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The Social Policy Research Unit has an international reputation for excellence in research in social policy, especially health and social care, poverty, welfare and social work.
SPRU is a winner of the Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education 2009.
SPRU is part of the Department of Social Policy and Social Work at the University of York.
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Latest research completed - Integrated services for people with long-term neurological conditions: Evaluation of the impact of the National Service Framework: Final report
Latest project started - Care and support for people with complex and severe needs: innovations and practice. A scoping study
SPRU news - Jonathan Bradshaw elected as Fellow of the British Academy
Next SPRU seminar - Partnerships and Personalisation – what do direct payments and personal budgets mean for health care? - Professor John Glasby