Siobhan McAlister
@siobhanmc74.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Queens University Belfast. Associate Editor Journal of Youth Studies #youth #youth justice #conflict #gender
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Delighted to welcome @kevinguyan.bsky.social back to @ulsteruni.bsky.social for the launch of #TheRainbowTrap later this month. See below for details 👇🏽
I'm in Belfast on 21 Oct for a Rainbow Trap launch event! 🌈
Ulster University | 6-8pm
All welcome 👋
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Ulster University | 6-8pm
All welcome 👋
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rainbow-tr...
October 7, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Delighted to welcome @kevinguyan.bsky.social back to @ulsteruni.bsky.social for the launch of #TheRainbowTrap later this month. See below for details 👇🏽
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We are still taking applications for our PGDip/MSc in Youth Justice and our PGDip/MSc Children's Rights. We're profiling some past students this month. Read Ciara's experience of completing the MSc Youth Justice. More details on the course here - www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post...
July 25, 2025 at 11:15 AM
We are still taking applications for our PGDip/MSc in Youth Justice and our PGDip/MSc Children's Rights. We're profiling some past students this month. Read Ciara's experience of completing the MSc Youth Justice. More details on the course here - www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post...
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We are still taking applications for our PGDip/MSc Children's Rights and PGDip/MSc in Youth Justice. We'll be profiling some past students this month. First up is Jonas who completed the MSc Children's Rights. More details on the course here - www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post...
July 16, 2025 at 9:55 AM
We are still taking applications for our PGDip/MSc Children's Rights and PGDip/MSc in Youth Justice. We'll be profiling some past students this month. First up is Jonas who completed the MSc Children's Rights. More details on the course here - www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post...
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We also offer in-person courses - PgDip/MSc Children's Rights and PgDip/MSc Youth Justice and will be profiling some of our graduates over the coming weeks. More information here www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post...
Youth Justice (MSc) | Courses | Queen's University Belfast
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June 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
We also offer in-person courses - PgDip/MSc Children's Rights and PgDip/MSc Youth Justice and will be profiling some of our graduates over the coming weeks. More information here www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post...
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Interested in Postgraduate Study? The Centre for Children's Rights runs a fully online PgCert in Children's Rights and Participation. It's perfect for those already working full-time and wanting to enhance their knowledge and practice. More info here: www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post...
Children's Rights and Participation (PgCert) | Courses | Queen's University Belfast
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June 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Interested in Postgraduate Study? The Centre for Children's Rights runs a fully online PgCert in Children's Rights and Participation. It's perfect for those already working full-time and wanting to enhance their knowledge and practice. More info here: www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post...
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“They don’t need cuffs, they need care.”
The message from this blog is clear: exploited children need help, not handcuffs.
📢 Read why then share the message. Change is needed.
🔗 qpol.qub.ac.uk/exploited-ch...
The message from this blog is clear: exploited children need help, not handcuffs.
📢 Read why then share the message. Change is needed.
🔗 qpol.qub.ac.uk/exploited-ch...
May 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
“They don’t need cuffs, they need care.”
The message from this blog is clear: exploited children need help, not handcuffs.
📢 Read why then share the message. Change is needed.
🔗 qpol.qub.ac.uk/exploited-ch...
The message from this blog is clear: exploited children need help, not handcuffs.
📢 Read why then share the message. Change is needed.
🔗 qpol.qub.ac.uk/exploited-ch...
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New blog in our partnership series 🚨Megan Phair discusses the importance of raising the age of criminal responsibility to avoid criminalising exploited children
Exploited Children Need Help, Not Handcuffs.
The latest blog on raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility in NI, this time by Megan Phair at Invisible Traffick
- qpol.qub.ac.uk/exploited-ch...
@voypic.bsky.social @includeyouth.bsky.social NIACRO @childrensrightsqub.bsky.social
The latest blog on raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility in NI, this time by Megan Phair at Invisible Traffick
- qpol.qub.ac.uk/exploited-ch...
