• Are you interested in social care research?
  • Are you someone who uses, works in, or commissions social care?
  • Do you have a good idea for a research project but don’t know where to begin?

If so, then this free online event is for you.

Run by the NIHR Research Design Service (RDS) London and RDS South-East (Kent, Surrey, Sussex) with support from the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Kent, Surrey and Sussex), the NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN) North-West London and CRN Kent, Surrey and Sussex, NIHR School for Social Care (SSCR) and Making Research Count, this event will:

  • Raise awareness of the support and funding available for social care research through the NIHR
  • Share learning from successful collaborations and partnerships
  • Offer an opportunity to network with people with shared interests, with a view to collaborating and building capacity in our regions.

Who should attend

  • Researchers with an interest in social care or the interface between health and social care
  • Social care practitioners
  • Health professionals working in social care settings or with social care users
  • Social care users and their informal carers
  • Commissioners and providers of care.