Faculty of Social Sciences

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CfE Knowledge Exchange Through Partnership
PI: Professor Mark Priestley
Funded by: Scottish Government

Prison Health Needs Assessment for Alcohol Problems
PI: Professor Tessa Parkes
Funded by: NHS Health Scotland

Young children learning in Gaelic: Towards an effective pedagogy
PI: Dr Christine Stephen
Funded by: The British Academy

A practice framework on resilience.
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Funded by: The Benevolent Society Australia

Defining the desirable characteristics of physical environments for delivery of support and care to people in the late stages of dementia
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Funded by: The University of Wollongong

Labour colonies and work camps in Britain, 1880-1939
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Funded by: The Carnegie Trust

Curriculum for the 21st Century: Theory, Policy and Practice
PI: Professor Mark Priestley
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council

Improving outcomes for children of parents with problem substance misuse
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Funded by: Aberlour Child Care Trust

Semantic Technologies for the Enhancement of Case-Based Learning
PI: Professor Richard Edwards
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council

Reconciling between Work and Welfare in Europe (RECWOWE)
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Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)

Current and future services for people with dementia and their carers: a study to support the Royal Surgical Aid Society in shaping the charity's future direction
PI: Dr Alison Dawson
Funded by: AgeCare (Royal Surgical Aid Society)

Understanding and supporting people with learning disabilities who have a diagnosis of personality disorder
PI: Professor Alison Bowes
Funded by: Chief Scientist Office

NHS Highland KTP
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Funded by: NHS Highland and Technology Strategy Board

Data Management through e-Social Science: Case studies, Provisions and Support (Dames)
PI: Professor Paul Lambert
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council

Young children learning with toys and technology at home
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Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council

Meeting Children's needs for Care and Protection: Development of a Collaborative Research Proposal for the Scottish Child Care and Protection Network
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Funded by: The Carnegie Trust

'Facing dementia together': post diagnostic support pilot for people with dementia and their carers in Renfrew and East Renfrewshire
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Funded by: Dementia Services Development Trust

Evaluation of Harmony's project providing live music for frail and older people ("the Study")
PI: Professor Louise McCabe
Funded by: Harmony

All Change: An Examination of Community - based responses to crime
PI: Professor Margaret Malloch
Funded by: The Carnegie Trust

Extended Active Support Environment (EASE)
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Funded by: Halliday James Ltd

Mobile Therapy Unit for Older People Diagnosed with Dementia The Brain Bus
PI: Professor Alison Bowes
Funded by: Fold Housing Association

The Living Better Project: Improving the Mental well-being of people with diabetes and/or CHD
PI: Professor Margaret Maxwell
Funded by: Royal College of General Practioners

Towards Responsive Intelligent Cognitive Assistants for Older People
PI: Professor Alison Bowes
Funded by: The Leverhulme Trust

Construction of a specialist data resource on youth transitions and education
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Funded by: University of Edinburgh

Physical Activity for people with Dementia: A Scoping Study.
PI: Professor Alison Bowes
Funded by: Chief Scientist Office

Teaching in Nature
PI: Professor Gregory Mannion
Funded by: NatureScot (Formerly Scottish Natural Heritage)

Supporting Safe Walking for People with Dementia
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Funded by: Halliday James Ltd

Evaluation of Four Aberlour Projects
PI: Professor Margaret Malloch
Funded by: Aberlour Child Care Trust

The Impact on New Public Management Policies and Perspectives on Professional Social Work
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Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council

LARCI Placement Fellowship
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Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council and Stirling Council

The Lancaster-Warwick-Stirling node: Developing statistical modelling in the social sciences Phase 2
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Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council

Analysis of Leadership Activity and Development Needs in Scotland's Social Services
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Funded by: Scottish Social Services Council

Evaluation of the Children 1st 4ward Steps Family Support Service in North Ayrshire
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Funded by: Children 1st

Exploring Literacy in the Assessment Practices of Further Education
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Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council

Community ownership and empowerment
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Funded by: Walterton and Elgin Community Homes

Peer Tutor Status and Outcomes in Primary Mathematics
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Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council

Making Sense of the Past: Being Responsible in the Present
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Funded by: The Carnegie Trust

Evaluation of Football Banning Orders in Scotland
PI: Dr Niall Hamilton-Smith
Funded by: Scottish Government

Rural Policing: An Exploration of Professional Police Knowledge and Practice in Rural Communities
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Funded by: The Carnegie Trust

RANLHE
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Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)

KTP Outcomes Extension
PI: Professor Louise McCabe
Funded by: Fife Council

Pharmacotherapeutic and social consequences of dementia in the Maltese islands
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Funded by: Malta Dementia Society

Depression and long term work incapacity in Scotland: The role of the GP
PI: Professor Margaret Maxwell
Funded by: Chief Scientist Office

Intergenerational Place-based Education: where schools, communities and nature meet
PI: Professor Gregory Mannion
Funded by: Scottish Centre for Intergenerational Practice

Child Poverty in Australia and Scotland
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Funded by: The University of Wollongong

Dignity & respect in residential care - issues for black and minority ethnic groups
PI: Professor Alison Bowes
Funded by: Department of Health

A Proposal for An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Home Detention Curfew and the Open Prison Estate
PI: Professor Margaret Malloch
Funded by: Scottish Enterprise

Emerging Sustainability
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Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council

How is the Concept of Resilience Operationalised in Practice with Vulnerable Children?
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Funded by: BASPCAN

Someone to talk to: Public Views and experiences of emotional support
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Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council

