New from @hannahkendrick87.bsky.social @sharonpaul333.bsky.social @juliettemalley.bsky.social: 2 free tools to help people in social care/social work in England find research opportunities. An Infographic + Research Capacity Finder, which can be filtered by role and region. 🔗👇 @nihrsscr.bsky.social

Can prize competitions drive meaningful innovation? Our new blog uses the Longitude Prize on Dementia to explore challenge prizes in the context of tech innovation in social care: www.lse.ac.uk/cpec/news/20... Meet the authors at #ILPN2026 in London, 9-11 Sept: www.ilpnetwork.org/2026-confere...

Innovation by Design: Inside the Longitude Prize on Dementia

The Longitude Prize on Dementia was created to stimulate innovation in assistive technologies that help people with dementia live independently. Drawing on their role evaluating the five finalist tech...

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⁉️How are digital social care records working in practice, and what can we learn for future rollout? 👉The new briefing paper from the SOCRATES DiSCRE project gives 7 evidence-based recommendations for policymakers: lse.ac.uk/asset-librar...

💭New blog! Khosru Miah, from @CommunityTPRP, reflects on his lived experience contributions to a recent CPEC roundtable discussing addiction and homelessness. Learn more about the day and find key takeaways from the resulting policy brief: www.lse.ac.uk/cpec/news/20...

Lived Experience of Homelessness and Recovery| Reflections from an LSE Roundtable

In this blog Khosru Miah, Recovery Community Mentor at The People’s Recovery Project reflects on a recent roundtable event at LSE, and draws on his lived experience of homelessness and recovery. In th...

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🏆We're delighted that Health Policy at LSE forms part of the UK's No. 1-ranked Social Policy subject area in the Complete University Guide 2027. A huge thank you to our students, staff, alumni and partners for making this achievement possible.🎉 #LSEHealthPolicy #ProudMoment

🌡️ The recent hot weather across the UK and parts of Europe makes the next Global Observatory of Long-Term Care feel even more timely! 🗓️ 2 June 2026 🕑 13.00-14.30 BST 🔗 goltc.org/responding-t... #LongTermCare #LTC #GlobalHealth #ClimateResilience #PublicHealth

Mental Health Social Care is an area where more evidence and action is needed, to support people to live healthy lives in their community. The Mental health Social Care Incubator aims to bring people together to address this: sites.manchester.ac.uk/mhsci/about/ #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek2026

About Mental Health Social Care

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More coverage following yesterday's publication of the findings from a collaborative study exploring cognitive function for older age carers: studyfinds.com/taking-care-... #Caring #PublicHealth #HealthEquity #UnpaidCare #AgeingPopulation

Study Asks: Is Taking Care Of A Loved One Good Or Bad For The Brain?

A new study finds light caregiving may protect your mind as you age, but full-time care for a spouse could speed cognitive decline.

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'Older people risk mental decline if they do long hours of caring.' 👈 The Guardian wrote about a new study by #ESRC Equalise's @baowenxue.bsky.social, out today! www.theguardian.com/society/2026... Read the full paper📖 academic.oup.com/ageing/artic...

Older people risk mental decline if they do long hours of caring, UK study shows

Researchers find 50+ hours a week can be detrimental to health but lighter responsibilities have positive effect

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Heavy caring responsibilities reduce brain function for people aged 50 & over, whereas light caring duties can actually be beneficial to middle-aged and older people’s mental abilities, new research led by Dr @baowenxue.bsky.social from @ucliehc.bsky.social finds www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Older people risk mental decline if they do long hours of caring, UK study shows

Researchers find 50+ hours a week can be detrimental to health but lighter responsibilities have positive effect

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💡CPEC researchers contributed to a new study featured in the Guardian today, which showed that high levels of caring responsibilities can increase cognitive decline for older people, though lower levels can be beneficial for brain health. Find out more 👉 www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Older people risk mental decline if they do long hours of caring, UK study shows

Researchers find 50+ hours a week can be detrimental to health but lighter responsibilities have positive effect

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📢 Less than a week to go to submit your abstract for the 8th International Conference on Evidence-Based Policy in Long-Term Care (ILPN2026) and be part of the conversation shaping Long-Term Care policy and practice worldwide. Deadline Tuesday 5 May! ilpnetwork.org/2026-confere...

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🚨 Call for Abstracts! Join us at #ILPN2026, 9–11 Sept in London, for a global forum on evidence‑based #LongTermCare policy. 🗓️ Submit by 5 May! Find full guidelines, an overview of key topics, and make a submission online: 🔗 ilpnetwork.org/2026-confere... #HealthPolicy #CareResearch

Reimagining healthcare regulation to enable improvement, learning, and safety - an article via @bmj.com featured on the hub.

Reimagining healthcare regulation to enable improvement, learning, and safety (BMJ, 31 March 2026)

Josje Kok and colleagues argue that amid growing pressures on health systems, healthcare regulation must evolve beyond compliance driven approaches.

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FREE Public Collaborator Training: Reviewing Plain English Summaries (or Lay Summaries) Thursday, 21 May 2026, 1pm to 2.30pm Aimed at members of the public who would like to contribute to the research process: bit.ly/4bTVYEq #PPIE #PPI #Training #PrimaryCare #Research @oxprimarycare.bsky.social

Have you registered for the next GOLTC webinar? 🗓️5 March, 12-1 GMT 🗣️ Looking at how #ParticipatoryResearch with older adults can shape research and practice, and improve systems for #CareHome staff and residents. goltc.org/what-matters...

