About us

Improving the lives of people with learning disabilities and autistic people by understanding and tackling inequalities, injustice and exclusion. 

We aim to improve the lives of people with learning disabilities and autistic people. Our approach involves working with people with learning disabilities, autistic people, and their families.

We want to improve the lives of people with learning disabilities and/or autistic people by working with different people. We work to make sure our research findings make a difference. Our research group strongly believes in fairness, equality and justice. 

Sara Ryan

Professor of Social Care / Group lead

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Chris Hatton

Professor of Social Care

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Sue Caton

Reader

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Adele Swingewood

Research Associate

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Charlotte Hardacre

Research Associate

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Dawn Cavanagh

Research Associate

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Francesca Ribenfors

Senior Research Associate

Monique Huysamen

Research Fellow

Naomi Jacobs

Research Associate

Georgia Rivers

Research associate