Engagement & Achievements
Our members actively engage with stakeholders related to their research, and provide comment on current news and topics. We also want to celebrate the achievements and success of our members. Take a look through the list below to read some of the latest news, achievements and academic resources.
Stakeholder Engagement, Katrina Miles
Ongoing
Katrina has worked alongside eAWARE to produce online safety guidance for schools, parents and young people.
Viva Success, Dr Naomi Lott
19th October 2020
Dr. Naomi Lott has been awarded her PhD in Socio-Legal Studies, with no corrections. Naomi's examiners were Professor Ton Liefaard and Professor Robert McCorquodale.
Her thesis, 'The Right to Play', examines this under-researched right from conception to implementation.
Liverpool Child Friendly City: Research Showcase, Seamus Byrne
20th November 2020
Seamus Byrne shared his research at the ‘Shaping Liverpool as a Child Friendly City: Research Showcase Event’ which is part of the ongoing collaboration between Liverpool City Council and the University of Liverpool to make Liverpool a Child Friendly City. His presentation focused on his ongoing participatory research into the provision of services for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
Parliament Engagement, Tracy Kirk
September 2020
Tracy was invited to provide written evidence to the Education and Skills Committee, Scottish Parliament on Children’s Rights, Education and Covid 19.
The submission informs an understanding of the legal obligations the Scottish Government and the SQA have and how these should have underpinned the development of the alternative grading process and the appeals process.
News Engagement, Tracy Kirk
August 2020
Tracy was invited to contribute to the Sunday National. Her article 'Problems with SQA still need to be solved' highlights the plight of students not helped by the government u-turn over results. Much of the work in this area highlights the need to listen to marginalised and disadvantaged students who have been forgotten in much of the media discussions.
News Engagement, Luke Fitzmaurice
2020
This series of stories on The Spinoff (a New Zealand news website) discussed the ongoing claim against Oranga Tamariki (New Zealand’s child protection agency) at the Waitangi Tribunal (a standing commission of inquiry which investigates alleged breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand’s founding document).
