CRFR has many international links and collaborations, and is
always seeking to further expand and develop these connections.
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| Collaborations |
Leverhulme Academic Network (2008 - 2011)
University of Delhi, University of Cape Town, CIESPI Rio
European Network of Masters of Children's Rights
Evidence and Policy Seminar Series funded by NORFACE (New Opportunities for Research Funding Agency Co-operation in Europe)
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| Visitors |
CRFR hosts international visitors on a regular basis. Below is a small example of some
of the people who have shared their time and experience with the centre. |
Lidia Galabova
Marie Curie Fellow based at GCU
(Assistant Professorship at Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria)
November 2011
Lidia's visit to CRFR helped to further develop her knowledge transfer skills.
Asdis Arnalds and Elisabet Karlsdottir,
Research Centre on Child and Family Matters, Iceland
June 2011
A week long visit to learn about CRFR, its research,
and knowledge exchange activities.
Sharon Bessell - Australian National University
June 2011
Sharon Bessell held a seminar - 'Beyond enrolments: Learning from children and young
people’s views and experiences of school and education in Fiji'.
Shanghai Municipal population and family planning committee delegation visit to the UK.
June 2011
This visit of six officials proved an extremely positive experience. The group were keen to find out
more about British population and age structure and the impact of population on healthcare, social development and social demographics.
David M. Frost - San Francisco State University
January 2011
David M. Frost conducted a seminar - 'Minority stress and its consequences for same-sex couples'.
Kirsten McAllister - Simon Fraser University, Canada
2007 to 2010
Kirsten McAllister was an honorary fellow with CRFR. She conducted research
on the role of the arts in creating inclusive public spaces for newly arrived asylum seekers who were
dispersed to the City of Glasgow.
Montserrat Celdrán - University Rovira i Virgili (Tarragona, Spain)
January 2010
Montserrat Celdrán held a seminar entitled 'My grandparent has dementia: Young people’s experiences'.
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| International links with other organisations |
Sarah Morton has an on-going collaboration with the Knowledge Mobilization Unit
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| Students undertaking research with international topics |
Half-blood Princes and Princesses: Identity among the Second Generation
of Immigrants in Taiwan
PhD project - Hung-Chieh Chang
A collaborative exploration of young people's happiness in Laos.
CRFR PhD project - Christina McMellon
Intergenerational
Transfers and Unemployment Spells in European Welfare
Regimes
PhD project - Thomas Emery
Are existing clinical therapeutic interventions and models useful in the South Asian context for treating the effects of child sexual abuse?
PhD project - Javita Narang
When collectivism and individualism collide in Taiwan: Are grandchildren responsible for their grandparents?
PhD project - Tzu Yuan Lin
How rural communities respond to and prepare for climatic changes
PhD project - Hilda Zara
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