Current Projects
EPIC projects are informed by the lived experiences, and serve to inform policy and practice
Research Project
Care to College, a Study into Care-Experienced Students in Higher Education
Researchers are currently investigating the key factors that lead to care-experienced students accessing and completing higher education, as well as examining the reasons why some could not access or complete their higher education course.
Education Project
Building #CareAware Schools
In 2023, EPIC launched a national project to highlight the potential for education to make a positive difference in the experiences of children in care. The project aims to raise awareness of the situation of care-experienced children and young people in schools, build teachers knowledge, and increase collaboration.
Research Project
Experiences of State Care Amongst Unaccompanied Minors
This research is underway and seeks to understand the experiences of unaccompanied minors in care in Ireland. It also seeks to ascertain how their rights are being upheld as set out in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Refugee Convention and Optional Protocol.