Sue Yeandle is Director of the Centre for International Research on Care Labour and Equalities (CIRCLE) at the University of Sheffield (and previously in the University of Leeds). As ARK Ageing Programme Visiting Fellow, Sue was based in Queen’s University Belfast from 1st to 12th June 2015,  to coincide with Carers’ Week.

We worked alongside Carers’ Northern Ireland on a range of events during Sue’s visit.  These include one-to-one meetings, as well as public seminars.

Key events

• Wednesday 3 June: The role of research in shaping policy and practice debates on carers and in raising awareness of carers’ needs, Family Carer Research Group in Dublin, facilitated by Care Alliance.
• Monday 8 June, The impact of the carers’ movement on policy and practice: an international perspective (seminar), Ulster University, Jordanstown
• Tuesday 9 June, Advances in telecare: new solutions for carers and older people (joint workshop with Carers’ NI), Queen’s University Belfast

Click here to see a video of Sue talking to Gillian Robinson (ARK) about her ARK Ageing Programme Visiting Fellowship.