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Safe and Inclusive Communities supports, develops, and promotes research, innovation and impact across a range of areas, including the promotion of minority rights, challenging discrimination and inequalities in relation to health, education and employment (amongst other areas), and understanding and combatting extremism, radicalisation and sexual violence.
In Fair Health? will determine the health status, needs and trends among Showmen, and identify and propose solutions to the barriers to healthcare faced by the community.
Improving healthcare service provision for LGBTQ+ patients
This project investigates LGBTQ+ patients' experiences of homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia, and healthcare professionals' knowledge and awareness of LGBTQ+ healthcare issues, in order to improve the provision of health services for the LGBTQ+ community.
Exploring patterns of online recruitment among non-violent extremists in the UK (2016- 2021)
This project aims to examine common non-violent extremist recruitment strategies and ideological appeals online, in order to inform policy and practice and develop new risk assessment tools.
Understanding the shift from vocal extremists to terror offenders in the UK
This project aims to identify the factors that catalyse or inhibit extremists becoming offenders, to improve risk forecasting, identify new risk factors, and facilitate future research.
Research to improve the monitoring of convicted sexual and violent offenders in the community
Dr Natalie Mann explains the very personal motivation behind PIER’s latest research into the monitoring of sexual and violent offenders across England and Wales.
Developing an evidentiary framework for genocidal intent
ARU research on atrocities allegedly committed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against the Yazidis has helped institutions to recognise genocide.
Making higher education inclusive for staff and students with caring responsibilities
ARU research on the challenges affecting higher education (HE) staff and students with caring responsibilities has led institutions to change their policies and practices.
Enhancing integration for pupils with English as an additional language
Research co-led by ARU and Cambridge University on the integration of pupils with English as an additional language (EAL) has led to improved educational strategies and outcomes.
ARU research on the difficulties faced by Britain's 'brown babies' has helped create a supportive community and engendered public awareness of their experiences.
Drug-facilitated sexual assault in Nepal: Enhancing forensic capacity and raising public awareness
ARU research into methods for detecting drug-facilitated sexual assault (DFSA) has helped improve knowledge and investigation of this offence in Nepal.
Research by ARU's Veterans and Families Institute (VFI) has led to support for veterans, their families and military spouses to deal with limb loss and find employment.
Anwar Akhtar delivers powerful keynote at theme launch
Critically acclaimed British Pakistani writer, journalist, theatre producer and documentary filmmaker Anwar Akhtar delivered a powerful keynote talk at the second Safe and Inclusive Communities launch event at ARU in Chelmsford on 8 March 2023.
In Fair Health? team to introduce new research at Cambridge Festival
On 22 March 2023, Prof Margaret Greenfields, Research Assistant and PhD student Sophie Coker, and Sheldon Chadwick of the Showmen’s Mental Health Awareness Charity will present their research findings on the health experiences of Travelling Showmen, followed by a panel discussion. There will also be the opportunity to view Mary Humphrey's Images from Showmen’s Lives photography exhibition.
In Fair Health? team to showcase research at Chelmsford Science Festival
Members of the In Fair Health? team will be at Chelmsford's Meadows Shopping Centre on 13 October 2022 with fun, interactive fairground activities for all the family. Drop by to learn more about the life, culture and work of Travelling Showmen and the health and wellbeing challenges that they face.
Safe and Inclusive Communities hosts festival event
The Safe and Inclusive Communities team will be discussing their experiences of working with ‘hard to reach groups’ from marginalised and often vulnerable communities, as well as the difficulties in researching politically sensitive themes, at the Chelmsford Science Festival on 12 October 2022.
