The CfC summer school was a real highlight for me, I loved meeting other students and learning about how broad care research could be. I’d not really looked at care theory before but it inspired me to look further into and really challenged some of my thinking
-Previous summer school student
The Centre for Care Summer School is a week-long residential programme in Sheffield, for students whose PhD studies align with our themes and research.
The Summer School provides an opportunity for PhD students, particularly those in their second or third year of study, to present their work and receive feedback from mentors, Centre for Care team members and other participants. The programmes also include lectures on theoretical and methodological topics given by Centre for Care team members and guest speakers, and workshops focusing on career development and other skills. Students will have a mentor from the Centre for Care, who work with them during the week and are their key contact.
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Previous Summer school participants said this:
I was very impressed by how well we were looked after and the activities in the evening. During bowling or walking tours we really got to know our colleagues and the CfC staff which enabled me to make meaningful connection and establishing a network of people who have similar research interests as me.
The summer school was absolutely brilliant, it was extremely well-organised and aspect of the summer school was very well thought through. It make me feel special to be part of the CfC community.
