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Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research @cswir.bsky.social · 7d

📣Read more about Dr Ikomi's work here!

corambaaf.org.uk/adultification

The concept of adultification is where notions of innocence and vulnerability are not afforded to certain children. This is determined by people and institutions who hold power over children and young...

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Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research @cswir.bsky.social · 7d

Join us for our upcoming practitioner-focussed event, guided by the Black History Month theme of "Standing Firm in Power and Pride":

The adultification of Black Girls in State Care: Perspectives

with Dr Sylvia Ikomi

📅Monday 20 October 2025, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
💻Zoom

buytickets.at/universityof...

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Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research @cswir.bsky.social · 28d

Next week!

Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research @cswir.bsky.social · Sep 5

Interested in practical applications of AI?

CSWIR and @sussexdigitalhums.bsky.social co-host:

Beyond the Hype: Practical AI Cases for Social Work and Education

with Dr Chia-Lee Yang

📅19 Sept, 12-1PM
📍Sissay Room (Essex House), Zoom

Register here! buytickets.at/universityof...

Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research @cswir.bsky.social · Sep 5

Interested in practical applications of AI?

CSWIR and @sussexdigitalhums.bsky.social co-host:

Beyond the Hype: Practical AI Cases for Social Work and Education

with Dr Chia-Lee Yang

📅19 Sept, 12-1PM
📍Sissay Room (Essex House), Zoom

Register here! buytickets.at/universityof...

Reposted by Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research

Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research @cswir.bsky.social · Aug 21

Interested in uses of AI in the workplace? Join us Wednesday!

Beyond Observation: AI for Transparency and Labour Welfare in Fisheries and Healthcare

Dr. Hung-Hsun Chen (Fu Jen Catholic University (FJCU), Taiwan)

💻Online (Zoom)
📅Wed 27 August, 1-2PM

Register here!
buytickets.at/universityof...

Select tickets – Beyond Observation: AI for Transparency and Labor Welfare in Fisheries and Healthcare with Dr Hung-Hsun Chen – Zoom

Join us for this online seminar, led by one of the Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research’s current Visiting Research F...

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Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research @cswir.bsky.social · Aug 21

Interested in uses of AI in the workplace? Join us Wednesday!

Beyond Observation: AI for Transparency and Labour Welfare in Fisheries and Healthcare

Dr. Hung-Hsun Chen (Fu Jen Catholic University (FJCU), Taiwan)

💻Online (Zoom)
📅Wed 27 August, 1-2PM

Register here!
buytickets.at/universityof...

Select tickets – Beyond Observation: AI for Transparency and Labor Welfare in Fisheries and Healthcare with Dr Hung-Hsun Chen – Zoom

Join us for this online seminar, led by one of the Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research’s current Visiting Research F...

buytickets.at

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Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research @cswir.bsky.social · Aug 21

We are so pleased to have Dr Chen and Dr Yang join us between now and the end of September!

Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research @cswir.bsky.social · Aug 21

Welcome to our new Visiting Research Fellows!🥳

Dr Hung-Hsun Chen (Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Fu Jen Catholic University (FJCU), Taiwan)

Dr Chia-Lee Yang (Principal Engineer & Head, National Center for High-Performance Computing (NCHC), Taiwan)

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Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research @cswir.bsky.social · Jul 24

Gillian has been a valued colleague and mentor to so many within CSWIR and the School of Education and Social Work and will be deeply missed!

We wish her all the best for her retirement and look forward to collaborating with her as an Emeritus professor in the future.

Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research @cswir.bsky.social · Jul 24

This month, we say goodbye to former CSWIR Director and Co-Director, colleague and friend, Gillian Ruch.

Gillian led the centre for six years years. During this time, she forged international connections, grew the centre’s reputation and was dedicated to supporting postgraduate researchers. (1/2)

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Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research @cswir.bsky.social · Jun 11

Next week!

Cast your vote in our Innovating for Social Change Poster Competition!

