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Faculty of Health & Social Care

Research projects

Current research projects:

‘The Last Refuge’ revisited, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).

Dynamics of Motherhood, funded by ESRC.

The history of day centres for people with learning difficulties in Croydon, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund.

The development and evaluation of alternative methods of data collection in minority ethnic populations with diabetes, funded by Diabetes UK.

The Oldest Generation funded by ESRC, part of the 'Timescapes' five-year study by researchers from the Universities of Leeds, London South Bank, Edinburgh, Cardiff, and The Open University.

Overseas trained South-Asian Doctors and the Development of Geriatric Medicine, funded by ESRC.

Recent research projects:

The Making of Modern Motherhoods, funded by the ESRC.

Research on Age Discrimination, in association with Help the Aged and funded by The Big Lottery.

Environment and Identity in Later Life, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council ‘Growing Older’ Programme.

Social interactions in urban public places, funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

Evaluation of the three ‘Dimensions’ projects by Children 1st in Glasgow, North and South Ayrshire, funded by Children 1st

Hidden Heritage, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund

Reclaiming the Past, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund

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