SERVED: Exploring potential barriers and enablers to veterans seeking support for dementia

The aim of this project is to explore potential perceived barriers and enablers to Veterans accessing support for dementia or memory-related concerns. Working together with Veterans and those in the …

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PhD Project

Social support in combat-exposed military personnel

Laura E Grover, King’s Centre for Military Health Research (KCMHR)

This project seeks to understand the impact of combat injury on social support and how social support changes over the course of the lifetime, following combat deployment. Additionally it will explore …

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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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The FemBER-Vet project: Identifying endocrinological, lifestyle and psychosocial determinants of female veteran brain health outcomes for future intervention success

Professor Glyn Howatson, Dr Paul Ansdell, Dr Gill McGill, Dr Chinedu Udeh-Momoh, The Northern Hub For Veterans and Military Families Research

This feasibility study will create an innovative highly-phenotyped readiness cohort of female Veterans to assess the impacts of, and risks associated with, military Service on brain health. 

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PhD Project

The health and well-being of UK LGBTQ+ Serving and ex-Serving military personnel who joined and served in the post-ban era

Sarah Rabin, King’s Centre for Military Health Research (KCMHR)

This research study aims to quantitatively explore the prevalence rates of health and well-being outcomes among UK LGBTQ+ Serving and ex-Serving military members, along with the risk and protective …

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PhD Project

The perinatal mental health lived experiences of non-serving British Army mothers. A Longitudinal Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (LIPA) study.

Lyndsay Spencer

To identify the essence of the phenomena of motherhood within the non-Serving British Army community, within the perinatal period. …

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PhD Project

The Veteran in the welfare state: ambiguous, invisible, marginal? A case study of housing homeless Veterans.

Jon Ablett

This research will investigate the relationship between homeless Veterans and the local authority homelessness and welfare services. This will include analysing the ways in which the homeless Veteran, …

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Transforming Veterans' welfare services in the UK through trauma-informed approaches

The Sustainable Housing & Urban Studies Unit

Currently recruiting

The aim of this project is to support the Ministry of Defence (MOD) in the trauma-informed transformation of its welfare services. To ensure that trauma-informed approaches are integrated …

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Trend indicator toolkit for dealing with online extremism

Professor John D Brewer, The Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice

The aim of this study is to advance how we understand and deal with online extremism. This seeks to develop a countering online extremism toolkit with a focus on cultural sensitivity, targeting …

Understanding Service Children’s Transitions in Education

Westminster Centre for Research in Veterans

Service families experience a variety of stressors and were often faced with making complex decisions regarding their children’s education, which were often constrained by the demands of the …

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UNITS SOCIAL: Understanding Needs and Interventions for the Treatment of Scarring (UNITS): Self-help for Overcoming Challenges in Interpersonal and Associated Life Situations (SOCIAL)

Dr Mary Keeling, RAND Europe

The research aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the self-help guide for managing difficult social situations among UK ex-Service personnel with AAI. The proposed evaluation has the potential for …