Our research
"Just Like Marriage?" Young couples' civil partnerships
November 2008 to April 2011
Civil Partnerships have been available in the UK since 2005. This is one of the first projects exploring how different, or similar, civil partnerships are to heterosexual marriage.
More information about the project
Relative Strangers: Negotiating non-genetic kinship in the context of assisted conception
October 2011 to March 2013
This project explores the experiences of couples who have children through donor conception. It also looks at how couples and families deal with issues about revealing, or not, children's 'true' genetic origins.
Realities
October 2009 to September 2011
Realities is part of the ESRC National Centre for Research Methods [opens in new window]. Realities is investigating methods and approaches that can reflect the complex nature of everyday life in social research.
We have two research projects:
- Inter/generational Dynamics - combining qualitative and quantitative approaches to study intergenerational relationships from the point of view of older people
- Critical Associations - using new and traditional methodological approaches to explore the positive and negative aspects of personal relationships between friends, foes, colleagues and acquaintances.
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Sustainable Practices Research Group
More about the Sustainable Practices Research Group
Real Life Methods
October 2005 to January 2009
Real Life Methods was a "phase 1" node of the ESRC's National Centre for Research Methods.
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Children Creating Kinship
September 2005 to January 2007
More information and project findings >
Gay and Lesbian Marriage: An exploration of the meanings and significance of legitimising same sex relationships
November 2003 to July 2006
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The Well Being of Children: The impact of changing family forms, working conditions of parents, social policy and legislative measures
2004 to 2007