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Improving the evidence base for adult social care in England

News

SSCR secures fourth phase of funding with £31 million for 5 years led by the University of York.

Funding

We are seeking applications for individual social care Career Development Awards for between £20,000 and £75,000. Deadline: 14 February 2025.

Findings

Paper from the University of Bristol describes work to co-produce knowledge translation resources with people with lived experience of Meals on Wheels.

Findings

Paper describes findings from a literature review exploring care relationships between support staff and adults with a learning disability in residential settings.

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NIHR Three Schools’ Dementia Research Programme

Commissioning and conducting dementia-related high-quality research.

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NIHR Three Schools’ Mental Health Programme

Commissioning and conducting high-quality research on mental health

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NIHR Three Schools’ Prevention Research Programme

Delivering a programme of prevention research

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Health and social care research that improves people's health and wellbeing, and promotes economic growth

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16th NIHR SSCR Annual Conference, May 2025 in York - Registration now open

The theme of this year’s conference is “Building partnerships and making connections in social care” in recognition of the shared working required to tackle the challenges in social care.

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News from NIHR

New centre to support social care researchers in England

A total of £4.9m has been awarded to the Research Support Service (RSS) Hub delivered by the University of York and its partners to manage and operate a new specialist centre.