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Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research @cswir.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

• Laura Kesting is a student of physiotherapy and a peer researcher with past experiences of living in out of home care (and running away). Refreshments will be provided!

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Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research @cswir.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

• Laura Helena Pimentel da Silva is an author, children’s activist and peer researcher, with past experiences of living in out of home care (and running away).

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Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research @cswir.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

• Helle Schjellerup Nielsen has a Master in Social Anthropology and engages in social work research related to children’s participation and everyday lives in residential care.

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Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research @cswir.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Speaker biographies: • Ann-Karina Henriksen, has a Ph.D. and Master in Social Anthropology. Her research is mainly qualitative focusing on secure institutions, crime prevention, mental health and welfare state encounters of youth in vulnerable positions.

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Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research @cswir.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

📃The seminar will engage scholars across disciplines in shared reflections on research related to youth at risk. University College Copenhagen and Vive (Denmark) teams will present findings from an ongoing study on youth running away from residential care.

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Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research @cswir.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

There is still time to sign up for today's event! Register your place before 12PM👇

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Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research @cswir.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

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 · 05/09/2025

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...

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Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research @cswir.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

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...

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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 · 21/08/2025

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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 · 21/08/2025

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

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Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research @cswir.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

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 · 24/07/2025

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.

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Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research @cswir.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

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 · 11/06/2025

Next week! Cast your vote in our Innovating for Social Change Poster Competition! 📅17 June, 12-2PM 📍Essex House, Room EH19, Sussex Campus RSVP cswir@sussex.ac.uk ✔️

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Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research @cswir.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Deadline for expressions of interest is today at 5pm! Please email cswir@sussex.ac.uk with your: - Name - Position - Department - Poster title - 250-word alignment explanation - Availability - PGR/ECR status We look forward to hearing from you!

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Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research @cswir.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

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 · 11/04/2025

Email CSWIR@sussex.ac.uk 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 · 11/04/2025

🎖️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 · 11/04/2025

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 · 11/04/2025

📣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 · 08/04/2025

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. 🧵4/5

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Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research @cswir.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

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. 🧵3/5

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Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research @cswir.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

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. 🧵2/5

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Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research @cswir.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

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. 🧵1/1

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Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research @cswir.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

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 · 26/02/2025

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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Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research @cswir.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

This event brought together practitioners, academics, and lived experience changemakers to explore how relationships at the heart of social work and human services can create lasting impact.

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Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research @cswir.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

This Valentines Day, we hosted a collaborative event with Relational Activism, alongside East Sussex County Council and Brighton & Hove City Council Council. Our key themes were: 💓 Relationships that heal 💓 Sustaining lifelong relationships

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Prof. Michelle Lefevre @michellelefevre.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Time for a re-set in how policymakers & services respond to young people at risk of #extrafamilialharm! Join @carlenefirmin.bsky.social @klanghoff.bsky.social & me for a free webinar where we argue that a bold new direction is needed: 27th March 11-12.30 Zoom. Book: forms.office.com/e/UL8i9tqC7W 1/3

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Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research @cswir.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

We will post announcements about our research and events on here🔊📅 You can sign up to our mailing list here: forms.gle/ydhgXBZPKcTR... And check out our website: www.sussex.ac.uk/socialwork/c... Or just drop us a DM!🙂

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Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research @cswir.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

CSWIR is on Bluesky! The Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research is a community of professionals, students, academics, and people with lived experience dedicated to social work research and practice. We are based in the @sussexfss.bsky.social at the University of Sussex🌳🎓

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