Wellbeing, Health and Social Care Research Centre

Welcome to the Wellbeing, Health and Social Care Research (WHSCR) Centre

The Wellbeing, Health and Social Care Research Centre (WHSCR) brings together researchers committed to tackling health and care inequities and strengthening prevention-led, community-based systems.

About Us 

We generate collaborative research that connects theory, policy, communities, and frontline practice to improve the lives of children, young people, families, and vulnerable adults in the UK and internationally.

Our work centres lived experience, supports early intervention, and advances socially just approaches to health and social care. Through strong partnerships with practitioners, policymakers, and communities, we translate research into meaningful change. 

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Our focus
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Our research
 
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Our vision 

A society in which health and social care systems are equitable, prevention-focused and community-centred; enabling children, families and vulnerable adults to thrive. 

Our mission 

At WHSCR, our mission is to generate impactful, interdisciplinary research that: 

  • Reduces health and care inequities
  • Advances prevention and early intervention 
  • Strengthens community-based and place-based health and care practices 
  • Centres lived experience - foregrounding voices that are traditionally silenced in research, and promoting innovative methodologies 
  • Influences policy and improves professional practice

WHSCR is championing creativity in research, and this year hosted a roundtable on Creative Methods, a workshop on LEGO® Serious Play. Author and academic Dr Jessica J. Lee will lead workshops on creative non-fiction writing to help colleagues disseminate research findings beyond academia.

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Wellbeing, Health and Social Care Research (WHSCR) Centre

School of Sociology and Social Policy
Law and Social Sciences building
University of Nottingham
University Park
Nottingham, NG7 2RD


telephone: +44 (0)115 84 66394