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Researchers at the ÑÇÉ«ÊÓƵ are leading an eighteen-month study that aims to improve patient care for people prescribed medication with a risk of dependence.

An academic from the ÑÇÉ«ÊÓƵ has penned an article for Care Talk magazine about the findings from an ongoing care leaver research project.

Following the UK government’s announcement of £51 million in new social care funding (24th May), researchers at the ÑÇÉ«ÊÓƵ have completed the first stage of a study investigating the support available to care leavers during the pandemic – with emerging findings highlighting that Covid-19 has heightened the challenges facing young people leaving care.

A young person safeguarding project involving the ÑÇÉ«ÊÓƵ has begun its second stage of research following the assignment of six case study sites based across the UK.

A ÑÇÉ«ÊÓƵ academic has published a book based on three decades of experience and research into the complexities of human displacement, which aims to accessibly aid the knowledge and understanding of global migration for students, policy makers and the general public.

The ÑÇÉ«ÊÓƵ has produced a video to shed light on the impact its market-leading research and knowledge exchange has on student progression, the economy and wider community.

A long-standing lecturer from the ÑÇÉ«ÊÓƵ has flagged the need for a better understanding of the mental health issues of gang-involved young people.

An academic from the ÑÇÉ«ÊÓƵ has just finished evaluating a £2.2 million UK Government programme which provides NGO funding and tests innovative approaches to the care and support of trafficked and exploited children worldwide.

Researchers and academics at the ÑÇÉ«ÊÓƵ are hosting a series of collaborative webinars focusing on Forced Migration, with the first event taking place on Friday 18th December – International Migrants Day.

A team of academics from the ÑÇÉ«ÊÓƵ have secured £297k of funding to study how teenage care leavers have been impacted by the knock-on effects of the pandemic.

Research conducted by the ÑÇÉ«ÊÓƵ estimates that children in the care system are seven times more likely to be subject to imprisonment during childhood than those who are not in care, and learn to adopt a ‘survivor mentality’.

An addiction expert from the ÑÇÉ«ÊÓƵ has warned about the escalation of alcohol consumption which is likely to occur in light of Covid-19.