The School of Social Policy at the University of Birmingham is a world-leading centre for social care research with a strong reputation for research that improves policy and practice, working with practitioners and people with lived experience. They have been a member of the NIHR School for Social Care Research (SSCR) since 2019.
The SSCR team at Birmingham aims to undertake research that improves practice, through their strengths and a strong track record across five themes:
- Supporting wellbeing and prevention
- Sustainable care systems
- Empowering people in their families and communities
- Integrating Care
- Innovation and Implementation
Find out more about SSCR at Birmingham
See also:
IMPACT – the national centre for implementing evidence in adult social care
Meet the team
Catherine Needham
SSCR Executive Lead (Birmingham)
Robin Miller
Career Development Lead, Deputy Executive Lead
Jon Glasby
Practice and Policy Liaison Lead
Kelly Hall
Public Involvement and Engagement (PIE) Lead
Siobhan O'Dwyer
Three Schools engagement Lead, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Lead
Ann Evans
Project Officer
Research Projects
‘What’s going to happen to us next?’
ASSURE
Councillors and Care
Social Work with Older People (SWOP)
Carer harm in the context of families affected by serious mental illness
Asset-based innovations in social care
Care social enterprises
“When the money runs out”
Hidden Costs of Hospital Discharge
How do social workers lead? An Evaluation of the Role and Contribution of Adult Principal Social Workers
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