We are a team of four academics from the Schools of Health and Social Care, and Psychology, with experience in frontline services and conducting research into homelessness, addiction, criminal justice and mental health. In the past 2 years, we have worked on multiple mixed-methods projects with people who are vulnerable due to complex needs. Projects…Continue Reading Building partnerships and undertaking impactful research in collaboration with vulnerable groups and the services that support them
Year: 2021
Combining Our Virtual Isolation Discussions
In this presentation, Jamie, a PhD Student studying the pathways into teaching: exploring the preparation and retention of maths and science teachers, converses with his supervisor Rachael about their combined experiences of the virtual isolation over the past year. They discuss the challenges and benefits put upon them by the situation over the last year,…Continue Reading Combining Our Virtual Isolation Discussions
Prisons in a Pandemic – Examining the Impact on Prisoner Well-Being and Mental Health
Rachael Dagnall joined the University of Lincoln in 2018 following a 17-year career as a Chartered and Registered Forensic Psychologist within Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS). Rachael will deliver a talk on how her previous experiences of working within the Offender Personality Disorder Pathway (OPDP) services have enabled her to become part of…Continue Reading Prisons in a Pandemic – Examining the Impact on Prisoner Well-Being and Mental Health
Reflecting on PhD supervision during the pandemic.
Postgraduate Research students have faced a difficult time during the Covid-19 pandemic, when carefully planned research has been disrupted due to recurrent lockdowns, mental health problems have come to the fore, and the challenges of doing a doctorate have been made greater due to pressures on work and family. In this short talk, doctoral supervisors…Continue Reading Reflecting on PhD supervision during the pandemic.
Reflections on interviewing at a distance with young fathers and professionals
Following Young Fathers Further is a 4-year qualitative longitudinal and participatory study exploring the lives and support needs of young fathers, funded by UKRI. The pandemic has required us all to adapt our research in various ways. In this presentation, the research team will talk through some of our reflections on interviewing and conducting research…Continue Reading Reflections on interviewing at a distance with young fathers and professionals
Enhancing Policy Engagement: Collaboration and Capacity Building
In 2020-21 the University was allocated £117,000 from Research England’s QR Strategic Priorities Fund (QR SPF). A key aim of QR SPF is to support universities to link effectively with policy research priorities and opportunities, from the local to the international. With support from the College Research Office, I coordinated the distribution of the funds….Continue Reading Enhancing Policy Engagement: Collaboration and Capacity Building
Getting Consultancy Off the Ground
Roger and Michelle reflect together on the challenges and opportunities involved in delivering consultancy projects. Michelle talks about her ten-month contract with Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH), delivered under the very challenging circumstances of the pandemic. She covers how she used her existing expertise to build a relationship with an external…Continue Reading Getting Consultancy Off the Ground
Creating Connections in a Virtual World
When the Covid-19 pandemic hit in March 2020 in the UK, it quickly changed our day-to-day lives. With the closure of university facilities, doctoral researchers suddenly found themselves out of the postgraduate office and left to continue their studies from home. This shift triggered an almost overnight change in the environment surrounding many doctoral researchers,…Continue Reading Creating Connections in a Virtual World
Overcoming the challenges of doctoral study during the pandemic.
Director of Studies, Dr Joss Winn, talks with colleague and PhD Professional candidate, Alison Raby, about the challenges she has faced during the pandemic when undertaking her research, An exploration of the personal tutoring experiences of Chinese students in the UK. The impact of Covid-19 has meant that Alison has had to rethink her data…Continue Reading Overcoming the challenges of doctoral study during the pandemic.