Irina Sirbu

Researcher in child development, education and social care. Passionate cat-lover and enthusiastic traveller. All views are my personal.

[Irina Sirbu @SocSci_Research]

Gutted (still) about the election results. Spoke to a 70-year-old lady who works for NHS yesterday. Citing her words here: 'I believe BJ is a strong leader' and 'It is Tories who bring the money to NHS'. Period.

[Irina Sirbu @SocSci_Research]

Had a fantastic day at @CoramBAAF conference last Friday meeting fabulous people: adoptive and birth parents, young adoptees, practitioners and policy-makers. Lots of great insights and many many important take away messages. #contact #learningevents #corambaaf

[CoramBAAF @CoramBAAF]

To kick off our one day conference ‘Contact in adoption in the digital age: where do we go from here?’ We have The Right Hon Sir Andrew Farlane, president of The Family Division providing a judicial perspective on contact.

[Irina Sirbu @SocSci_Research]

@Adoption_pcast Done!

[Irina Sirbu @SocSci_Research]

@AlCoatesMBE so sorry to hear that, Al. Sending rays of support and love your way. Hope things will get better and soon!

[Being adopted: becoming a parent @AdoptedParents]

Our first blog is now on our project website- find out who we are, what we do, and why we do what we do: https://t.co/UDD41TOC9k. There will be more blogs and news about the project and its early findings – stay tuned!

[Irina Sirbu @SocSci_Research]

Great podcast- highly recommend!

[The A & F Podcast @TheAandFPodcast]

If you’d like to share your #Adoptionstory on our podcast from any perspective (adoptee, adopter, first/bio/birth family) then drop us a DM.

[Beth Neil @prof_beth_neil]

My article "Rethinking adoption and birth family
contact: is there a role for the law?" in Family Law now free to access from UEA website: https://t.co/frez5YD1Sh
#adoption

[Irina Sirbu @SocSci_Research]

Incredibly proud to be part of the amazing research team in @AdoptedParents study. We've got the ball rolling and interviewed our first participants. #adoption #adopters #adoptees

[Irina Sirbu @SocSci_Research]

So little known about the experiences of adult #adoptees when they become parents. What are the risk and resilience factors? How do they manage and make meaning of their experiences? So little known, so much yet to learn! The @AdoptedParents study aims to answer these questions.

[Being adopted: becoming a parent @AdoptedParents]

Professor Beth Neil @prof_beth_neil speaking about her new study into the lives of #adoptee parents and #adopter grandparents. @AdoptedParents @CRCF1

[Irina Sirbu @SocSci_Research]

Our new study about adoptees as parents and adopters as grandparents @AdoptedParents is now on Facebook. Please find and like/share us on: https://t.co/OUFdwUZmfd.

[Beth Neil @prof_beth_neil]

Our new study about adoptees as parents & adopters as grandparents: Help! we need some 'friends' for our facebook page, especially friends who can like and share!

[Irina Sirbu @SocSci_Research]

Very excited about the launch of our new study into the lives of #adoptee parents and #adopter grandparents- a massively under-researched but certainly a very important area. @AdoptedParents

[Being adopted: becoming a parent @AdoptedParents]

We are now launching a new study into the lives of #adoptees who become parents and #adopters who are now grandparents. What’s it like for #adopted people to become a mum or dad? How do #adopters feel about grandparenting? Stay tuned! @AdoptedParents @CRCF1 @prof_beth_neil