
Inequalities in Care
How does care and caring affect our lives?
Everyone’s lives will be touched by care and caring at some point. We’re interested in the ways that people and families are affected by the care that they provide or receive. This could be through the unpaid care they provide to loved ones, friends or neighbours; or as part of their jobs as a care worker.
- We’re interested in understanding the good and bad ways that people are affected in the important roles that they play for the most vulnerable in society. People are affected in many ways and every experience is unique. We want to understand the variety of care and caring experiences across a broad range of topics that are central to our lives, such as health and happiness, education and employment, and friendships and relationships.
- Our experiences of care also differ and are shaped by where we live and the stage of life we begin our caring journeys. Exploring the importance of place and time are therefore central to our understanding of the impact that care has on our lives.
- The way that social care is funded and provided also impact our lives. It means we need to understand how people find information about the support they can get, and how they provide or finance the care that they need. We need to understand how people can be better supported to make decisions about the care they need or provide, and the ways in which providers and employers can do their bit to make things better, too.
- We are also interested in understanding who needs care and the quality of care that is received. This will enable us to plan more effectively for the future and understand how care can be improved.
- Most importantly, we want to know what we can do to improve the situation for people and provide the evidence and tools that can support people to live the lives they choose.
Commentary on Inequalities in Care
Commentary pieces relating to Inequalities in Care team
Centre members and 2025 Summer School organisers Professor Liam Foster and Professor Majella Kilkey provide a round-up of our Summer School activities.
Read More about Summer School 2025PhD Student Millie Hind writes about a recent trip to Bogotá, and reflects on the relationship between feminist approaches and care.
Read More about Feminist approaches to care: A month in BogotáOur new video released for European Carers Day highlights the challenges faced by migrant careworkers coming to the UK. This powerful conversation between PhD student Millie Hind (Centre for Care) and Patricia Chinyoka, founder of Women of Zimbabwe, has spotlighted the harrowing challenges faced by migrant careworkers — particularly single mothers — trying to bring […]
Read More about European Carers Day 2025: Exploring policy barriers faced by migrant careworkers coming to the UKCentre for Care researchers have been looking at what digital skills are already present across different levels of the care workforce, and what skills might need to be developed.
Read More about Investing in digital care skills: whose skills and why?
Recent Publications
A selection of recent publications from the Inequalities in Care team.
Members
The Inequalities in Care team is led by Professor Matt Bennett at the University of Sheffield.