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Navigating Neurodisability Through the Prison Gates: Why Social Care must be part of the conversation

Research student, Danica Darley, explores how social care systems respond to people identified with neurodisabilities during imprisonment, and how support continues (or too often fails to continue) when individuals transition back into the community.
UKABIF Conference 2025

SSCR PhD Student attend the UK Acquired Brain Injury Forum Summit for Change

On the 3rd of November, an SSCR PhD Student, Craig Andrews used their research training funding to attend the UK Acquired Brain Injuries Forum (UKABIF) ‘Time for Change’ Summit in Salford, Manchester.

Atttendees of the SSCR host National Care Forum Away Day

SSCR hosts the first in-person away day for the National Care Forum (NCF)

The Sheffield School for Social Care Research (SSCR) were very happy to host the National Care Forum’s Learning Disability Community of Practice Forum Away Day.

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Sheffield colleagues take their findings to Parliament

Sheffield SSCR Capacity Building Lead Dr Liz Croot and colleagues take their work on Individual Service Funds (ISFs) to parliament and urge MPs to take action.

University of Sheffield's Centre for Care Hosts Baroness Casey Commission

Our Centre for Care colleagues Host Baroness Casey Commission

The University of Sheffield's Centre for Care, alongside Sheffield City Council, recently hosted Baroness Louise Casey and her team as part of the independent Casey Commission, which aims to create a better and fairer adult social care system.
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SSCR Awardee Conference Day

On October 21, the PhD students and research trainee for the School for Social Care Research visited Leeds for a conference and training day, meeting over 20 other SSCR Awardees from partnering universities and learning more about the School.
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EasyRead Photosymbols Training for SSCR!

On October 1st, a group of colleagues from Sheffield’s NIHR School for Social Care Research (SSCR) got together in the Wave to receive some training from the Co-Founder of the EasyRead Photosymbols Library, Pete Le Grys.

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Sheffield SSCR part of a thriving Three Schools collaboration

The Children at Risk Research Development Network
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SSCR at Transforming Care

We visit the 7th Transforming Care conference at the University of Helsinki