Centre for Research on Families and Relationships

Connecting policy makers, practitioners and academics

FAMILIES, RELATIONSHIPS
& SOCIETIES
An international journal
of research and debate

 THE CONSORTIUM

CRFR is supported by:
University of Aberdeen
University of Dundee
The University of Edinburgh
University of Glasgow
Glasgow Caledonian University
University of the Highlands and Islands
University of West of Scotland
University of Stirling
University of Queensland
Edinburgh Napier University

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Patriarchy Transformed?

Official figures suggest that there were 295 million rural-to-urban migrants in China in 2021. Among them 63% were male. Join Prof. Susanne Choi to discuss the effect of this migration on family and gender relationships in China, with a specific focus on changes in men and masculinities.

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CRFR Co-directors Win NCRM 20th Anniversary Impact Prize

We are delighted to announce that CRFR co-directors Dr. Emma Davidson and Professor Lynn Jamieson were among the winners of the NCRM 20th Anniversary Impact Prize. Together with their colleagues, Dr. Susie Weller (Oxford University) and Professor Ros Edwards (Southampton University), they received the award for the long-term impact of their work on big qualitative data analysis. The team pioneered a new breadth-and-depth method for analysing large volumes of qualitative data.

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Seminar Monday 17th June 2024:
Reconceptualising Resilience – An International Perspective

In this seminar, which will also be available to join online, Professor Lisa McDaid, Dr Laurel Johnson and Dr Stephanie Wyeth from The University of Queensland will discuss ways of operationalising and implementing resilience science. Drawing on evidence from Australia, New Zealand, the UK, and Canada, their work seeks to re-think resilience to improve child, youth, family, and community wellbeing within a bio-psycho-socioecological (BPSE) framework. The presentation will highlight emerging research and innovations including the need for placed-based community-led practice to support transitions towards more sustained community resilience.

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