The Family Life Project: A qualitative longitudinal study of children's experiences of family life in the context of parental drug use
PI: Dr Sarah Wilson
Funded by: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Curriculum for Excellence Implementation Impact Evaluation in Monifieth HS
PI: Professor Mark Priestley
Funded by: Education Scotland

Scottish Social Survey Network
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Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council

Scottish Languages Baccalaureate Support 2008-09.
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Funded by: Scottish Government

Knowledge Transfer Partnership Outcome.
PI: Professor Louise McCabe
Funded by: Fife Council

Learning about alcohol: influences of the family context
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Funded by: Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Evaluating Accomplished Teaching.
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Funded by: University of Glasgow

COGWORKS - The Cognitive Health and Wellbeing Hub
PI: Professor Alison Bowes
Funded by: Medical Research Council

Kinship Carers and Children Affected by parental Substance Misuse
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Funded by: BASPCAN

Young Runaways in Grampian Pilot Evaluation
PI: Professor Margaret Malloch
Funded by: Scottish Government

Evaluation of 'Tell Someone'
PI: Professor Alison Bowes
Funded by: Scottish Care Ltd

Interrogating harm and abuse: protection, agency and citizenship
PI: Professor Alison Bowes
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council

Development of DSDC Design Tool for Research Purposes.
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Funded by: Dementia Services Development Trust

Supporting Teacher Assessment.
PI: Professor Mark Priestley
Funded by: Scottish Qualifications Authority

MethoTelemed: methodology to assess telemedicine application
PI: Professor Alison Bowes
Funded by: Norwegian Centre for Telemedicine

A survey of brain training activity of people aged 50-65.
PI: Professor Alison Bowes
Funded by: The Atlantic Philanthropies

Knowledge Transfer Partnership KTP006647.
PI: Professor Louise McCabe
Funded by: Fife Council and Technology Strategy Board

Review of Gaelic Medium Early Years and Childcare Provision
PI: Dr Christine Stephen
Funded by: Bord Na Gaidhlig and Scottish Government

Establishing dementia care in India: on-going translation or local adaptation?
PI: Professor Louise McCabe
Funded by: The Carnegie Trust

Quangos Revised: The Social Networks of the Public Elite.
PI: Professor Paul Lambert
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council

An Exploration of Actor-network Theory and Educational Research
PI: Professor Richard Edwards
Funded by: The Carnegie Trust

Bilateral Australia: Sustaining the employability of older workers in the hospitality sector: personal learning strategies and cultures of learning
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Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council

Exploring the place of values in the new social work degree.
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Funded by: Iriss

Young People's Experiences of, and Participation in, the Fostering Process
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Funded by: Kibble Education and Care Centre

Routes to Recovery
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Funded by: Foundation for the Sociology of Health & Illness

Continuity or change in Cuba? Housing, Neighbourhood Participation and State Governance
PI: Professor Isobel Anderson
Funded by: The Carnegie Trust

Physical activity and black and minority ethnic groups : Qualitative Study
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Funded by: NHS Health Scotland

WHAN - evaluatory research
PI: Professor Richard Edwards
Funded by: University of Glasgow

NatCen Studentship: To Explore the Social Construction of Rape and the Criminal Justice Response in Scotland
PI: Professor Margaret Malloch
Funded by: National Centre for Social Research

Baseline Evaluation of Positive Changes
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Funded by: Stirling Council

Training for Trainers on the Children at the Centre Materials to Multi-disciplinary Groups
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Funded by: University of Glasgow

Resilience Knowledge Exchange Social Network.
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Funded by: Scottish Social Networks

Food Practices in an Institutional Context: Children, Care and Control
PI: Professor Samantha Punch
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council

Comparative Funding (NGPA Programme).
PI: Professor Richard Simmons
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council

Evaluation of Kent County Council's Vocational Education and Training 14-19 Programme
PI: Lesley Doyle
Funded by: Kent County Council

AERS (SEED)
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Funded by: South Lanarkshire Council and Scottish Government

A Systematic review of evidence that can inform the development of practice in supporting children and young exposed people to parental substance misuse
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Funded by: Scottish Government

Rural Housing: An Investigation of Occupancy Conditions
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Funded by: Scottish Government

European Collaboration on Dementia - EuroCoDe
PI: Professor Louise McCabe
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)

AifL Assessment is for Learning 2006-07
PI: Professor Mark Priestley
Funded by: Scottish Government

Critical Issues for Pre-Scholl Education- Towards a Research Agenda
PI: Dr Christine Stephen
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council

Children's Voices in Kinship Care
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Funded by: Children 1st

Narrative Analysis: From Epistemology to Interview.
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Funded by: Foundation for the Sociology of Health & Illness

Evaluation of the impact of the Critical Skills Programme on measurable outcomes across sectors in schools throughout the British Isles
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Funded by: Critical Skills Programme Ltd

Curriculum Making in Schools and Colleges
PI: Professor Richard Edwards
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council

Longitudinal data analysis for social science researchers
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Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council

Contexts, communities & networks: mobilising learners' resources & relationships in different domains
PI: Professor Richard Edwards
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council

A Profile of Female Offenders within the Lothian and Borders District
PI: Professor Gillian McIvor
Funded by: City of Edinburgh Council

An assessment of the operation of the Named Person role and its interaction with other forms of patient representation
PI: Dr Kathryn Mackay
Funded by: Scottish Government

CPAG Research Project - using different types of services for advice about benefits, tax credits and employment
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Funded by: Child Poverty Action Group