Meet our SSCR awardees
Find out more about the people we are supporting through a range of funding opportunities
Find out more about the people we are supporting through a range of funding opportunities

Funded by the SSCR Career Development Awards, our cohort of awardees are undertaking personalised programmes of training and development activities – from formal courses, network-building, NIHR grant or doctoral preparation, or early project activity. Career Development Awardees benefit from a network of peer support and a dedicated career development supporter to offer mentorship and guidance throughout their awards.
Examining the role of the unpaid Relevant Persons Representative (RPR) within the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)
Developing My Career in Mental Health Social Care Research
Developing as a researcher-practitioner to be doctoral ready
Conversations that count: Exploring dialogue between social workers and carers
Toward Research-Informed Policy For Young Adult Carers: Meeting The Financial Needs Of Young People With Caring Responsibilities
Exploring the implementation of expedited bathing adaptations in the homes of older adults (BATH-OUT)
Building solid foundations in social care research for a future doctoral award application
Understanding feasibility of an innovative video-reflexive method in care homes: working with PPIE co-applicants and developing a social care research career
Facilitating a hybrid career trajectory for a direct care worker within adult social care research
Building a career as a research leader in social care communication research
Shaping the Future of Social Care: Developing Skills, Knowledge and Connections for Research Leadership
Supervision in adult social care
Developing Skills for Inclusive Research in Care Homes and Strengthening Capacity for Meaningful Community Engagement
Developing socio-legal research skills to support adult safeguarding, and mental capacity related practice and outcomes in adult social care.
Developing Data-Science Skills for Inclusive, Evidence-Based Care
Development of workforce cultural competence in homecare
Community social care supports for the recently bereaved, partnership building and training grant
Foundations for a Practitioner-Researcher Pathway
Hosted at our member organisations, our research trainees work alongside established teams to support projects and gain practical skills and experience of research careers.
London School of Economics and Political Science
University of Leeds
University of York
University of Leeds
University of Sheffield
London School of Economics and Political Science
University of Leeds
University of Sheffield
University of Birmingham
Based in our current and past member organisations across England, our PhD students PhD students all have a strong academic record and a commitment to study aligned with our core research themes. Our cohort of PhD students benefit from a peer support network across the school, and opportunities to attend tailored training and networking events. New PhD posts will be led and advertised by our SSCR member organisations.
University of Sheffield
University of Bristol
London School of Economics and Political Science
University of Birmingham
King's College London
University of Bristol
University of York
University of Birmingham
London School of Economics and Political Science
University of Bristol
University of Birmingham
University of Sheffield
University of Manchester
London School of Economics and Political Science
Career development awardees funded by the SSCR have the opportunity to become Academy members, and can tap into a further range of development opportunities.