A powerful insight into the difficult transitions this author has faced, navigating life as a Young Adult carer.
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Dr Duncan Fisher presents a film for the British Sociological Association, produced for A-level students, aiming to raise awareness of, and give context to, care and care work in relation to sociology.
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Seminar: Understanding suicide and homicide risk in unpaid carers, Dr Siobhan O’Dwyer
We virtually welcomed Dr Siobhan O’Dwyer from the University of Birmingham, to present Understanding suicide and homicide risk in unpaid carers. A recording of the presentation is now available to watch.
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A research summary report of ‘The Transitions that Matter’ project, by Hayrunisa Pelge and Catherine Needham.
Read more about Summary Report: The Transitions that Matter ProjectWe welcomed Dr Sophie Rutter from the Information School, University of Sheffield, to present Community care workers’ access to hygiene facilities: the right to working conditions which “respect health, safety and dignity”
Read more about Seminar: Community care workers’ access to hygiene facilities: the right to working conditions which “respect health, safety and dignity”We welcomed Dr Yanan Zhang to present ‘Health inequalities across older adults cared for by daughters and sons in modernising China’ on 28th May 2024. A recording of the presentation is now available to watch.
Read more about Seminar: Health inequalities across older adults cared for by daughters and sons in modernising ChinaAs part of our ‘Transitions that Matter’ commentary series, Catherine Needham and members of the Centre for Care Voice Forum and the University of Birmingham Lived Experience Panel explore why so few people continue to transition to direct payments.
Read more about Why is the take-up of direct payments so low?Seminar: Long-Term Care: from the individual experiences to the global context
Event recording now available. We welcomed Adelina Comas-Herrera to present a seminar on Tuesday 26th March 2024.
Read more about Seminar: Long-Term Care: from the individual experiences to the global contextSeminar: ‘Intimate Transactions in Carework: Precarity, Purpose and Pleasure’
Seminar recording now available. We virtually welcomed Dr Sayendri Panchadhyayi from National Law School of India University, to present ‘Intimate Transactions in Carework: Precarity, Purpose and Pleasure’.
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