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.
Latest Updates
News and latest content from the Centre for Care
We are thrilled to announce that QAR-Net Care will be hosting a symposium and an exciting stand at the Transforming Care Conference 2025, taking place in Helsinki, Finland, from June 25–27! If you are attending the conference, feel free to join us for an insightful exploration of the latest research on care inequalities. About the […]
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Centre for Care Co-Investigator, Associate Professor Charlie Rahal, was asked to be part of a small methods advisory group for the Office for National Statistics, as they look to develop a Machine Language framework to estimate the size of the Adult Social Care workforce in the UK using 2021 Census data. The Methodological Advisory Group […]
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New report by the Centre for Care in partnership with Kinship Kinship carers in England are contributing more than £4.3 billion a year to the economy by raising children – many of whom would otherwise be in the foster care system – new research from the Centre for Care, hosted by the University of Sheffield, […]
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Join us online for our next seminar on 25th February with Dr Megan Carney.
Read More about Seminar: “Safety is Number One, Healthcare is Number Two”: Care and Emigration Aspirations in the U.S.
Commentary
Our latest commentary pieces
Charlie Grosset explores the recent UK welfare reforms focusing on the emotional, social and financial impact on disabled people.
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Duncan Fisher convened two meetings in autumn 2024 with a group of paid care workers to bring together their views on what they want to see change in their work situation.
Read More about Positive change for paid care workers – what, how, and when?
Emily Burn and Catherine Needham reflect on their previous research with the Local Government Information Unit on Scotland’s proposed National Care Service and outline four areas of key learning for the Government in Westminster.
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A powerful insight into the difficult transitions this author has faced, navigating life as a Young Adult carer.
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Explore key topics
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 InfrastructureOur 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.
