Centre for International Research on Care, Labour and Equalities

Research, evaluation and consultancy on contemporary policy, practice and theoretical issues.

The Centre for Care website is now live!

The Centre for Care is an ESRC Research Centre addressing pressures and inequities in how children, young people and adults experience social care. Find out more about the Centre and upcoming events, read commentaries from our researchers, learn about our research and mission plus more at:

www.centreforcare.ac.uk

CIRCLE’s flagship programme 2017- 2021

Sustainable Care: Connecting people and systems

This programme was a major research programme in CIRCLE, undertaken with an ESRC award for the period 2017 to 2021.

Read about Sustainable Care

About us

CIRCLE is led by Director Professor Sue Yeandle, and comprises a team of researchers working collaboratively across disciplines relevant to care and caring and to paid and unpaid work in diverse contexts. We conduct studies which aim to explore issues of equality, diversity, difference and fairness.

Our multidisciplinary team includes professors, lecturers, researchers, PhD students and collaborators, plus CIRCLE’s dedicated research manager and administrator.

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News and blogs

CIRCLE members regularly debate and discuss our research topics and latest findings on care, labour and equalities in the media, with partners and at events and conferences.