Research Community

Established in 2016, The Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice is a flagship for interdisciplinary research in areas of major societal change.  This rings together researchers, practitioners, policy-makers and peace-builders from diverse backgrounds and international locations who share their multiple perspectives and work collaboratively to solve specific problems associated with the GRI’s priority themes of Legacy, The Politics of Security and Institutional Peacebuilding, Rights and Social Justice and Religion, Arts and Peacebuilding. 

The Sustainable Housing & Urban Studies Unit (SHUSU) is a multidisciplinary research group at the University of Salford hosted within the Centre for Research on Inclusive Society in the School of Health and Society. SHUSU seeks to understand complex social issues and work towards social justice and environmental sustainability. They engage in research that highlights the processes, outcomes and impacts of marginalisation on individuals and communities. 

The work of SHUSU reflects the complex and interconnected social and environmental challenges faced by contemporary society. These challenges include ensuring fair access to housing, equitable welfare systems and services, population mobility, positive social relations within communities, ageing populations, environmental sustainability and inclusive growth.

Umio is a non-university affiliated body working to transform processing complex experiences and create expansive health, well-being and care impacts via experience ecosystems. Their strategic focus is pursuing novel ways to better see, know and address complex conditions whose real experience lies far beyond a narrow clinical or biomedical model.  They are building the UmioSphere® - experience ecosystems centred on focal problem contexts of real experience. The first of these is for Veterans who have experienced chronic pain.

We are a collection of Social and Organisational Psychologists who are interested in the health and wellbeing impacts of veterancy and the transition to veterancy on ex-servicepeople. Through our research, we aim to benefit veterans' health/wellbeing by improving their experiences of veterancy and the transition to veterancy. We conduct our research using the Social Identity Approach to Health, which highlights the impact of group memberships on health/wellbeing. 

The Veterans & Families Institute for Military Social Research carries out research, policy development and consultation on the impact of military Service - improving the well-being of Veterans, Service personnel and their families. Their work falls into four key areas of research: Thriving Families, Transition Measurement and Service Improvement, Women and Equalities, and Narrative. They have a growing domestic and international profile and are involved in NATO research on military-to-civilian transition, and sexual violence, as well as collaborative work with international universities.

Victoria Sutch is a PhD student with Politics and International Relations at Cardiff University, focusing on Critical Military Studies. She has a background in English Literature, working with military memoirs and novels. Her primary drive is to help the stories of women Veterans be heard, and to take centre stage in her research. Her main theoretical interests lay in Gender and Queer Theory, specifically gender performativity and identity. In addition to her main research, she is also keenly interested in the use of creative methods in data collection.

The Westminster Centre for Research in Veterans supports the Armed Forces community by producing innovative and high-quality research and community engagement. The centre’s robust research profile aims to positively impact Veterans' health and healthcare at regional, national, and international levels. They aim to continue to embrace new technologies and creative methodologies to address issues that negatively affect the well-being of the military population. Additionally, the Westminster Centre hosts the informative Armed Forces Community Research International Webinar.