
Children need the freedom to play on driveways and streets again – here’s how to make it happen
Children no longer play freely in driveways, on their streets or in urban parks and courtyards. In many places, children’s...

David Owen, 1961-2025.
In tribute to David Owen, Forum Member for the MSc in Social Work, who died on 21 February 2025, his colleagues Mark...

Holistic Spiritual Community as Intersectional Activism
Bliss Magdalena Qadesh* The recent flowering of open, diverse expression within LGBTQIA+ communities has been celebrated...

From Application to Advocacy: Two PhD Students’ Journey at CSW68
Castiglione, R. and Waddell, L.* As PhD students specialising in social policy, with a focus respectively on the evolution...

The unspeakable murder of Sara Sharif
By Professor Aisha K. Gill* On Friday 15 November 2024, Sara Sharif’s father, Urfan Sharif, admitted to beating his...

Breaking the Silence: An Online Animated Campaign to Raise Awareness of VAWG in Iran and the MENA Region
By Nadia Aghtaie* The Breaking the Silence project addresses violence against women and girls (VAWG) in Iran through...