@voypic.bsky.social @includeyouth.bsky.social NIACRO @childrensrightsqub.bsky.social
May 20, 2025 at 10:01 AM
New blog in our partnership series 🚨Megan Phair discusses the importance of raising the age of criminal responsibility to avoid criminalising exploited children
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Interested in postgraduate study in Children Rights or Youth Justice? Join our live webinar on 9th May 15.00-16.00 to find out about the courses we offer at QUB. Register here - www.qub.ac.uk/Study/AHSS/w...
@siobhanmc74.bsky.social
@siobhanmc74.bsky.social
MSc Children's Rights and MSc Youth Justice | Study | Queen's University Belfast
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May 6, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Interested in postgraduate study in Children Rights or Youth Justice? Join our live webinar on 9th May 15.00-16.00 to find out about the courses we offer at QUB. Register here - www.qub.ac.uk/Study/AHSS/w...
@siobhanmc74.bsky.social
@siobhanmc74.bsky.social
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Interested in postgraduate study in Children Rights or Youth Justice? Join our live webinar on 9th May 15.00-16.00 to find out about the courses we offer at QUB. Register here - www.qub.ac.uk/Study/AHSS/w...
May 1, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Interested in postgraduate study in Children Rights or Youth Justice? Join our live webinar on 9th May 15.00-16.00 to find out about the courses we offer at QUB. Register here - www.qub.ac.uk/Study/AHSS/w...
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For years, the criminal justice system has been designed for men, leaving women overlooked and underserved. It’s time for a redesign of the justice system that follows through on prioritising women.
A short thread.
A short thread.
March 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
For years, the criminal justice system has been designed for men, leaving women overlooked and underserved. It’s time for a redesign of the justice system that follows through on prioritising women.
A short thread.
A short thread.
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Violence against women demands urgent attention.
One in three women faces physical or sexual violence, and nearly 25% of workplace violence happens in hospitals or clinics — and women are most affected.
#BeijingPlus30 #IWD2025
One in three women faces physical or sexual violence, and nearly 25% of workplace violence happens in hospitals or clinics — and women are most affected.
#BeijingPlus30 #IWD2025
March 7, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Violence against women demands urgent attention.
One in three women faces physical or sexual violence, and nearly 25% of workplace violence happens in hospitals or clinics — and women are most affected.
#BeijingPlus30 #IWD2025
One in three women faces physical or sexual violence, and nearly 25% of workplace violence happens in hospitals or clinics — and women are most affected.
#BeijingPlus30 #IWD2025
Great talk @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls from Avni Amin. Lesson 1 - Political and legal reform on EVAWG can be traced to strong feminist movements 💪
March 8, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Great talk @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls from Avni Amin. Lesson 1 - Political and legal reform on EVAWG can be traced to strong feminist movements 💪
What an evening! Recognising and celebrating young women and the work the SHE Programme does to support and empower girls locally and globally. Truly blown away by this group - RCity Belfast. Uppa girls! 💪 #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2025
March 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
What an evening! Recognising and celebrating young women and the work the SHE Programme does to support and empower girls locally and globally. Truly blown away by this group - RCity Belfast. Uppa girls! 💪 #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2025
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Just a few weeks left to apply for our PhD studentship focusing on understanding poverty from children's perspectives 👇 Apply by 31st March! @savethechildrenni.bsky.social @childrensrightsqub.bsky.social
Exciting funded PhD studentship @childrensrightsqub.bsky.social with @savethechildrenni.bsky.social: understanding poverty from children’s perspectives & developing a child-led measure of poverty. Apply by 31st March: shorturl.at/JL6wz Contact @mlcorr.bsky.social with any questions
Developing a child-informed measure of child poverty | Study | Queen's University Belfast
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March 5, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Just a few weeks left to apply for our PhD studentship focusing on understanding poverty from children's perspectives 👇 Apply by 31st March! @savethechildrenni.bsky.social @childrensrightsqub.bsky.social
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🔎 10 is far too young for criminal responsibility. NI’s minimum age of criminal responsibility is one of the lowest in Europe—this must change. Read Victim Support NI’s blog to find out why. 👇 #YouthJustice #MACR #RaiseTheAge
📖 https://shorturl.at/YHdgm
@childrensrightsqub.bsky.social
📖 https://shorturl.at/YHdgm
@childrensrightsqub.bsky.social
Raising the Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility - Queen's Policy Engagement
Guest contribution from Victim Support NI.
