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Queen’s has a range of established research centres and groupings working on research related to children.  These include:

The Child Health and Welfare Recognised Research Group in the School of Sociology, Social Work and Social Policy;

ARK in the School of Sociology, Social Work and Social Policy;

The Centre for Effective Education in the School of Education;

Improving Children's Lives in the School of Education;

The Institute of Child Care Research in the School of Sociology, Social Work and Social Policy; 

The research cluster on Children’s Rights and Participation in Education in the School of Education.

The taught doctorate in Childhood Studies (DChild), which commenced in September 2007, aims to foster and extend professional knowledge, understanding and skills in childhood studies through the development of research, evaluation and high level reflection on practice.  It includes assessed taught courses and supervised original research.  For further information Professor Geraldine Macdonald at geraldine.macdonald@qub.ac.uk.