20 THE KNOW
Research
round-up
Dr Dana Rosenfeld
The Keele Centre
for Ageing
Research (KCAR)
Dr Claire Fox
Children and
Young People’s
Research Network
Led by Dr Claire Fox, the
Children and Young People’s
Research Network brings
together academics from
Keele University’s School of
Psychology with colleagues
from Staffordshire University
and partners from external
organisations such as schools,
businesses, and charities,
to promote, coordinate,
and support excellence
in research with children
and young people.
Projects cover issues including
domestic abuse prevention,
school-based approaches
to mental health, bullying in
schools, children’s creativity,
safeguarding children,
growth mindsets, literacy,
and the benefits of reading
with children.
Read more at keele.ac.uk/cyp
Dr Yvonne Skipper
White Water
Writers
Led by Dr Yvonne Skipper,
White Water Writers gives
groups of young people the
chance to collaboratively
write and publish a full
length novel in just one week.
The students plan, write,
proofread and publish the
novel entirely on their own.
The novels are professionally
published, with an official
book launch, and are available
to buy on Amazon.
The Keele Centre for
Ageing Research (KCAR)
is a university-wide,
cross-faculty research
centre drawing together
researchers investigating
ageing, various age
groups, generations and
intergenerational relations,
and the life course from
a variety of disciplines
and perspectives.
Dr Skipper recently secured
additional funding from
Higher Horizons+ to allow
more groups of young
people to participate in the
project – which is based on
psychological research and
has a demonstrable positive
impact on participants’ literacy
and motivation. KCAR has a large number of
academic members from across
the University, including its
Director Dr Dana Rosenfeld.
KCAR supports inter-disciplinary
ageing research, conducted
ethically and in partnership
with affected groups and local,
national, and international
agencies; fosters opportunities
for, supports, and enhances
national and international
ageing-related research
collaboration and innovation,
and produces excellent research
that reflects the diversity,
complexity, and richness of
ageing as a life-long process,
informs policy and practice,
empowers members of all age
groups, and benefits personal,
family, and community life.
Read more at
whitewaterwriters.com Read more at
keele.ac.uk/kcar