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CARE Webinar – Bridging Perspectives: Strengthening Collaboration during Mental Health Act Assessments
Wednesday, 3 June12:00-13:30Online Mental Health Act assessments are more than a legal process—they are a site at which complex decisions are made about human rights and require nuanced professional judgement. Approved Mental Health Professionals (AMHPs) are key to this process and are tasked with bringing a social perspective to assessments, ensuring that people’s rights are… -
CARE staff recognised at Cardiff University Celebrating Excellence Awards 2025
Two members of the Centre for Adult Social Care Research core team have been recognised at the Cardiff University Celebrating Excellence Awards 2025. Alice Butler received the award in the Culture, Cynefin and Community category, and Dr Sofia Vougioukalou was named winner in the Co-creation and Participative Leadership category. Sofia’s award recognises her outstanding commitment… -
Dementia Action Week 2026: Inclusive Community Event
20 May 15:30 – 17:30 Grange Pavillion, Grange Gardens, Cardiff CF11 7LJ Join us for workshops on brain health and tea, cake, fruit and samosas You can decide which of the following workshops to attend – choose as many or as few as you would like! There will be tea, cake, fruit and samosas and… -
CARE and BSG EVENT: Neurodivergent Futures – Ageing Well Through Inclusive Engagement
20 April 10:00 – 14:00 SPARK, Cardiff University, Maindy Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ You are warmly invited to join us for Neurodivergent Futures – Ageing Well Through Inclusive Engagement, an event exploring how we can better support neurodivergent people to age well through meaningful and inclusive engagement. This collaborative session brings together researchers, practitioners,… -
EVENT: Self-organised men’s mental health and well-being groups – an emerging social development
21 April 12:00 – 15:00 SPARK, Cardiff University, Maindy Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ We are pleased to invite you to an event that shares the results of our survey conducted at the end of 2024 on men’s mental health and well-being groups in Wales and invites attendees to discuss the findings and future areas… -
Celebrating the legacy of student activism and care for people with learning disabilities
This month, CARE hosted Cardiff University Social Services – A Legacy of Community Activism. The event marked the launch of a new student-led exhibition in Glamorgan Building celebrating the legacy of community activism at Cardiff University, particularly the history of shared housing for people with learning disabilities. Wales led on the initiative in the 1970s, being… -
Have Your Say: CARE to Deliver Annual Workforce Survey for Social Care Wales
In 2025–2026, the Centre for Adult Social Care Research (CARE) is proud to be delivering the Annual Workforce Survey for Social Care Wales, in collaboration with Care Forum Wales. This important project will help shape the future of the social care workforce by gathering insights from across the sector. The survey is co-led by Professor… -
CARE Lived Experience Collective shortlisted for Public Involvement Award
The Centre for Adult Social Care Research was delighted to have the work of our Lived Experience Collective shortlisted for the Health and Care Research Wales 2025 Awards in the Public Involvement category. The award was announced at this year’s Health and Care Research Wales annual conference. A heartfelt congratulations to our wonderful colleagues at… -
Event: Dr Richard Gater’s ‘The 21st Century Ladz’ – Book Launch
Friday, 17 October14:00-17:00In-person and Online Young men, masculinities, education and employment are gaining increasing societal attention. Dr Richard Gater’s timely new book, The 21st Century Ladz: Continuity and Changes among Marginalised Young Men from the South Wales Valleys, explores these themes through in-depth research in the South Wales Valleys, offering fresh insight into how young men… -
Webinar: Meals That Matter – Exploring food and care together
Tuesday, 25 November12:00-13:30Online Join us as we delve into the latest UK research at the intersection of food, eating practices, wellbeing, and adult social care. Through a series of bite-sized presentations followed by a panel discussion, we’ll explore how food goes far beyond nutrition — acting as a powerful tool for connection, care, and community.… -
Finding improvements to adult social care through data
An initiative to provide better insights from data on adult social care in Wales has launched. The Social Care Linked Data Lab (CARE Lab), led by Cardiff University’s Centre for Adult Social Care Research (CARE), has received £1,441,577 in funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). This project will be the… -
10 Key adult social care research priority questions identified
A consensus workshop to finalise the top 10 research priorities for adult social care linked data research was held on 12 March. The workshop brought together people from across the social care sector, including members of the Centre for Adult Social Care Research Lived Experience Collective, researchers, and social care professionals. Tara Hughes, part of… -
Experts join forces to improve research on suicide prevention and self-harm in Wales
3 April 2025 Cardiff University academics are teaming up with experts across Wales to drive research into suicide prevention and self-harm. The National Centre for Suicide Prevention and Self-Harm Research marks a significant milestone in addressing one of the nation’s most pressing public health challenges. Led by Swansea University in collaboration with Cardiff University, the… -
Dementia Support in a Diverse World
CARE are collaborating with ExChange Wales this March for their spring conference ‘Dementia Support in a Diverse World’, including a series of webinars from social work researchers, practitioners and individuals with dementia. Sign up today for these free upcoming webinars. Abstract This webinar introduces the NIHR-funded Food Glorious Food project, offering early insights from its realist evaluation.… -
Centre for Adult Social Care Research establishes Practice Advisory Forum
The Centre for Adult Social Care Research (CARE) has hosted its first meeting of the CARE Practice Advisory Forum. The Practice Advisory Forum brings together professionals, practitioners and carers from adult social care, serving as an advisory group within CARE. Its role is to provide feedback and guidance on adult social care research topics and… -
Centre for Adult Social Care Research 2024 A year in review
Some of the highlights from a busy year at CARE CARE Core Team formed In 2024, we welcomed eight new team members, making us a full team for the first time since the centre was formed: CARE Lived Experience Collective We formed our amazing CARE Lived Experience Collective (CLEC), welcoming the expertise of Damian Bridgeman,… -
CARE Annual Stakeholder Report 2023-2024
We are proud to share our annual report for the first year of CARE 2023-2024. In our first year, we established a good foundation to enable us to make a valuable contribution to research on adult social care in Wales and beyond. This year we: Read or download the report. Continue reading “CARE Annual Stakeholder… -
CARE Centre Launch 2024
We are still riding on a high after our official centre launch on 17 October. The event signalled the direction of travel for the Centre for Adult Social Care Research (CARE), highlighting that through collaboration, inclusion of diverse voices and rigorous research we will make a valuable contribution to better social care for all in… -
Welcome to CARE
by Professor Paul Willis Welcome to CARE! As the recently appointed Director, I am delighted to introduce our research centre. Mission Our mission is to make a significant contribution to the knowledge base of adult social care and generate new evidence that informs the delivery of adult social care support through multidisciplinary research, in Wales…
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