Updates
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.
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Podcast: European Carers Day 2026: “Care doesn’t follow a schedule. Flexibility matters.”
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
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Seminar: Social Care Inequality in the Seniors Social Housing Sector: Evidence from Central Canada
Dr. Laura Funk from the University of Manitoba to present ‘Social Care Inequality in the Seniors Social Housing Sector: Evidence from Central Canada’
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Connecting care research across Europe: CIRCLE at the Eurocarers Research Working Group in Kraków
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 KrakówCare equity must be at heart of social care reform, Labour conference panel hears
An article written by The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) following our joint event at the Labour Party conference on 27th September 2026
Read more about Care equity must be at heart of social care reform, Labour conference panel hearsIn this episode of Care Matters we welcome Dr Matthew Ford from the Social Care Institute for Excellence and Isaac Samuels OBE.
Read more about Podcast: Co-production with SCIE: embedding lived experience in research and the Care Equity Evidence HubSummer 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 2026We are delighted to virtually welcome Dr. Alvaro Martinez-Perez from the University of Sheffield to present ‘Determinants of Labour Shortages in the Health and Care Sector: A Comparative Analysis Across Health Workforce Regimes’ as part of our Seminar Series on 13th October 2026.
Read more about Seminar: Determinants of Labour Shortages in the Health and Care Sector: A Comparative Analysis Across Health Workforce RegimesWe are running fringe events at party conferences in September. Are you attending? Please join us!
Read more about Our fringe events at party conferences 2026Research showcase event: Agendas, challenges, and opportunities for the adult social care workforce
On 3rd September 2026 we held a research showcase on adult social care workforce in the UK. A recording of the presentations is now available on this page.
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