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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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  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 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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  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.

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  BLOG: Career development and co-production – life as an early-career researcher

  George Peat, Northumbria University, (SSCR Career Development Award Alumni), reflects on life as an early career researcher.

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  Practice Evaluation Scheme – live!

  The NIHR School for Social Care Research (SSCR) has launched a new Practice Evaluation Scheme, designed to give adult social care practitioners the opportunity to lead pioneering evaluation and research projects.

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  BLOG: A journey of growth and achievement – reflections from a Career Development Award

  Starting out in economic evaluation in social care Wenjing Zhang, King’s College London (SSCR Career Development Award Alumni) Photo credit: Peter Kindersley via Centre for Ageing Better In 2022-2024, I was awarded the SSCR Career Development Award for my project Co-developing Economic Evaluation in Social Care:…

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  Short Placement Awards for Research Collaboration (LA SPARC/ SPARC)

  Across the NIHR, we are passionate about people and developing careers in research and play a pivotal role in attracting, training and supporting the best researchers to tackle the complex health and care challenges of the future. In order to address 21st century public health and care challenges,…