Join us as we officially launch the Leeds Technology Enabled Care (TEC) Guiding Principles—a new framework designed to ensure that digital care in our region is safe, compassionate, and built around r...

Who is entering care in England, how long do children stay, what kinds of care arrangements do they experience, and how do they leave?

Kirsty Liddiard, Katherine Runswick-Cole and Dan Goodley use their research findings to critically appraise the employment support proposals for parents of seriously ill children, included in the Depa...

Disabled people have told researchers that charging for social care is “unjust and harmful”, just as the new prime minister has spoken of his determination to address reform of the social care syst…

Clare Gardiner reflects on the needs of unpaid carers providing end of life care who are in employment, what support is available to them in the UK, what we can learn from international examples and o...

Today Andy Burnham MP made a key speech outlining his approach to social care change, with three key actions.

Our research finds that for many carers, their experience of claiming welfare benefits is characterised by stress, anxiety, and feeling devalued.

Kate Hamblin and John Perryman explore the case for paid carers leave as the Department for Business and Trade seeks views on the leave options available to unpaid carers.

The Centre for Care has been commissioned by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to pilot the design and delivery of a new nationally representative survey of unpaid carers in E...

Join us on 3rd September 2026 for a research showcase on adult social care workforce in the UK.

A major new study funded by the Nuffield Foundation has raised concerns about how domestic violence and abuse is understood and responded to within children’s services, warning that current systems of...

The Centre for Care is developing a training package alongside Sandwich Generation Support to improve Sheffield employers' understanding of the challenges faced by employees with caring responsibiliti...

We have put together a roundup of some of our community-focused research, and opportunities to get involved in improving support for carers in the UK.

Becky Driscoll provides an overview on the UK Government's recent update on addressing the Independent Review of Carer's Allowance Overpayments's recommendations, and presents our new Research Briefin...

Jayanthi Lingham and Majella Kilkey explore the UK government's recent announcement of plans for extensive changes to laws around migrants’ rights to settle in the UK.

Catch up with the video highlights from sessions at Nuffield Trust's 2026 Summit here, as well as presenter slide decks and 'snapshot' interviews with speakers discussing the most important issues aff...

The Centre for Care Summer School is a week-long residential programme in Sheffield in September 2026, for students whose PhD studies align with the themes and research of the Centre for Care.

On 15th and 16th December 2025, a growing community of quantitative care researchers convened in Sheffield for the second QAR-Net Care workshop.

The Centre for Care Summer School is a week-long residential programme in Sheffield in September 2026, for students whose PhD studies align with the themes and research of the Centre for Care.

Peter Schofield’s departure for personal reasons comes after weeks of fierce criticism of DWP over carer’s allowance scandal

The government sets aside £10 million a year to help families and young people under 24 access cancer treatment.

Robert Walker and PJ Annand explore how lived experience in care research is valued and recognised, and why this has led to a change in the Centre for Care’s payment policy.

The article argues that improving pensions is essential if reforms to adult social care work are to genuinely address inequality, retention and job quality.

Ella Monkcom writes about connecting with experienced researchers on a recent trip to Australia, providing her with conceptual and empirical insights which will impact her thesis.

We are delighted to virtually welcome Dr. Nicola Brimblecombe to present 'Care and Place: older people’s housing and communities and their social care needs, care use, and care costs'.

In this commentary Community Associates and Catherine Needham reflect on the process of working together, as we design and run a scoping project around the charges that disabled people in England pay ...

In the episode of the Care Matters podcast Professor Catherine Needham and Dr. Emily Burn update us on the progress so far in their cross-cutting research theme at the Centre for Care, and look at wha...

We are delighted to virtually welcome Professor Catherine Needham and Dr. Emily Burns to present as part of our Seminar Series.

Becky Driscoll and Kate Hamblin comment on the report from the Independent Review of Carer’s Allowance Overpayments inquiry and the Government’s response.

Research Assistant (Food support in adult social care)

Research Assistant (Food support in adult social care)

Professor Sue Yeandle OBE looks back on the global carers' movement on Carers UK's 60th Anniversary.

Anna Dixon MP led a debate today in the House of Commons on ‘Inequalities faced by unpaid carers’ for #CarersRightsDay. In her opening statement, and throughout the debate, there was reference to th...

Carers Rights Day, observed on 20 November, is intended to raise awareness about the rights of the UK’s 5.8 million unpaid carers and the support available to them. CarersUK organises the day, with th...

The theme for Carers Rights Day 2025 is 'Know your rights, use your rights', and we have brought together key Centre for Care outputs as links in this piece to help boost this encouraging message furt...

There will be a Westminster Hall debate on the inequalities faced by unpaid carers at 1:30pm on Thursday 20 November 2025. The debate will be led by Anna Dixon MP.

Ahead of Unions21’s conference on Strengthening Collective Voice, Dr Duncan U Fisher and Professor Liam Foster from the University of Sheffield...