Our essence
The Transforming Care Network aims to create links and cooperation among scholars involved in social care and care policy research. One of the main aims is to connect research on care across different policy fields: early childhood education and care, care for adults with disabilities, and long-term care for frail older people.
News
The TCN Newsletter is out
Early Career Researcher Workshop 2026
We invite PhD students and early-career researchers to apply for the in-person Early-Career Workshop in Researching Care and Care Policy in Europe: Emerging Topics in Care and Care Policy to be held at WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria, from Monday, 29 June 2026 (h. 13:00) to Wednesday, 1 July 2026 (h. 13:00).
Candidates are invited to send their CV, a summary of their research topic for presentation in the workshop (max. 500 words) and a motivation letter to julia.radlherr@wu.ac.at, by 30 January 2026. Successful candidates will be notified within two weeks.
More information here.
Upcoming TCN Members’ Fall 2025 Activities
Join us this fall for a series of engaging events hosted by the TCN Members’ Panel—featuring book seminars, research talks, and writing workshops for care scholars.
Book Seminar – Sept 30, 12.00 (GTM)
Amanda Lubit on Muslim migrant women, care & belonging in Norther Ireland. Register here.
Research Seminar – Nov 4, 12.00 (GTM)
Kateryna Ostrovska on nurse staffing mandates in wartime Ukraine. Register here.
Writing Workshop I – Nov 12, 10.30-13.30 (GTM)
3h online writing space for care researchers. Open to all TCN members but with limited spots. Register here.
Writing Workshop II – Dec 3, 10.30-13.30 (GTM)
Join again for peer support & writing time. Open to all TCN members but with limited spots. Register here.
Detailed information on the member’s panel page.
Collaboration
The Transforming Care Network collaborates with the Int. Journal of Care and Caring.
Find out more about the journal here
