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  Annual Research Conference 2026

  The next NIHR School for Social Care Research (SSCR) Annual Conference will be held in Bristol in September 2026.

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  Funding awarded to support career development in social care research

  We are delighted to share that, following two highly competitive funding calls in 2025, we have awarded eighteen Career Development Awards.

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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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  BLOG: Supporting people to live well with dementia through peer support

  A new blog from the University of York explores what existing research with people with a range of conditions can tell us about peer support for people living with dementia.

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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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  Webinar: Meals on Wheels

  National launch on 19 May 2026 of new UK analysis on Meals on Wheels provision, demand and unmet need.

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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?'