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Evaluation of homelessness services to adults in the secure estate
Report
Madoc-Jones, I., Hughes, C., Dubberley, S., Gorden, C., Washington-Dyer, K., Wilson, F., …Wilding, M. (2018). Evaluation of homelessness services to adults in the secure estate

This evaluation aimed to assess how changes to legislative duties towards those leaving custody since 2015 had been implemented by local authorities, prisons and probation providers; what impact the changes had on housing prison leavers; and to ident... Read More about Evaluation of homelessness services to adults in the secure estate.

“Should we exit before Brexit?” Hungarian workers’ experiences & future plans in post-referendum Britain
Thesis
Ayodele, I. (in press). “Should we exit before Brexit?” Hungarian workers’ experiences & future plans in post-referendum Britain. (Dissertation). University Of Salford

Growing concerns over the large influx of Central and Eastern European migrant workers to the UK since the enlargement of the EU in 2004 played a major role in the result of the EU Referendum in June 2016. Now, in the era of Brexit, when millions of... Read More about “Should we exit before Brexit?” Hungarian workers’ experiences & future plans in post-referendum Britain.

Voices from the global south : exploring the lived experiences of Ugandan health workers hosting British volunteers
Thesis
Osman, H. (in press). Voices from the global south : exploring the lived experiences of Ugandan health workers hosting British volunteers. (Thesis). University of Salford

Over the last few decades, volunteering in the global South by medical professionals from the global North has become a widespread phenomenon. Evidence suggests that this activity has been studied almost exclusively from volunteer or sending country... Read More about Voices from the global south : exploring the lived experiences of Ugandan health workers hosting British volunteers.

Defining and measuring the personal and professional development for healthcare professionals on international placements in low and middle income countries
Thesis
Tyler, N. (in press). Defining and measuring the personal and professional development for healthcare professionals on international placements in low and middle income countries. (Thesis). University of Salford

It is frequently reported that British health professionals learn and develop considerably as a result of undertaking international placements in low and middle-income countries. However, there has been little attempt to empirically identify, analyse... Read More about Defining and measuring the personal and professional development for healthcare professionals on international placements in low and middle income countries.

The role of place narratives in planning : a study of the evolution of planning and regeneration policies for the Lower Lea Valley in east London
Thesis
Owens, M. (in press). The role of place narratives in planning : a study of the evolution of planning and regeneration policies for the Lower Lea Valley in east London. (Thesis). University of Salford

In this thesis I explore the role of place narratives in the evolution of planning and regeneration policies for the Lower Lea Valley in east London between 1995 and 2015. The Lower Lea includes the site for the 2012 Olympic Games and is one of Londo... Read More about The role of place narratives in planning : a study of the evolution of planning and regeneration policies for the Lower Lea Valley in east London.

Tackling the inescapable : mental ill health in later life. Report on a series of conversations.
Report
Collier, E., Ahmed, J., Lamph, G., & Ahmed, A. (2018). Tackling the inescapable : mental ill health in later life. Report on a series of conversations

Background to the project Older people with mental health problems (OPMHP) are a sub group of both mental health service users and older people service users. The specific voice OPMHP is therefore diluted within these general groups and there is li... Read More about Tackling the inescapable : mental ill health in later life. Report on a series of conversations..

Trans and gender diversity : messages for policy and practice
Book Chapter
Rogers, M. Trans and gender diversity : messages for policy and practice. In A. Ahmed, & M. Rogers (Eds.), Working with Marginalised Groups: From Policy to Practice (66-104). London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan

Trans is an emerging area of academic interest, and trans people are increasing visible within communities, but the social context of trans people's lives is under-explored in academic literature (Rogers, 2013). Notwithstanding, there is a growing bo... Read More about Trans and gender diversity : messages for policy and practice.

Home and away : British women's narratives of community in Spain
Thesis
Ahmed, A. Home and away : British women's narratives of community in Spain. (Thesis). University of Central Lancashire

Aim: To examine constructions of community among retired migrants from the UK in the Costa Blanca in Spain. Background: ‘Community’ as a concept has enduring theoretical and practical significance. Often discussed in terms of representing someth... Read More about Home and away : British women's narratives of community in Spain.

Networks among retired British Women in the Costa Blanca : insiders, outsiders, ‘club capital’ and ‘limited liability'
Journal Article
insiders, outsiders, ‘club capital’ and ‘limited liability'. Urbanities - Journal of Urban Ethnography, 2(2), 95-112

Much has been written on the subject of Intra-European retirement migration spanning a range of disciplines including social policy, sociology, geography, migration studies, tourism, social gerontology, sociology and anthropology. Such movement — p... Read More about Networks among retired British Women in the Costa Blanca : insiders, outsiders, ‘club capital’ and ‘limited liability'.