At Sheffield, the SSCR is a partnership between the Faculty of Social Sciences and Faculty of Health. The research team has extensive experience of delivering high quality projects in the field of applied research for social care to improve outcomes for people who require social care.
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Meet the team
Katherine Runswick-Cole
Deputy Director of the School for Social Care Research, Executive, EDI and PIE Lead (Sheffield)
Liz Croot
Career Development Lead, Deputy Executive Lead (Sheffield)
Kate Hamblin
Practice and Policy Liaison Lead
Peter Bath
Care Data and Analytical Infrastructure (theme lead)
Nathan Hughes
Disability Across the Life Course (theme lead), Three Schools engagement lead
Gemma Stephens
SSCR Project Manager (Sheffield)
Martina Smith
Research Associate and Public Involvement Coordinator
Elsie Ledger
NIHR School for Social Care Research (SSCR) Research Trainee
Mari-Liis Tamm
NIHR School for Social Care Research (SSCR) Research Trainee
Kadija Bouyzourn
Public Engagement and Involvement (PEI), and Co-Production Associate
Research Projects
Digital technology and social care for adults with learning disabilities
Food and Social Care
No one wants to talk about it: Exploring transitions in family care for people with learning disabilities
Navigating Neurodisability Through The Prison Gates
Embedding the Sexual Rights Charter in care homes
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BLOG: What does public involvement mean to you?
This first blog post introduces members of the growing School for Social Care Research (SSCR) National Public and Practice Involvement Group.
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Inclusive technology: shaping safe solutions for adults with learning disabilities
New SSCR project Enhancing Transparency, Explainability, and Consent in Technology for Adults with a Learning Disability (TEC-LD) A new research project has been commissioned to better understand how everyday technology can be safely used to support adults with learning disabilities.
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Two more SSCR colleagues appointed as NIHR Senior Investigators
Congratulations to Professor Claire Surr, from Leeds Beckett University, and Professor Geraldine Macdonald, from the University of Bristol, on being named Senior Investigators for the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). This prestigious role recognises their leadership in research and their contributions to social care. As…
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NIHR SSCR Annual Conference 2025
Now available: presentations, posters and recordings from the 2025 School for Social Care Research Annual Conference.
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