Queen’s PhD Researcher Wins Competitive Justice Fellowship
Queen’s University Belfast PhD candidate Kelly Razey has been awarded the Criminal Justice Open Research Dialogue (CORD) Partnership 2025/26 at Maynooth University, recognising her research on youth custody and justice policy.
PhD candidate Kelly Razey has been awarded the Criminal Justice Open Research Dialogue (CORD) Partnership 2025/26 at Maynooth University. Kelly was one of only two recipients selected for this prestigious award.
Kelly’s doctoral research explores youth custody, focusing on how the principle of detention as a “last resort” is understood and experienced in practice. Her work examines the gap between policy and lived experience, contributing to ongoing conversations about youth justice and children’s rights.
During the six-month Fellowship, Kelly will work to translate key findings from her research into policy- and practice-focused outputs. The Fellowship provides an important opportunity to strengthen the communication of research findings to practitioners, policymakers and wider audiences.
The CORD Partnership supports a growing cohort of PhD researchers working on crime and criminal justice across Ireland. The programme aims to maximise the benefits of this research for society by mentoring Fellows to identify the practical implications of their work and communicate these to non-academic audiences.
This achievement highlights the impact of doctoral research at Queen’s University Belfast and strengthens links between Queen’s and Maynooth University in the area of justice and democratic research.
