Care matters. It is a complex and important issue that affects everyone at some point in their life.
The Centre for Care provides accessible evidence on care to inform changes that could improve the lives of millions of people.
The Centre for Care links experts on care in 5 universities, 3 major charities and the UK’s Office for National Statistics.
Funded as an ESRC Research Centre to address the need for evidence on care that can make a difference, we have built a large research team to co-produce excellent research on care topics that really matter. We work closely with partner organisations in the care sector and people with direct experience of care.
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A guest commentary from our wonderful Summer School 2026 attendees! They reflect on their time with us in Sheffield sharing key takeaways from the week-long event.
Read More about What happens when care scholars come together? Reflections from the Centre for Care 2026 Summer School
Professor Kate Hamblin explores the European Carers Day 2026 theme: “Care doesn’t follow a schedule. Flexibility matters.” She is joined by John Perryman and Dr. Camille Allard
Read More about Podcast: European Carers Day 2026: “Care doesn’t follow a schedule. Flexibility matters.”
Dr. Laura Funk from the University of Manitoba to present ‘Social Care Inequality in the Seniors Social Housing Sector: Evidence from Central Canada’
Read More about Seminar: Social Care Inequality in the Seniors Social Housing Sector: Evidence from Central Canada
Dr Maria Petrillo attended a Eurocarers Research Working Group meeting and conference in Kraków, Poland. Read her account of the trip here.
Read More about Connecting care research across Europe: CIRCLE at the Eurocarers Research Working Group in Kraków
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Our latest commentary pieces
A guest commentary from our wonderful Summer School 2026 attendees! They reflect on their time with us in Sheffield sharing key takeaways from the week-long event.
Read More about What happens when care scholars come together? Reflections from the Centre for Care 2026 Summer SchoolDr Maria Petrillo attended a Eurocarers Research Working Group meeting and conference in Kraków, Poland. Read her account of the trip here.
Read More about Connecting care research across Europe: CIRCLE at the Eurocarers Research Working Group in Kraków
Summer School 2026 leads, Professor Nathan Hughes and Professor Matt Bennett, provide an overview of this year’s event.
Read More about Creating a community in care research: Summer School 2026
Read three commentaries exploring the proposals in this 2026 Consultation, curated by Lucy Wood.
Read More about Commentary series on the Consultation on employment support for unpaid carers and parents of seriously ill children
Explore our cross-cutting Research Themes
Exploring how digital technology, care and caring relationships intersect and interact.
Read moreabout Digital Care: roles, risks, realities and rewards
Improving the social care data and analytical infrastructure.
Read moreabout Care Data InfrastructureExplore our Research Groups
Here we explore experiences of care at different life stages, when families are geographically dispersed and as people experience different parts of the care system.
Read moreabout Care Trajectories and Constraints
We use statistics and link data to study how socio-economic, health and other inequalities shape experiences of care for groups and individuals in different places and over time.
Read moreabout Inequalities in Care
We study change, innovation and challenges in paid care work: recruitment, organisation, conditions, digitalisation and their effects on job and service quality.
Read moreabout Care Workforce Change
Who we’re working with
The Centre for Care links experts on care in 5 universities, 3 major charities and the UK’s Office for National Statistics.
