Social Work Week: An interview with Professor of Social Work, Alys Young.

This year’s social work week runs from Monday 20 to Friday 24 March with the aim to bring people together to learn, connect, and influence change.

Watch Prof Michelle Briggs, our ARC-GM Capacity Building Theme Lead, talk to Prof Alys Young, Professor of Social Work at The University of Manchester.

This short interview covers Alys’ career pathway, her experiences of supporting a social worker as part of our ARC-GM research internship programme, and Alys’ advice for people thinking about a career in social care research.  

Find out more about social work week here: https://www.socialworkengland.org.uk/

Read more about our social care focussed research here: https://arc-gm.nihr.ac.uk/social-care

Published 21/03/2023