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Organization profile
The Centre for Social Innovation collaboratively seeks new pipelines for public innovation surrounding contemporary national and international challenges which threaten the physical and emotional security of individuals, communities and societies.
Drawing on multi-disciplinary approaches from across the social sciences and humanities, the centre team collectively explores the complex interplay between social cohesion, public policy and societal change, working collaboratively with a range of research partners. These include Children North East, the UK Intellectual Property Office, the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cleveland, Public Health England, the College of Policing, NHS Digital, the National Crime Agency, the Ministry of Justice, and the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Our work spans five research themes, closely aligned to the School of Social Sciences Humanities and Law’s strategy to develop a Social Science Park to be launched in 2023, and connected by an overarching ambition to deliver demonstrable and sustainable social impact:
- Technology, Innovation and Civics
- Communities, Education and Work
- Place, Change and Harm
- Crime, Social Exclusion and Extremism
- Co-producing Alcohol and Public Health Research.
Underpinning these themes lies a methodological commitment to bringing together diverse participants from different sectors of society, with a view to co-producing possible solutions to the root causes of contemporary social problems, including the barriers to change which may influence their successful implementation.
To support this work the centre is led by internationally recognised academics who in addition to more traditional social research methods, possess a diverse range of expertise in policy briefing; workshop design and delivery; education and skills training; document archiving; as well as social media and network analysis.
Funding
Our research has been and is supported by many funding agencies, including the British Academy, National Institute for Health Research, Wellcome, Public Health England, UK Research and Innovation, Economic and Social Research Council, Innovate UK and Horizon 2020.
Doctoral training
A multi-disciplinary approach to addressing social change is strengthened by existing doctoral training initiatives.
The Centre for Social Innovation is a member of a number of externally funded consortia that recruit postgraduate research students in collaboration with several other UK Universities. These include ESRC NINE DTP and AHRC Northern Bridge DPT2, which exemplify the collaborative model of working we pursue. These two consortia are located in Northern Ireland and North East England and work in partnership with a number of internationally excellent research organisations including the British Schools in Rome and Ankara offering international and industry placement schemes.
The Centre also hosts a cohort of Marie Cure PhD Fellows, funded via the University Alliance Social Policy Doctoral Training Alliance (DTA) and Cofund projects. DTA fellows are all working with interdisciplinary research approaches combining criminology, sociology, social care and social policy. The University Alliance DTA programme seeks to equip doctoral students with the necessary skills and experience to contribute effectively to the social policy challenges facing communities and societies in increasingly complex global contexts.
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Profiles
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Sarah Aiston
- Centre for Social Innovation
- SSSHL Department of Humanities and Social Sciences - Professor in Public Policy
Person: Professorial
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Craig Ancrum
- Centre for Social Innovation
- SSSHL Department of Humanities and Social Sciences - Senior Lecturer in Criminology
Person: Academic
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A co-designed and culturally appropriate intervention to tackle barriers to early diagnosis of prostate cancer for Black men in Scotland and the North-East of England: a community-centred participatory approach
Christie, F., Ling, J., Eberhardt, J., Robb, K., Kotzur, M. & Kabuye, J.
1/09/22 → 31/08/24
Project: Research
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Psychosocial Factors in Orthognathic Surgery
Walker, L., Eberhardt, J., Diba, P. & Haste, A.
10/01/22 → …
Project: Research
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Regional evaluation of a self-management tool for people living with long-term conditions: a participatory approach
1/12/21 → 31/07/23
Project: Research
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Refugee and asylum seeker communities and access to mental health support: A local case study
Lloyd, A., Wattis, L., Devanney, C. & Bell, V., 5 Jan 2023, In: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 25, 1, p. 176-180 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A co-designed and culturally appropriate intervention to tackle barriers to early diagnosis of prostate cancer for black men (aged 45+) in Scotland and the North-East of England: a community-centred participatory approach
Christie-de Jong, F., Oyeniyi, O. S., Ling, J., Kotzur, M., Eberhardt, J., Kabuye, J. & Robb, K., 10 Nov 2022, Black in Cancer Conference. LondonResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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An analysis of food and beverage advertising on bus shelters in a deprived area of Northern England
Finlay, A., Lloyd, S., Lake, A., Armstrong, T., Fishpool, M., Green, M., Moore, H., O'Malley, C. & Boyland, E., 3 Jan 2022, In: Public Health Nutrition.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Additional file 1 of An exploration of primary care healthcare professionals’ understanding of pain and pain management following a brief pain science education
Mankelow, J. (Creator), Ryan, C. (Creator), Green, P. W. (Creator), Taylor, P. C. (Creator) & Martin, D. (Creator), figshare, 2022
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19451025.v1, https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Additional_file_1_of_An_exploration_of_primary_care_healthcare_professionals_understanding_of_pain_and_pain_management_following_a_brief_pain_science_education/19451025/1
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An exploration of primary care healthcare professionals’ understanding of pain and pain management following a brief pain science education
Mankelow, J. (Creator), Ryan, C. (Creator), Green, P. W. (Creator), Taylor, P. C. (Creator) & Martin, D. (Creator), figshare, 2022
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.5920995.v1, https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/An_exploration_of_primary_care_healthcare_professionals_understanding_of_pain_and_pain_management_following_a_brief_pain_science_education/5920995/1
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Make Scandinavia a Bulwark against Fascism
Braskén, K. (Contributor), Featherstone, D. (Creator) & Copsey, N. (Contributor), Zenodo, 19 Mar 2021
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4621419, https://zenodo.org/record/4621419
Dataset
Press / Media
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Momentum's new leadership is wrong to attack Labour councils
6/07/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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NHS strikes are unprecedented but this year they have the potential to unite the UK against the Government
20/06/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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The First Thing Colleges Must Understand About Antifa: What the Word Means
10/10/17
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Student theses
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Public Ownership and the Labour Governments of 1945-1951: The Case of Steel Nationalisation
Author: Massey, C., 2012Supervisor: Copsey, N. (Supervisor) & Howell, D. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Analysing the ‘Crime Decline’: Change and Continuity in Crime and Harm.
Author: Kotzé, J., 24 Aug 2016Supervisor: Hall, S. (Supervisor), Antonopoulos, G. (Supervisor) & Shen, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Notions of community, professionalism and volunteering in community-centred, public health approaches: a qualitative case study
Author: Machaira, T., 30 Apr 2019Supervisor: Azevedo, L. (Supervisor), Lingam, R. (External person) (Supervisor), Crawshaw, P. (Supervisor), Van Der Graaf, P. (Supervisor) & Azevedo, L. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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