The Children’s Research Network is delighted to announce that the 2024 Annual Conference will be held in University College Dublin on 5th December 2024, in collaboration with the UCD Childhood and Human Development Centre!

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The CRN Digital Technologies SIG will be hosting an online webinar discussing the issues relating to children's usage of digital technologies. Consisting of two presentations followed by a group discussion, the webinar is themed 'Screen-use behaviour from infancy to preschool children: A focus on home and care settings'.

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The Child and Youth Participation Special Interest Group of the Children’s Research Network is delighted to host an in-person colloquium on 12th June 2024 for researchers focusing on how to engage and promote children and young people’s voices in research.

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We are delighted to announce that the Annual CRN Conference will be held again in University College Dublin this year on the 6th December 2023, in collaboration with the UCD Childhood and Human Development Research Centre.

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The Child and Youth Participation SIG will be hosting an online webinar series exploring the issues relating to children and young people's participation in research. Consisting of three webinars, the series is themed 'Children’s voices in research: navigating ethics, influence and accountability' and will explore a range of topics.

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The Early Childhood Research Special Interest Group of the Children’s Research Network was delighted to facilitate this international early childhood student educator conference.

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Prof Carol Mutch shared her experiences researching with traumatised children and young people in disasters and crises in this masterclass on navigating research ethics and approaches in sensitive contexts.

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The Outdoor Play, Leisure, Activity and Education Special Interest Group (Outdoor PLAE SIG) of the Children’s Research Network was delighted to host a conference focusing on the importance of outdoor places and spaces for children and young people.

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The CRN was delighted to welcome so many people to UCD for the joint CRN & UCD CHilD-RC Annual Conference 2022.

After a period of inactivity during the COVID-19 pandemic, the CRN was relaunched at a webinar focused on the importance of an all-island perspective in children and young people’s research.

The CRN hosted a launch for the book ‘Child and Youth Participation in Policy, Practice and Research’, edited by CRN members Dr Deirdre Horgan and Dr Danielle Kennan.