76 Social Sciences uni jobs at Ulster University

Projects in the Applied Social and Policy Sciences

Apply and key information Summary The School of Applied Social and Policy Sciences has a vibrant and multi-disciplinary research environment, which is home to a wide range of research projects

Exploring the impact of Social Media Influence to enhance Entrepreneurial Skills

role in shaping the entrepreneurial landscape. Understanding these dynamics is essential for aspiring entrepreneurs and policymakers seeking to leverage social media effectively for entrepreneurial skill

AI Technology for Smart Labelling and Root Cause Analysis in a Semiconductor Wafer Manufacturing Process

multiple levels, from cells to cognition and apply that understanding to create realistic models and construct technologies that solve the complex issues that face people, industry and society. To accomplish

​​The Lone Maker: Developing a comprehensive theory of ecology, benefit and service delivery for remote or dispersed textile makers in the age of co-creation and digital communities. ​

- micro practitioners. ​The researcher will interrogate lone textile makers’ binary of social isolation and connectivity. Lone makers contribute to supply chains from physical isolation including remote

An examination of the impact of turnover and retention on workforce stability in Social Work in Northern Ireland with ‘safe staffing’ implementation as a Legislative and Policy Priority

Strategies: The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the UK Health and Social Care Workforce. Epidemiologia 3, 26-39. https://doi.org/10.3390/epidemiologia3010003 Manthorpe, J., Iliffe, S., Gillen, P., Moriarty

AI for Social Good: Social Media Analytics for Mental Health

computational social science methods including network analysis, natural language processing, and machine learning to ethically examine mental health discourse on social media platforms. By mining digital traces

Grassroots sports and acts of citizenship: exploring how social movements mobilise sports to foster social and political participation in low-income superdiverse urban locales

in Latin America. International Sociology 2 (4): 329–347. Frisina, A. (2016) Metodi visuali di ricerca sociale. Milano: Il Mulino. Genovesi, F. (2023) Spaces of football and belonging for people

Intergenerational Succession and Social Capital as antecedents to Enterprise Development and Innovation in Family Firms

the variance in the behaviours and outcomes of family firms with respect succession (Rovelli et al., 2022). Specifically, we draw on Social Capital theory (Arregle et al., 2007; Wang et al., 2015) to examine the

Evaluation of Intergenerational activities to address loneliness: a case study approach linking children with older people living in residential care

comes with £900 per annum for three years as a research training support grant (RTSG) allocation to help support the PhD researcher. Courtin, E. and Knapp, M. (2017). Social isolation, loneliness and

Design, usability test and evaluate a digital health application to facilitate social eating and promote health-related quality of life for patients with head and neck cancer and their families

review of the social eating and drinking experiences of patients following treatment for head and neck cancer. Support Care Cancer. 2021 Sep;29(9):4899-4909. doi: 10.1007/s00520-021-06062-7. Epub 2021 Mar