Research Practice Partnerships in social care: Research production or capacity building?
This session will explore work carried out within the Creating Care Partnerships study. The purpose of this NIHR funded study was to develop, implement and evaluate an approach called Research Practice Partnerships (RPPs) in adult social care.
Delivered by Iriss CEO Stuart Muirhead, it is an hour-long, lunch time session focused on practical applications of writing analysis and language use in social work. This session is designed to build and enhance your understanding of applying critical thought to written work, enhancing your messaging and understanding of textual communication regardless of your experience level.
This skills session is aimed at social work practitioners who have an interest in how AI can and should be used ethically in practice. We will talk you through the ethical issues based on research with practitioners and offer a live demonstration of the effective use of AI from a computer scientist expert, which will help you use this to maximum effect and be aware of and offset its limitations. We will offer the opportunity for you to discuss key issues of contemporary concern while exploring the opportunities AI might present.
Join Stuart Muirhead online as he delivers the first Iriss Skills Session of 2026 'Analysis and language use in social work writing'. This session is designed to build and enhance your understanding of applying critical thought to written work, enhancing your messaging and understanding of textual communication regardless of your experience level. The session was first delivered in November 2025 and has had revisions. Book your tickets today.
This webinar will introduce Scotland’s Scotland’s Suicide Prevention Strategy: Creating Hope Together, that is delivered by a collective of National public and third sector organisations supported by a network of Suicide Prevention Leads in local areas. It will highlight how you can connect to this network, and showcase some examples of good work taking place specifically designed to support rural communities.
Join Stuart Muirhead online as he delivers the third Iriss Skills Session 'Analysis and language use in social work writing'. This session is designed to build and enhance your understanding of applying critical thought to written work, enhancing your messaging and understanding of textual communication regardless of your experience level. Book your tickets today.
‘Creative (re)presentation - Telling stories through a participatory and voice-led approach and the making of the film Healing Pitch' - is a free online session focused on including people's authentic experiences in creative ways that empowers people without exposing them to harm.
If you are looking for fresh and exciting ways to help tell the stories of people with lived experience, register to join today.
This free online event is a welcoming, but practical introduction to data analysis, carefully crafted to compliment the particular demands of social work and social care professionals.
In collaboration with Hoarding Academy, the Hoarding Taskforce and Iriss are hosting a lunchtime learning session presenting an introduction to hoarding and chronic disorganisation.
After beginning work with third sector organisations, students, practise educators and universities last year, Iriss are delighted to invite you to attend the online launch of the Student Placement Resource.
This event will be a space to discuss the development and implementation of this resource, and to help shape and inform future updates to the resource.
Whether you are new to the student placement world, or you've been with us for the journey - we'd love to welcome you!
