Under its highlight notice call, “Technology-Enabled Social Care”, the NIHR Research Programme for Social Care (RPSC) is inviting proposals for collaborative research projects that examine the development and utilisation of digital technology in social care. This includes artificial intelligence (AI) or digital devices in the provision of social care and/or to support any aspect of the lives of adults or children with social care needs in the UK.
The call offers researchers considerable flexibility to focus on any subject area or topic providing that it falls within the remits of RPSC and the Technology-Enabled Social Care highlight notice. The NIHR particularly encourage research proposals into ambitious and novel uses of technology. This includes addressing new concepts and techniques and those with the potential for significant improvement to the lives of people with social care needs and/or economic impact, as well as developmental work potentially leading to such research.
The NIHR are keen to encourage collaborations with a range of organisations including small or medium enterprises (SMEs).
The NIHR welcomes ideas from new researchers including those with limited research experience such as early career researchers, but they must be supported by an experienced, strong, and multi-disciplinary team. This call also includes an RPSC Early Career researcher sub-stream: please see the RPSC scope below for further information.
Deadline: 30 October 2024
For more information: Technology-Enabled Social Care Highlight Notice – NIHR