Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research
cswir.bsky.social
Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research
@cswir.bsky.social
A research centre community for professionals, students, academics, and people with lived experience dedicated to social work research and practice innovation.

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CSWIR and the Centre for Innovation and Research in Childhood and Youth (CIRCY) invite you to:

Learning from collaborative approaches to studying youth experiences of running away from residential care

Register here!👇
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Learning from collaborative approaches to studying youth experiences of running away from residential care – Fulton 203, Tue 11 Nov 2025 - A joint CIRCY and CSWIR research seminar Learning from collab...
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October 21, 2025 at 12:33 PM
There is still time to sign up for today's event!

Register your place before 12PM👇
Join us for our upcoming practitioner-focussed event, guided by the Black History Month theme of "Standing Firm in Power and Pride":

The adultification of Black Girls in State Care: Perspectives

with Dr Sylvia Ikomi

📅Monday 20 October 2025, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
💻Zoom

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October 20, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Join us for our upcoming practitioner-focussed event, guided by the Black History Month theme of "Standing Firm in Power and Pride":

The adultification of Black Girls in State Care: Perspectives

with Dr Sylvia Ikomi

📅Monday 20 October 2025, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
💻Zoom

buytickets.at/universityof...
October 3, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Next week!
Interested in practical applications of AI?

CSWIR and @sussexdigitalhums.bsky.social co-host:

Beyond the Hype: Practical AI Cases for Social Work and Education

with Dr Chia-Lee Yang

📅19 Sept, 12-1PM
📍Sissay Room (Essex House), Zoom

Register here! buytickets.at/universityof...
September 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Interested in practical applications of AI?

CSWIR and @sussexdigitalhums.bsky.social co-host:

Beyond the Hype: Practical AI Cases for Social Work and Education

with Dr Chia-Lee Yang

📅19 Sept, 12-1PM
📍Sissay Room (Essex House), Zoom

Register here! buytickets.at/universityof...
September 5, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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Interested in uses of AI in the workplace? Join us Wednesday!

Beyond Observation: AI for Transparency and Labour Welfare in Fisheries and Healthcare

Dr. Hung-Hsun Chen (Fu Jen Catholic University (FJCU), Taiwan)

💻Online (Zoom)
📅Wed 27 August, 1-2PM

Register here!
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Select tickets – Beyond Observation: AI for Transparency and Labor Welfare in Fisheries and Healthcare with Dr Hung-Hsun Chen – Zoom
Join us for this online seminar, led by one of the Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research’s current Visiting Research F...
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August 21, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Interested in uses of AI in the workplace? Join us Wednesday!

Beyond Observation: AI for Transparency and Labour Welfare in Fisheries and Healthcare

Dr. Hung-Hsun Chen (Fu Jen Catholic University (FJCU), Taiwan)

💻Online (Zoom)
📅Wed 27 August, 1-2PM

Register here!
buytickets.at/universityof...
Select tickets – Beyond Observation: AI for Transparency and Labor Welfare in Fisheries and Healthcare with Dr Hung-Hsun Chen – Zoom
Join us for this online seminar, led by one of the Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research’s current Visiting Research F...
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August 21, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Welcome to our new Visiting Research Fellows!🥳

Dr Hung-Hsun Chen (Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Fu Jen Catholic University (FJCU), Taiwan)

Dr Chia-Lee Yang (Principal Engineer & Head, National Center for High-Performance Computing (NCHC), Taiwan)
August 21, 2025 at 11:34 AM
This month, we say goodbye to former CSWIR Director and Co-Director, colleague and friend, Gillian Ruch.

Gillian led the centre for six years years. During this time, she forged international connections, grew the centre’s reputation and was dedicated to supporting postgraduate researchers. (1/2)
July 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Next week!

Cast your vote in our Innovating for Social Change Poster Competition!

📅17 June, 12-2PM
📍Essex House, Room EH19, Sussex Campus

RSVP cswir@sussex.ac.uk ✔️
June 11, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Deadline for expressions of interest is today at 5pm!

Please email cswir@sussex.ac.uk with your:

- Name
- Position
- Department
- Poster title
- 250-word alignment explanation
- Availability
- PGR/ECR status

We look forward to hearing from you!
📣Call for Posters!

🌻Innovating for Social Change: A University-Wide PGR & ECR Competition

CSWIR is pleased to announce a social change-inspired poster competition for Postgraduate Research (PGR) students and Early Career Researchers (ECRs)!

Full details at the end👇🧵
April 23, 2025 at 9:24 AM
📣Call for Posters!

🌻Innovating for Social Change: A University-Wide PGR & ECR Competition

CSWIR is pleased to announce a social change-inspired poster competition for Postgraduate Research (PGR) students and Early Career Researchers (ECRs)!

Full details at the end👇🧵
April 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Anna's seminar on her Signs of Safety research is tomorrow!

There's still time to register here:
universityofsussex.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

See you there💻🌻
April 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Welcome to our new visiting research fellow, Dr Anna Melke!

Anna is a researcher based in Gothenburg, Sweden. She primarily works at the Research and Development Unit of the Gothenburg Region, an association of thirteen local governments covering one million inhabitants.

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April 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
It's World Social Work Day!🌈

Today, like every day, we honour the impact of social workers around the world.

Thank you to all the social workers out there👏❤️

#WorldSocialWorkDay2025
March 18, 2025 at 9:17 AM
This Valentines Day, we hosted a collaborative event with Relational Activism, alongside East Sussex County Council and Brighton & Hove City Council Council.

Our key themes were:
💓 Relationships that heal
💓 Sustaining lifelong relationships
February 26, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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Time for a re-set in how policymakers & services respond to young people at risk of #extrafamilialharm! Join @carlenefirmin.bsky.social @klanghoff.bsky.social & me for a free webinar where we argue that a bold new direction is needed: 27th March 11-12.30 Zoom. Book: forms.office.com/e/UL8i9tqC7W 1/3
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February 20, 2025 at 10:19 AM
CSWIR is on Bluesky!

The Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research is a community of professionals, students, academics, and people with lived experience dedicated to social work research and practice.

We are based in the @sussexfss.bsky.social at the University of Sussex🌳🎓
November 26, 2024 at 5:35 PM