Social Work and Social Policy Research Themes

We are committed to knowledge exchange and to bridging the gap between policy and practice development.

The Criminology and Criminal Justice Research Centre at Ulster University brings together researchers for the purposes of developing collaborative projects.

As part of the School of Applied Social and Policy Sciences, Politics and International Studies researchers continue to engage in critical issues affecting our political and social environments.

Staff within the social work team at Ulster University are engaged in research with practitioners and services users in Northern Ireland and internationally.

Our work focuses on issues in Ireland, the UK and internationally, bridging the gap between local and global experiences.

This research theme is about promoting a community-based, problem-solving approach.

ARK is Northern Ireland's social policy information hub shared jointly by Ulster University and Queen's University Belfast.

We aim to introduce new perspectives to the field of human rights research.

YouthPact is the Quality and Impact body for the EU Peace IV Children & Young People’s Programme.

Our UoA 20 filter committee is in place to ensure that where fieldwork research takes place, it is done so ethically.

The Centre for Public Administration is an international leader in research that seeks to enhance policy and public administration

Research to create improved understanding of systemic and personal barriers and to increase opportunities for young males to succeed in education.

The use of technology to solve social problems has come sharply into focus in the era of COVID-19, as states and citizens are thrust into a world lived much more online, and public health solutions to a global pandemic increasingly rely on emerging technologies.