Our Steering Committee members include:
- Dr Cynthia Bullock, Innovate UK, Deputy Director - Healthy Aging (Steering Committee Chair)
- Professor Cecilia Vindrola, Director of the Rapid Research Evaluation and Appraisal Lab (RREAL), UCL
- Emerita Professor Jill Manthorpe, The Policy Institute at King's, King's College London
- Keiron Harris, Young Person Lived Experience Member, Peer Researcher
- Margaret Ogden, Lived Experience Member
- Martin Pratt, Former Executive Director Supporting People, Deputy Chief Executive at the London Borough of Camden
- Professor Roy Sandbach, Newcastle University, former Director of the National Innovation Centre for Ageing
- Professor Helen Weatherly, Professor of Health and Care Economics, Centre for Health Economics, University of York
- Emerita Professor Nicky Stanley, University of Central Lancashire
- Professor Vic Rayner OBE, CEO National Care Forum
I got involved in SOCRATES because I wanted to ensure the diverse voices and experiences of young people are being heard and listened to throughout the process, and to be able play a small part in making other young people's experiences better than my own. I am really excited to see the potential benefits of a project like Socrates to young people all across the country, and I hope that through valuable research, it can make a significant impact in empowering voices and improving lives.
Keiron