Improved pupil wellbeing, better emotional regulation and greater readiness to learn linked to trauma informed approaches in schools. Research finds whole school approaches contribute to stronger engagement with education Study highlights schools’ vital role as safe and supportive spaces in communities experiencing disadvantage.

University College Cork, Cork Prison, Queen’s University Belfast and Hydebank Wood Secure College launch prison education toolkit to break barriers across higher education and justice systems. The toolkit aims to challenge stigma associated with the criminal justice system while promoting more inclusive pathways to education, learning and social justice. Lived experience of criminal justice and injustice is central to the toolkit, ensuring perspectives that have historically been excluded from policy, practice and public discourse are valued.

Future Humanities Institute to address the human dimensions of today’s most urgent global challenges. New institute to drive collaboration across arts, culture, social sciences, environmental sciences and technology. Humanities-led research aims to shape policy and support a more equitable and sustainable future.