📅17 June, 12-2PM
📍Essex House, Room EH19, Sussex Campus

RSVP [email protected] ✔️

Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research @cswir.bsky.social · Apr 23

Deadline for expressions of interest is today at 5pm!

Please email [email protected] with your:

- Name
- Position
- Department
- Poster title
- 250-word alignment explanation
- Availability
- PGR/ECR status

We look forward to hearing from you!

Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research @cswir.bsky.social · Apr 11

📣Call for Posters!

🌻Innovating for Social Change: A University-Wide PGR & ECR Competition

CSWIR is pleased to announce a social change-inspired poster competition for Postgraduate Research (PGR) students and Early Career Researchers (ECRs)!

Full details at the end👇🧵

Teal poster with details of the CSWIR poster competition. Email cswir@sussex.ac.uk for full details.

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Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research @cswir.bsky.social · Apr 11

Full terms and details here, including eligibility and assessment criteria! ↘️

www.sussex.ac.uk/socialwork/c...

We look forward to hearing from you!🌻

end🧵!

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Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research @cswir.bsky.social · Apr 11

Email [email protected] with: Name, position, department, poster title, a brief (250-word) alignment explanation, availability, and PGR/ECR status)

Poster Submission Deadline: Monday 26 May 9:00AM

Poster Display, Voting & Prizes: Tuesday, 17 June, 12:00-14:00 (in-person on campus)

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Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research @cswir.bsky.social · Apr 11

🎖️The prize:

Five prestigious awards, each with a £100 voucher, will be up for grabs!

We will also print the first 20 posters submitted, completely free of charge!

🔊Deadlines:

Deadline for Expression of Interest: Wednesday 23 April 17:00PM

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Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research @cswir.bsky.social · Apr 11

We welcome poster submissions from all faculties that demonstrate innovative approaches to:

🟣Understanding Social Problems in a Changing World

🟡Relationship-Based Social Justice

🟠Collaboration in Social Innovation

🟢Methodological Innovation & Decolonising Research

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Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research @cswir.bsky.social · Apr 11

📣Call for Posters!

🌻Innovating for Social Change: A University-Wide PGR & ECR Competition

CSWIR is pleased to announce a social change-inspired poster competition for Postgraduate Research (PGR) students and Early Career Researchers (ECRs)!

Full details at the end👇🧵

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Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research @cswir.bsky.social · Apr 10

Anna's seminar on her Signs of Safety research is tomorrow!

There's still time to register here:
universityofsussex.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

See you there💻🌻

Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research @cswir.bsky.social · Apr 8

You can hear Anna speak about her research:

📅Friday 11 April
🕕12-1pm
💻Zoom

Register here: universityofsussex.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: A European dialogue on Signs of Safety with Anna Melke . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

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Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research @cswir.bsky.social · Apr 8

Currently, she is studying the potential impact of the Signs of Safety model in child protection investigations by comparing services that implement the model with those that do not.

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Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research @cswir.bsky.social · Apr 8

In recent years, Dr Melke has led several research and improvement projects focusing on support for children and parents at risk, including out-of-home care.

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Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research @cswir.bsky.social · Apr 8

The unit brings together a multidisciplinary team of social science researchers and senior analysts. She is also affiliated with the Department of Social Work at the University of Gothenburg, where she organizes seminars on applied (practice-based) research.

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Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research @cswir.bsky.social · Apr 8

Welcome to our new visiting research fellow, Dr Anna Melke!

Anna is a researcher based in Gothenburg, Sweden. She primarily works at the Research and Development Unit of the Gothenburg Region, an association of thirteen local governments covering one million inhabitants.

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Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research @cswir.bsky.social · Mar 18

It's World Social Work Day!🌈

Today, like every day, we honour the impact of social workers around the world.

Thank you to all the social workers out there👏❤️

#WorldSocialWorkDay2025

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Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research @cswir.bsky.social · Feb 26

As a group, we explored love as a radical tool for transformation – because relationships are not just the means; they are the end.

Thank you to our co-organisers Tim Fisher and Kar-Man!

And a huge thank you to all who came and contributed their experiences of love in social care. 💞

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