Work with us

There are a number of ways you or your organisation can work with CRFR:
• CRFR Research Network
• Collaboration
• Consultancy
• Study
• Association

CRFR Research Network
CRFR Research Network is an online database of people and organisations interested in families
and relationships across Scotland and beyond.

It is open to members only and offers a unique facility for researchers, policy makers
and practitioners in the families and relationships field to communicate, share information,
publicise their activities and collaborate.

Individuals should be prepared to describe themselves and their research, or their organisation
and its research interests, in the CRFR Research Network.

Join the CRFR Research Network

Collaboration
CRFR generates and builds on partnerships across and within the statutory, voluntary,
private and academic sectors.

Partners can work with us:
• To disseminate research findings
• To develop a joint research project or jointly funding an ERSC CASE Studentships
• To develop research ideas through events, such as seminars or workshops
For further information, contact Vivien Smith.

Consultancy
Staff at CRFR are able to offer consultancy in training, research and research dissemination.
We also respond to calls for tenders.
For further infomration, contact Vivien Smith.

Study

• ESRC studentships
  A number of ESRC studentships are offered each year. For information about current
  opportunities at CRFR contact Vivien Smith. For further information about ESRC funding
  streams go to www.esrc.ac.uk.

• Listening to children
  Listening to children is a ten-week training course designed for those who work with children
  and young  people and want to improve their skills of research and consultation. For further
  information go to Listening to Children.

• CPD and training
  As part of our commitment to enhancing research skills, making research accessible and
  providing access to research for a wide audience, CRFR offers a range of short courses.
  The courses are open to any interested parties. For more information about courses currently
  available go to CRFR CPD courses.

Association

• Associated Director
  We are a consortium research centre whose main office is at the University of Edinburgh,
  with partners at the University of Aberdeen, University of Glasgow, Glasgow Caledonian
  University, UHI Millennium Institute and the University of Stirling. Each partner organisation
  may nominate two people to become CRFR Associated Directors.

• Associated Researcher
  To be eligible to join CRFR as an Associated Researcher, you must be based in the
  consortium Universities, and/or working with the Co-Directors/Associate Directors of CRFR,
  and be actively researching in the area of families and relationships. A short biography will
  be posted on our website, including a description of research interests.

• Honorary Fellows
  Other researchers who are actively collaborating with CRFR on a project or who are
  co-supervising a PhD student can apply to become Honorary Fellows within one of the
  Schools at the University of Edinburgh, linked to CRFR. Again, a short biography will be
  posted on our website, including a description of the nature of the collaboration.

• Associated PhD students
  All PhD students within the consortium Universities who are conducting research on families
  and relationships can become Associated PhD students and be listed on our website along
  with CRFR's own PhD students. There are regular opportunities for students to get together
  across the consortium.

• Visiting Scholar
  If you want to visit CRFR on a formal basis for families and relationships research related activities
  for periods of one week or more, you can apply to become a Visiting Scholar. Details of yourself and
  your visit will be on our website during the year of your visit and then archived.

All those interested in applying for Associated Researcher/Associated PhD students status should
fill out an application form. Applications will be discussed by the Management Team at CRFR
and reviewed annually.

If you require further details of any of the associations mentioned above please contact CRFR.


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