Making Research Count

The national picture

Making Research Count (MRC) is a national collaborative research dissemination initiative, currently run by eight regional centres based in the universities of:

• East Anglia
• Keele
• Luton
• The Open University
• Royal Holloway, London
• Salford
• Warwick with Coventry
• York

This group of universities has a proven track record in social work and social care research, and provide social work education at qualifying and post-qualifying levels.

The aims of this national initiative are to:

• Improve the dissemination and implementation of research findings
• Increase mutual understanding between researchers and practitioners
• Influence the shape of evidence based practice, through its contribution to the debates about appropriate research methodologies for the field of social care

Making Research Count aims to work in partnership with local authorities, the National Health Service, and other relevant bodies in regional sites to contribute to the development of research informed, evidence based practice, which brings together the best of practitioner, service user and researched knowledge and expertise.

Greater Manchester and Salford

MRC (Greater Manchester) is a partnership between the Care Quality Commission, the University of Salford and ten local authority social service departments:

• Bolton
• Bury
• Manchester
• Oldham
• Rochdale
• Salford
• Stockport
• Tameside
• Trafford
• Wigan

Planned events

MRC (Greater Manchester) regularly puts together a programme of modules for practitioners in adult and children's social care which seeks to develop the culture that integrates research into practice.

Details of future and past events in detail can be found via the newsletter links below.

Where events are organised by MRC (Greater Manchester), the Salford City Council directorates of Children's Services and Community, Health and Social Care are normally allocated between two and four places at each event and they are free of charge.

Most events are suitable for continuing professional development purposes. Any persons wishing to attend any of these events should contact the address below.

Who to contact

Name

Community, Health and Social Care (Staff Development Section)

Address

8th Floor
St. James' House
Pendleton Way
Pendleton
Salford
M6 5FW
Map to this location

This page was last updated on 1 April 2011