South West Alumnae Group Speaker Event, Exeter - FULLY BOOKED

About

Many people strive to form and maintain mutually fulfilling intimate partner relationships that they hope will be life-long. For substantial numbers however this goal proves elusive. The Shackleton Relationships project was an innovative collaboration between researchers in the Law School and the Medical School led by Professor Anne Barlow and funded by Baroness Shackleton of Belgravia LVO.

By interviewing couples in their 10th year of marriage who we have interviewed periodically since marriage as well as married or unmarried and heterosexual or same-sex couples of 15-30 years’ duration, the research team have gained valuable insights into what drives thriving, enduring relationships across the life-course. This was contextualised by reviewing the academic literature on relationship breakdown and also supplemented with interviews with divorce lawyers and judges to identify elements of relationship failure.

The project aimed to explore what the critical questions are that should be asked prior to entering a relationship to help to increase its chances of success and, to consider what type of relationship educational tool(s) might help young people to make better decisions in this area. Following preliminary feasibility work within schools to assess students’ willingness to engage with some educational tools with a view to designing a future intervention and assessing whether and how this could be included in the school’s curriculum. 10 critical questions have been identified.

The event will be a brilliant opportunity to meet and network with fellow graduates over a drink at the beautiful Hotel Du Vin.

Registration

This event is now fully booked. For further details, or to be notified if further places become available, please contact Angela Evans angela.evans@exeter.ac.uk