Our Researchers in Residence:
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What are Researchers in Residence (RiRs)?
Together we comprised two co-located, bi-directional RiR roles:
- A newly established ‘Research Facilitator’ post at a local authority social care department (Kent County Council) with an honorary contract at an academic institution (University of Kent)
- A shared academic researcher post with honorary status within Kent County Council (KCC).
What do RiRs do?
We did all of the following to build research capacity in adult social care across Kent.
How did we help you?
We organised and participated in numerous research engagement, training and support activities for staff working across adult social care and built and grew relationships which encouraged social care research. This included:
- supporting two thriving Communities of Practice
- supporting social care staff and organisations to apply for research funding and fellowships
- linking academic researchers with social care staff and managers to collaborate on new and existing research projects
- making research advice and resources accessible to social care staff.