Armed Forces families and children's social care

RAND Europe

This project aims to identify and characterise potential disparities in access to children's social care services between Armed Forces and civilian families and also highlight potential disparities in …

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PhD Project

Constructing, Deconstructing, Reconstructing: Exploring the impact of connection and the Armed Forces lifestyle on identity formation and well-being in military partners

The Centre for Military Research Education and Public Engagement

There are key links between organisational and social expectations, perceived roles and related behaviours; the current research aims to understand the impact of these interrelated factors on how …

PhD Project

Deployed and Home again: The influence of the cycle of Military deployment on parenting young children from naval families.

Debra Barton

This study aims to explore, through the perspectives of the non-serving parents and early childhood professionals, how the cycle of Military deployment, might influence the parenting of young children …

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Education: A Pathway to Wellbeing

Rebecca Steel, Anna Bell

This project aims to address a significant gap in existing research, which rarely examines what military spouses/partners need to support their own developmental trajectories in work, learning and …

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Exploring the deployment-related wellbeing of pre-school children from UK Naval, Army and Air Force backgrounds

Dr Georgina Normile, Debra Barton

To understand the impact of military-related parental deployment on three to five year old children from Naval, Army and Air Force backgrounds across the UK to better inform policy and practices for …

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PhD Project

Exploring the experiences of military mobility for young people from British Army and RAF families, both overseas and within England.

Siobhan Cambridge, Veterans & Families Institute for Military Social Research

The purpose of this research is to explore and understand the experiences of military mobility through the perspectives of young people, aged between 14-18, from British Army and RAF families, who …

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PhD Project

Narratives of military migration and policy in the United Kingdom: a decolonial analysis

Gabi Almeida Costa

Currently recruiting

The study seeks to examine narratives of military migration in comparison to immigration policies for military workers, veterans and families in the UK and to propose practices that envision the …

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NEXT STEPS: Understanding children and young people’s experiences of navigating life after their families leave the Armed Forces.

Dr Anne Chappell, Dr Ellen McHugh, Dr Liam Satchell

Currently recruiting

This project will employ a multi-methods design, combining quantitative and qualitative methods, in two distinct phases. …

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Our Health, Our Community, Our Voice

The primary aim is to co-produce a MCCYP specific SDH screening tool within the context of military life, to identify and reduce inequalities within the military connected children and young …

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Promoting Welfare Support for Armed Forces Reservists' Families and Community

Currently recruiting

This study aims to make clear the perspectives and interpretative frameworks that inform families' understanding and utilisation of the available support provisions. The study also aims to understand …

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Supporting ALL to thrive

Dr Claire Lee

The Supporting All to Thrive study will shed light on the educational outcomes of Service children with SEND, linked to a nuanced understanding of the dynamics and complexities characterising their …

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