Our Jenny Wood had a brilliant day today working with QUB Planning School students. They explored the extent to which the neighbourhoods of South West Edinburgh are child-friendly. Lots of fun and fruitful discussion exploring affordances and finding inner children!

A great write up by @BimpeIN on our continuing work empowering communities to remove #PeaceBarriers and bring communities together irishnews.com/news/northerni…

We have 6 students giving some great talks on Thursday at 6pm as part of the #ESRCFestival @ESRCIAADurham fee free to come along and support them - register here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-can-soci…

We are hearing some great research from NINE DTP Economic and Social Research Council funded PhD students tonight as part of our Festival of Social Science webinar @ESRCIAADurham well done Rachael, Mark, Philippa, Laura, Lottie, Natalie

The Queen's Architecture (Archive) / QUB Planning School Summer School for the Pathway Opportunity Programme is underway...can't wait to see the students' poster presentations tomorrow! Chantelle Niblock @neil_galway Rachael Nadia Elmajri Black @Rebeccajanemcc QUB WPU QUB Strategic Engagement #wideningparticipation

The good people The Naked Scientists have posted my interview with them on children's #riskyplay #everydayfreedoms and #mentalhealth. The piece touches on gender, class, #education #urbanplanning #transport #riskaversion and #parenting. Playing Out @OPAL_CIC thenakedscientists.com/articles/inter…

Child Friendly Cities Initiative – how to learn from local participation dlvr.it/SXyvXx

Report calls for children’s voices to be included in Australian government urban design policy dlvr.it/SYZhNR

The Gabriel Garcia Marquez Library just opened in a working class neighborhood in Barcelona. It’s magical. It’s real. And it’s the kind of place that makes you wonder why every city doesn’t give its residents palaces for the people. #library

Our first keynote speaker is Dr Carol Barron, Assistant Professor at Dublin City University. 'Play in the 20th century in Dublin. Read our feature on Carol: childinthecity.org/2022/09/01/int… #childinthecitydublin2022

Intriguing Brian Sutton Smith quote about how the 20th century growth in toys was “an instrument that would accustom children to… a solitary working life”. From Dr Carol Barron at #childinthecitydublin2022.

Speaking today at #childinthecitydublin2022. We need to be honest about our starting point - the child's place in the city. The housing crisis is at the centre of this.

Prof Helen Woolley from The University of Sheffield and formerly our Playing the Archive project is keynoting on her work exploring research into experiences of play in green spaces in cities including in Covid times Play Observatory #childinthecitydublin2022 @Childinthecity

It was an absolute pleasure to be able to present at the child in the city world conference today. I am honoured to have been able to engage many young children from interface communities in Belfast through my research and to showcase some of the findings at this fantastic event!

Such an enjoyable field trip this morning hearing from the youth parliament and the children's ombudsman. A lot can be learned from their approaches!#childinthecitydublin2022

So great meeting #Dublin Comhairle na nóg - Young People’s Parliament at City & visit the Ombudsman for Children #childinthecitydublin2022 @Childinthecity Ombudsman for Children @DCCcomhairle

It is a real achievement to have co designed this with Belfast CC , and then see it come to fruition in the PEACEPLUS local authority action plan. I hope you are all very proud! and indeed all those local communities who had their ideas included in the plan. SEUPB Belfast City Council

Eternally grateful to Belfast City Council SEUPB for their unwavering support to co-design. To say we are Super excited for the future is an understatement!! & Distillery Street Focus Group Housing Executive Northern Ireland Water Justice NI QUB Planning School Rachael Nadia Elmajri Black

Our children want to say a big thank you Rachael Nadia Elmajri Black QUB Planning School the past few years Summer Schools have been wonderful. We hope that working together & with genuine co-design our city can become child friendly Belfast City Council SEUPB WBPB

What a week it has been! The my neighbourhood summer school with UN-Habitat and QUB Planning School began with a great conference at the The Graduate School. This week we engaged children from Grosvenor Community Centre and South City on their local built environment co-designing how these can be better.