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Ciaran Burke serves as Associate Professor in Higher Education at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), a position held since September 2019. His academic work centers on social justice through critical examinations of graduate employment, widening participation, and social class dynamics within educational systems.
His educational background includes:
- BA (Hons) in Sociology, Queen's University Belfast (2004-2008)
- PhD, Queen's University Belfast (2008-2012) investigating social class impacts on graduate employment trajectories
- Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert)
Dr Burke's research integrates Social Theory—particularly Bourdieu's habitus and capital concepts with Critical Realism—through Biographical Research Methods. Core interests encompass Graduate Employment pathways, Widening Participation strategies, and Careers development, consistently emphasizing structural inequalities and social justice. His work examines how institutional frameworks and individual agency interact to shape educational access and career outcomes for marginalized groups.
Analysis of his 2020-2025 publications reveals dominant themes in graduate resilience frameworks, employability pedagogy, and habitus theory applications. Key trends include multi-level resilience modeling, peer learning impacts on student employability, and critical policy analysis of initiatives like the Prevent Duty. His interdisciplinary scholarship bridges education, sociology, and labor studies, generating actionable insights for equitable higher education practices.
Dr Burke actively contributes through editorial roles for Sociology and the Irish Journal of Sociology, and as convenor of the Society for Research into Higher Education Employment, Enterprise and Work-Based Learning network. He supervises postgraduate researchers in Higher Education and Sociology, with prior projects examining graduate trajectories and service families, though specific grant details remain undisclosed.
