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  SSCR Researcher wins prestigious NIHR Research Leaders Prize

  We are delighted to announce that Kate Gridley, a PhD student for the School of Social Care Research at the University of York, has been named one of 20 NIHR 20 Rising Research Leaders, making an outstanding contribution to health and care research. The prizes, which mark the…

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  SSCR Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships Awarded

  We are delighted to announce the new Post-Doc Fellows for the SSCR and The Dementia Programmes.  The NIHR School for Social Care Research (SSCR) is dedicated to developing the evidence base for adult social care practice in England. Our mission is to fund and support high-quality research that…

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  Finding My Voice Through Research: My LA SPARC Journey

  Rachael Pick shares her reflection from undertaking an NIHR Local Authority Short Placement Award for Research Collaboration (LA SPARC)

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  Career Development Awards – round 3 now live

  Please note that this opportunity is now CLOSED. Deadline for applications: Thursday 24 September 2026. This opportunity provides training and development awards for social care researchers and practitioners to develop the skills needed to reach the next step of their research careers. CDAs are open to practitioners…

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  SSCR Post-Doctoral Fellowships – scheme now open for applications

  The NIHR School for Social Care Research Post-Doctoral Fellowship Scheme is now open, with an application deadline of Friday 8 May 2026 (17:00, BST).

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  NIHR Three Schools’ Dementia Research Programme Post-Doctoral Fellowship Scheme – live!

  The NIHR Three Schools Dementia Research Programme's Post-Doctoral Fellowship Scheme is now open, with an application deadline of Friday 1 May 2026 (17:00, BST).

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  BLOG: When free social care changes how men and women use healthcare

  Wanying Wang, London School of Economics and Political Science (SSCR Doctoral Student), ponders the question 'what happens to healthcare use when access to social care becomes free?'

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  NIHR Three Research Schools Early Career Researcher Meeting

  Early career researchers across the Three Schools are invited to join us on 12 March in Birmingham.

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  Facilitating collaboration in social care climate and sustainability research

  Helping health and social care researchers interested in climate and sustainability research to connect and collaborate.

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  BLOG: Building research capacity in practice roles

  Matthew Bushell, Kent County Council (SSCR Career Development Award Alumni), shares his reflections on developing research skills in practice.