🚨 Call for Abstracts! Join us at #ILPN2026, 9–11 Sept in London, for a global forum on evidence‑based #LongTermCare policy. 🗓️ Submit by 5 May! Find full guidelines, an overview of key topics, and make a submission online: 🔗 ilpnetwork.org/2026-confere... #HealthPolicy #CareResearch

🚨Vacancy! We’re looking to recruit an organised, proactive, and passionate Research Coordinator to help drive impactful projects, support world‑leading researchers, and keep our work running smoothly. 🗓️ 10th March 2026 🔗https://jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/1966/0/464732/15539/cpec-research-coordinator

🗣️ Last month, CPEC researcher Annette Bauer held a powerful event, in partnership with Make Mothers Matter: 🤰 'Maternal Psychological wellbeing: a challenge and a unique opportunity'. 💻 A write up of the event and recording are now available online! makemothersmatter.org/maternal-psy...

🗣️ Catch CPEC's Michela Tinelli at March's LARIA Conference on local data in research, presenting her work strengthening homelessness services. 🗓️Wed 25 March 🔗https://www.laria.org.uk/2026/01/23/larias-one-day-conference-and-awards-book-now/#!event-register/2026/3/25/laria-one-day-conference-awards

💻 New paper alert! RA Elisa Aguzzoli's scoping review indicated inequalities in dementia care for ethnic minority groups — including access to primary care, quality of care, and adherence to anti‑dementia medication. Read the full paper here: www.frontiersin.org/journals/dem...

Frontiers | Access to healthcare services and adherence to treatments for people with dementia among ethnic minority groups: a scoping review

BackgroundDementia is a leading cause of death among the older population and requires regular engagement with primary care services, monitoring, and special...

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Maternal mental health is urgent and too often overlooked. It affects women, children, families, + economies, but offers a powerful chance for early intervention and lasting change. So Wed 28 Jan, join our vital event with Make Mothers Matter + Anna Freud: lse.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

New publication! 'Psychological support for people affected by scandals caused by serious + sustained failings of statutory services + government'. Using insights from the Infected Blood Inquiry, the report shares vital learnings for future similar cases. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Involved in commissioning, purchasing or funding health and social care in England? Work in a Local Authority or ICB? Take part in our survey for LIVE-DEM, the UK’s largest study on live-in care for people whose primary support need is dementia. 👉 lse.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Read more 🔗👇

📣 Call for applications for the Nineteenth Doctorate Winter School on Inequality and Social Welfare Theory (IT19) The School provides the opportunity to discuss issues concerning the topic 'Inequality and Big Challenges'. 📆 Apply by 27 November Further details here ⬇️

Nineteenth Winter School on Inequality and Social Welfare Theory (IT19)

LISER's public research focuses on social and economic policies, including their spatial dimension. Its mission is to provide the scientific community and society with clear, relevant and solid…

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This Friday is the UN's International Day of Care and Support. @goltc.bsky.social have organised a global online event, for the theme 'Changing the Narrative on Long-Term Care'. 🌍🫶💻 Find out the details for your local timings and register to join 👉 goltc.org/save-the-dat...

Happening right now, the first webinar of the @goltc.bsky.social Innovation in Long-Term Care interest group, with a presentation of the @cpeclse.bsky.social SASCI project by Juliette Malley, if you want to join, this group make sure you register here: goltc.org/add-new-expe... #LongTermCare

NEW PAPER 'No quick fixes: Multi-agency working to improve information-sharing on men and keep children safe'. Findings from the collaborative SOCRATES programme, with researchers from CPEC, @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social and @lancasteruni.bsky.social www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-in-...

New in The British Journal of Social Work | King's College London

Carl Purcell, Mary Baginsky & Nicole Steils on multi-agency working to keep children safe

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CPEC researchers contributed to the new report 'Welcoming Growth: The economic case for a fair and humane asylum system' and were thrilled to join the launch in Parliament this week. The report has also been the subject of Early Day Motion in the Commons: edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo....

Economic growth and the asylum system - Early Day Motions - UK Parliament

That this House welcomes the publication of the new report entitled Welcoming Growth: The Economic Case for a Fair and Humane Asylum System by the PCS trade union and Together for Refugees, based on r...

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Together With Refugees@refugeestogether.bsky.social · 9mo ago

In Parliament last night launching our research with @pcsunion.bsky.social which shows that when we support refugees to rebuild their lives, Britain thrives too. #TogetherWithRefugees Read the report here: togetherwithrefugees.org.uk/welcoming-gr...

🤔Can AI understand meaning? What happens when AI tries to do qualitative research?💻 These are the questions addressed at the next GOLTC webinar, Wednesday 10th Dec 4pm-5:30pm. Make sure to register now for this timely and thoughtful discussion! goltc.org/webinar-can-...

Join us for a webinar on: Older Persons, Disabilities and Social Protection in African contexts 🗓️ 07 November 🕰️ 15.00-16.30 SAST, 13.00–14:30 GMT Register here: lse.zoom.us/meeting/regi...