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March 4, 2025 at 9:04 AM
🔎 10 is far too young for criminal responsibility. NI’s minimum age of criminal responsibility is one of the lowest in Europe—this must change. Read Victim Support NI’s blog to find out why. 👇 #YouthJustice #MACR #RaiseTheAge
📖 https://shorturl.at/YHdgm
@childrensrightsqub.bsky.social
📖 https://shorturl.at/YHdgm
@childrensrightsqub.bsky.social
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We continue to work with and support local NGOs in the campaign to raise the age of criminal responsibility in NI. See posts on QPoL from advocates calling on government to enact their international obligations. The latest is from Victims Support 👇
🔎 10 is far too young for criminal responsibility. NI’s minimum age of criminal responsibility is one of the lowest in Europe—this must change. Read Victim Support NI’s blog to find out why. 👇 #YouthJustice #MACR #RaiseTheAge
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Raising the Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility - Queen's Policy Engagement
Guest contribution from Victim Support NI.
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March 4, 2025 at 11:31 PM
We continue to work with and support local NGOs in the campaign to raise the age of criminal responsibility in NI. See posts on QPoL from advocates calling on government to enact their international obligations. The latest is from Victims Support 👇
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What does #sociology have to say about #gender & #class in 2025?
Join renowned feminist sociologists Bev Skeggs, @jolittler.bsky.social & @michaelacbenson.bsky.social in the first of the Foundation’s new Conversation series.
📅 12 March 18.30–20.00 UTC #online #IWD2025
🎟️ https://buff.ly/4gOe3TB
Join renowned feminist sociologists Bev Skeggs, @jolittler.bsky.social & @michaelacbenson.bsky.social in the first of the Foundation’s new Conversation series.
📅 12 March 18.30–20.00 UTC #online #IWD2025
🎟️ https://buff.ly/4gOe3TB
February 20, 2025 at 11:26 AM
What does #sociology have to say about #gender & #class in 2025?
Join renowned feminist sociologists Bev Skeggs, @jolittler.bsky.social & @michaelacbenson.bsky.social in the first of the Foundation’s new Conversation series.
📅 12 March 18.30–20.00 UTC #online #IWD2025
🎟️ https://buff.ly/4gOe3TB
Join renowned feminist sociologists Bev Skeggs, @jolittler.bsky.social & @michaelacbenson.bsky.social in the first of the Foundation’s new Conversation series.
📅 12 March 18.30–20.00 UTC #online #IWD2025
🎟️ https://buff.ly/4gOe3TB
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In partnership with the All-Ireland Network for Sexual Violence Research we are hosting a hybrid seminar on 26/02 2pm with Prof. Helen Beckett ‘Journeys through justice: children’s experiences of criminal justice processes following sexual abuse’. See below for registration details
February 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
In partnership with the All-Ireland Network for Sexual Violence Research we are hosting a hybrid seminar on 26/02 2pm with Prof. Helen Beckett ‘Journeys through justice: children’s experiences of criminal justice processes following sexual abuse’. See below for registration details
Still time to apply for these great collaborative studentships with hugely supportive supervisory teams
We are pleased to announce 2 exciting funded PhD studentships at the Centre for Children’s Rights.
1. Deaf children and young people’s rights shorturl.at/NL6lt
2. Developing a child-led measure of poverty: see here:https://shorturl.at/lzamB
Application deadline for both is 31st March 2025.
1. Deaf children and young people’s rights shorturl.at/NL6lt
2. Developing a child-led measure of poverty: see here:https://shorturl.at/lzamB
Application deadline for both is 31st March 2025.
