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Poster with wording NIHR Post-Doctoral Fellowships

Two postdoctoral fellowships awarded to support social care research

Tom Ryan, from the School of Education, and Louis Stokes from the Neuroscience Institute will be joining the SSCR in Sheffield as SSCR Post-Doctoral Research Fellows.
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SSCR hosts workshop to create Shared Easy Read Glossary Through Collaboration

Read our accessible summary, and workshop reflections from our SSCR summer intern Miranda!
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Sheffield Awardees attend the SSCR Career Development Day!

Research Trainee Elsie Ledger and PhD Student Ben Vass reflect on recent SSCR training on change and taking control of your career.

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SSCR Research Trainees sharpen their skills in evidence synthesis methods

Elsie and Mari-Liis gained a valuable introduction to conducting systematic literature reviews and the principles behind searching for evidence in a thorough and transparent way.
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Seminar: No one wants to talk about it: Exploring transitions in family care for people with learning disabilities

Sheffield SSCR's Dr Tom Ryan and Elsie Ledger will be presenting their project as part of the Centre for Care Seminar Series.
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SSCR at Pint of Science Sheffield!

SSCR researchers took their work out into the city as part of the annual Pint of Science public engagement festival.
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SSCR Researcher Presents Work on Virtual Showcases at Major European Conference

Anastasia Karpunina travelled to Aberdeen to present her research on virtual environments and AI avatars for social work training at the European Conference for Social Work Research (ECSWR), a leading annual social work research event in Europe.
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SSCR Researcher learns about Social Return on Investment (SROI)

We supported PhD Student Charlie Grosset to learn about this important alternative to financial ROI when considering the value of care interventions.
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SSCR Community gathers for NIHR School for Social Care Research Spring Celebration

Sheffield SSCR’s inaugural event to showcase progress, exchange future plans, and celebrate the growing impact of our work!