Improving Research Methods

We aim to continue to improve the quality of the research undertaken in and within adult social care practice by helping to broaden the range of research designs and methods, and by ensuring that these are applied appropriately.

We continue to promote and build on our research methods papers.

Our research projects have used a range of methods, ranging from economic evaluations, randomised controlled trials, qualitative approaches. We are currently reflecting on our contributions to improving research methods for adult social care research over the last ten years.

Internships will be available from Spring each year to support junior individuals embarking on an adult social care research career. Individuals will need to be able to set out plans for how they expect to reach their proposed next destination such as the preparation for a Masters or PhD-level national fellowship award.

Funding is available for awards of up to £5,000 per applicant.

KEY LINKS

NIHR

NIHR Funded Research Portfolio

NIHR Social Care Statistics Working Group

Journal of Long-term Care

 

The NIHR School for Social Care Research (SSCR) is a research and capacity-building partnership between leading centres for social care research across England, with our Directorate hosted at the University of York. The membership of the fourth phase of the SSCR (2024-29) comprises Universities of Bristol, Birmingham, Leeds, Sheffield and York, a collaboration between the University of Leeds and Leeds Beckett University and The London School of Economics and Political Science. The School for Social Care Research is funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (www.nihr.ac.uk).

Membership of previous phases.

The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NIHR SSCR, NIHR or Department of Health and Social Care.

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