Deaf children and young people’s access to key supports and prov | Study | Queen's University Belfast
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February 19, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Still time to apply for these great collaborative studentships with hugely supportive supervisory teams
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🔔New ARK Research Update🔔
The latest Research Update explores understandings, perceptions and feelings of respect in Northern Ireland
Read here ➡️ www.ark.ac.uk/ARK/sites/de...
@siobhanmc74.bsky.social @profbronaghbyrne.bsky.social @mlcorr.bsky.social @amyhanna.bsky.social @gailneill.bsky.social
The latest Research Update explores understandings, perceptions and feelings of respect in Northern Ireland
Read here ➡️ www.ark.ac.uk/ARK/sites/de...
@siobhanmc74.bsky.social @profbronaghbyrne.bsky.social @mlcorr.bsky.social @amyhanna.bsky.social @gailneill.bsky.social
February 12, 2025 at 10:51 AM
🔔New ARK Research Update🔔
The latest Research Update explores understandings, perceptions and feelings of respect in Northern Ireland
Read here ➡️ www.ark.ac.uk/ARK/sites/de...
@siobhanmc74.bsky.social @profbronaghbyrne.bsky.social @mlcorr.bsky.social @amyhanna.bsky.social @gailneill.bsky.social
The latest Research Update explores understandings, perceptions and feelings of respect in Northern Ireland
Read here ➡️ www.ark.ac.uk/ARK/sites/de...
@siobhanmc74.bsky.social @profbronaghbyrne.bsky.social @mlcorr.bsky.social @amyhanna.bsky.social @gailneill.bsky.social
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Evidenced based arguments on the need to raise the age of criminal responsibility set out in this research with @siobhanmc74.bsky.social - pure.qub.ac.uk/en/publicati...
Tracing the Review: Developments in Youth Justice in Northern Ireland 2011-2021
pure.qub.ac.uk
February 6, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Evidenced based arguments on the need to raise the age of criminal responsibility set out in this research with @siobhanmc74.bsky.social - pure.qub.ac.uk/en/publicati...
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Powerful blog: A new Justice Bill making its way through the Northern Ireland Assembly no sign of the long standing recommendation to raise the age of criminal responsibility being properly considered as part of that. qpol.qub.ac.uk/do-we-need-t...
Do We Need to Raise Expectations in Order to Raise the Age of Criminal Responsibility? - Queen's Policy Engagement
A special joint contribution from representatives from VOYPIC, NIACRO, Children's Law Centre and Include Youth.
qpol.qub.ac.uk
February 6, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Powerful blog: A new Justice Bill making its way through the Northern Ireland Assembly no sign of the long standing recommendation to raise the age of criminal responsibility being properly considered as part of that. qpol.qub.ac.uk/do-we-need-t...
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When data systems incorporate gender and sexuality categories uncritically, things can go wrong 🗣️
New writing on the use (and misuse) of identity data when setting #research targets, benchmarks and indicators.
#DEI #diversity #data #REF #funding
📝 www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
New writing on the use (and misuse) of identity data when setting #research targets, benchmarks and indicators.
#DEI #diversity #data #REF #funding
📝 www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
February 5, 2025 at 12:08 PM
When data systems incorporate gender and sexuality categories uncritically, things can go wrong 🗣️
New writing on the use (and misuse) of identity data when setting #research targets, benchmarks and indicators.
#DEI #diversity #data #REF #funding
📝 www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
New writing on the use (and misuse) of identity data when setting #research targets, benchmarks and indicators.
#DEI #diversity #data #REF #funding
📝 www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
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Good opportunity for anyone interested in doing research alongside children
A new PhD opportunity just landed with our good friends @childrensrightsqub.bsky.social who we've been working with alongside @savethechildrenni.bsky.social to understand the impact of #SocialSecurity on children's experiences of poverty. It's time to hear from children themselves:
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https://www.qub.ac.uk/Study/funding-scholarships/ahss/SchoolofSocialSciencesEducationandSocialWork/Developingachild-informedmeasureofchildpoverty.html#overview
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February 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Good opportunity for anyone interested in doing research alongside children