Erin Early
erinearly.bsky.social
Erin Early
@erinearly.bsky.social
Lecturer in Social Policy at School of Applied Social and Policy Sciences, Ulster University.
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Dr Paula Devine @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social and Dr @erinearly.bsky.social @ulsteruni.bsky.social delivered a presentation at the event 'The Invisible Man: Men’s Health - Look at the State of it' held in Stormont this week.

The presentation explored the need for a men's health policy in NI.
November 12, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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📰BERA Research Methodologies SIG newsletter
Loved connecting with members at #BERA2025
Thanks to all who joined our workshop ❤️
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BERA Research Methodologies SIG & Social Justice SIG Blog Special Series
Thank you to participants at BERA 2025 Conference at University of Sussex! We really enjoyed the energy and enthusiasm of delegates and presenters at our joint SIG workshop Beyond 'happily ever after...
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October 8, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Pleased to share our recent policy brief exploring the role of students' health on their educational outcomes is now available.

Read here ➡️ tinyurl.com/37sr2zex
September 30, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I was really honoured to deliver a response to Professor Reeves lecture yesterday evening (thank you @ark-ni.bsky.social). Yesterday's lecture raises important questions on social inequality and provides key areas of reflection in relation to education and the structure of the system.
Dr Dave Wall and Dr @erinearly.bsky.social @ulsteruni.bsky.social
provided responses drawing upon key issues for social policy and inequality that were raised in the lecture.

Thank you to all who attended. A recording of the lecture will be available on the ARK website soon.
September 26, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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We were delighted to welcome Prof @aaronreeves.bsky.social @lsesociology.bsky.social
to deliver our ARK at 25 lecture yesterday.

Prof Reeves discussed findings from his book (co-authored with Prof @samfriedman.bsky.social) Born to Rule: The Making and Remaking of the British Elite.
September 26, 2025 at 10:40 AM
I am delighted to share that I am the new Director of Kids’ Life and Times survey in Northern Ireland.

It is a privilege to build upon the work of Dr Katrina Lloyd, the founding Director, who led the survey with such vision and commitment to giving children a voice on the issues that matter to them
Dr @erinearly.bsky.social has been appointed as the new Director of the Kids' Life and Times survey.

We are very grateful for the work of Dr Katrina Lloyd, founding director of KLT, in establishing the survey to ensure the voices of children are heard on a range of issues affecting their lives.
September 16, 2025 at 7:54 AM
A wonderful way to spend a Wednesday afternoon with @beranews.bsky.social Research Methodologies SIG Co-Convenor @dramandan.bsky.social & Social Justice SIG Convenor Liliana Belkin delivering a workshop on narrative methods and social justice research in education at #BERA2025.
September 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Interesting session this morning at #BERA2025 with @sgorard.bsky.social @durham-university.bsky.social discussing the impact of household income vs free school meal eligibility on academic outcomes in England using the Parent Pupil Matching Dataset.
September 10, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Really looking forward to this on Wednesday! #BERA2025 @beranews.bsky.social @dramandan.bsky.social
As @beranews.bsky.social Research Methodologies SIG Co-Convenor with @dramandan.bsky.social, we are delighted to be delivering a workshop with colleagues from the Social Justice SIG at #BERA2025 conference in September.

Details below ⬇️

✉️ Feel free to get in touch with any questions.
September 8, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Pleased to share our article examining the associations between health and educational attainment in Northern Ireland has been published in BMC Public Health. We are grateful to have worked alongside the esteemed late Prof Dermot O'Reilly @adrcni.bsky.social on this.

🔗 doi.org/10.1186/s128...
Healthy lives, enriched minds: the role of physical health and mental health on educational attainment in Northern Ireland - BMC Public Health
Background Health is a multifaceted concept with existing evidence in the UK indicating a negative association between educational outcomes and markers of ill-health. Evidence that disaggregates the i...
doi.org
August 27, 2025 at 12:34 PM
It was a delight to supervise Molly's undergraduate dissertation that used data from the 2024 Young Life and Times survey.

Congratulations, Molly on this fantastic achievement!
🏆ARK Undergraduate Dissertation Prize 2025 🏆

At Summer Graduations, Molly Crothers and Jemma Gallagher were awarded the ARK Undergraduate Dissertation Prize.

The Prize is awarded to a final year undergraduate student at ASPS, UU, and SSESW, QUB, for their use of ARK resources in their dissertation
August 12, 2025 at 9:14 AM
As @beranews.bsky.social Research Methodologies SIG Co-Convenor with @dramandan.bsky.social, we are delighted to be delivering a workshop with colleagues from the Social Justice SIG at #BERA2025 conference in September.

Details below ⬇️

✉️ Feel free to get in touch with any questions.
July 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
If you're interested in a Social Policy Masters programme @ulsteruni.bsky.social, be sure to attend the information session scheduled for 15/08 with Course Director @v-yilmaz.bsky.social .

Registration details below ⬇️
Thinking about a master’s? Develop policy and research skills with our Social Policy programme.

Join our online info session on 15 Aug, 3pm (Ireland/UK) to learn about the MSc Social Policy at @ulsteruni.bsky.social (Belfast).

Please register if interested: www.ulster.ac.uk/study/postgr...
MSc Social Policy - Online Information Session
Join our upcoming webinar and find out more about our MSc Social Policy programme.
www.ulster.ac.uk
July 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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⭐️Meet the ARK Team ⭐️

This month we introduce Dr @erinearly.bsky.social, ARK Associate and Lecturer in Social Policy, @ulsteruni.bsky.social .

Read more about Dr Early's work ➡️ www.ark.ac.uk/ARK/about/Te...

Find out more about the ARK Team ➡️ www.ark.ac.uk/ARK/about/Te...
June 20, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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At @ulsteruni.bsky.social, Master’s in Social Policy is taught by a fantastic team.

Professor Ann Marie Gray shares her research focus in this video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IEL...

Interested? Send an email: v.yilmaz@ulster.ac.uk. I’ll be hosting an online info session soon. @ark-ni.bsky.social
Social Work and Social Policy Interviews - Professor Anne Marie Gray
YouTube video by Ulster University Research & Impact
www.youtube.com
June 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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To mark #MensHealthWeek, check out ARK's research.

1️⃣ Republic of Ireland Men's Health Report Card ➡ mhfi.org/MensHealthIn...
2️⃣ Northern Ireland Men's Health Report Card ➡ mhfi.org/MensHealthIn...
3️⃣ Journal article by Dr @erinearly.bsky.social & Dr Paula Devine ➡ doi.org/10.1111/1467...
June 12, 2025 at 7:35 AM