Wadia was interviewed by BBC Radio Merseyside and BBC Radio Coventry and Warwickshire about Muslim women hitting the headlines in both Britain and France.

CLL PhD student success at annual Postgraduate Research Showcase

Thu, 16 Jun 2016 14:10:45 GMT

Congratulations to all four of our PhD students (Eleanor, Masauso, Fatima and Mi) who made submissions to the annual Warwick PhD poster competition that took place last week. Eleanor Lutman-White won the Faculty of Social Sciences prize and Fatima de Almeida Reszcynski was chosen as a runner-up.

The competition is part of the annual Postgraduate Research Showcase that brings together and recognises the excellence of Warwick’s postgraduate research.

Dr Ravi Thiara & Dr Christine Harrison conduct research review for Women's Aid Child First campaign

Mon, 25 Jan 2016 15:41:50 GMT

Dr Ravi Thiara and Dr Christine Harrison from the Centre for the Study of Safety and Wellbeing (SWELL) at CLL, were commissioned by Women's Aid to write the literature review that informs the new Women's Aid Child First campaign. The campaign, launched 22 January 2016, is about child contact in the context of domestic violence.

Social Work Associate Professor talks to ITV Central News about Bullying

Tue, 04 Aug 2015 10:11:09 GMT

Dr Christine Harrison, Associate Professor on our Social Work programme has recently been interviewed on ITV Central news discussing the issue of bullying. Watch the video

Dr. Alan Dolan on BBC Radio 4

Fri, 24 Oct 2014 09:43:42 GMT

Dr. Alan Dolan, Associate Professor, Social Work Group and Director of the Centre for the Study of Safety and Wellbeing, was interviewed on BBC Radio 4 last week as part of the Thinking Allowed programme. The topic for discussion was Dr. Dolan's research with a 'Dad's Only' Parenting Project exploring how learning to be a good father can clash with ideals of masculinity as well as traditional notions of fathering.

SWELL PhD Success

Wed, 01 Oct 2014 14:25:22 GMT

Hannana Siddiqui, a PhD student in the Centre for the Study of Safety and Well-being (SWELL) and supervised by Ravi Thiara, received her PhD by published works on 22 September 2014.