Academic and other partnerships

We are a partner of choice in high-profile national and international projects that are making a vital contribution to the development of economic and social impacts.

Our research teams have co-authored papers with Cornell, Purdue (USA), Melbourne, Sydney (Australia), Karolinska Institutet (Sweden) and Universidade de Sao Paulo (Brazil), as well as leading UK universities such as Oxford, Cambridge, UCL, Imperial and Edinburgh.

Our work includes:

  • joint projects - we are successful partners in hundreds of high-profile national and international research projects, of varying scope and scale 

  • doctoral consortia - longer term collaborations with national and international research partners, tackling some of the biggest challenges facing humanity 

  • doctoral training partnerships - we are members of two prestigious research partnerships, the White Rose Social Sciences Doctoral Training Partnership (WRDTP) and the North West Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership (NWCDTP). Through these partnerships we are able sustain collaboration so our research has the maximum impact.

Charities, government and other organisations

We welcome the opportunity to use our expertise with external partners of all kinds. Whether we are sharing facilities, data or knowledge, our research and academic specialists can help develop stronger, more effective policy-making and get charitable bodies closer to their goals.

Academic partnerships

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UN Academic Impact Network

As a member, we work with over 1,400 research partners globally and in the UK.

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Homicide Abuse Learning Together

An ESRC-funded project with the University of Central Lancashire involving multiple partners, including the Home Office and police commissioners.

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MiCREATE

A cross-disciplinary project involving 15 international partners studying the integration of migrant children in their new home countries.

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European Cohort Development Project

An international consortium of research universities preparing a 25-year study of wellbeing among children and young adults as they grow up.

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