Alik SahaMSc Psychology Student, Cardiff UniversityPlacement Student, Centre for Adult Social Care Research (CARE) I joined the Centre for Adult Social Care Research (CARE) as an MSc Psychology student, and it has been a rewarding experience that has helped develop…
Felipe Szabzon On the 7th and 8th of July, CARE was delighted to host Dr Felipe Szabzon, a visiting researcher from University of São Paulo and King’s College London, whose work explores urban mental health, community care, and social inequality especially…
by Dr Adam DN Williams Few health conditions are as deeply woven into the fabric of LGBTQ+ history as HIV. Across four decades, HIV has shaped our politics, our communities, our relationships, and our sense of collective identity. It is…
By Dr Alison Tarrant When we think about social care, we often think about the support needs of older people. But social care also plays a critical role in the lives of disabled people of working age. In the UK…
by Rachel Stevenson During my time at CARE, I assisted with analysis of transcripts, field notes and visual data collected by Dr Sofia Vougiokalou and Dr Roser Beneito-Montagu in the ‘Innovating Assistive Technology for Dementia’ research project. The main themes I have identified through my analysis were…
By Erina Butler This summer, I have embarked on an exciting internship project with the Centre for Adult Social Care Research and the Children’s Social Care Research and Development Centre, exploring the legacy of the Cardiff University Social Services group…
By Harry Lightfoot Over the summer I interned with CARE. My project was a literature review of ageism in Wales, and we worked alongside the Ministerial Advisory Forum on Ageing (MAFA) in the Welsh Government, with the findings from the…
Insight and analysis coming out of adult social care research in Wales and beyond.
by Sophie Wood On International Women’s Day, 8 March 2025, it feels fitting to reflect on the inequalities faced by women with social care needs. This is by no means an exhaustive exploration; an entire book could be written on…
By Professor Paul Willis, CARE Director Over the last seven decades, older LGBT+ people in the UK have had a lot to protest about. People born in the 1940s and 1950s (the ‘baby boomer’ generation) had lived through decades when…
