Dr Sandra Varey

Research Overview

My research interests are interdisciplinary and include lifelong learning, literacies and ageing. My current research within the Centre for Ageing Research (C4AR) forms part of a collaboration led by Leeds University and including the University of Liverpool and an industrial partner, Smith-Nephew. The overall aim of this study is to develop a wound care technology for older people to support independence and gain improvements to their well-being. My previous research has focused on adult education within the context of the English Skills for Life policy, encompassing biographical research with learners and analysis of paperwork practices within the classroom. I am particularly interested in research ethics and in qualitative and participatory research methodologies which address participant voice.