King's College London

Unit moves to Melbourne House

• The Unit offices at the Virginia Woolf Building closed on 1 August 2025 (the King's lease on the building coming to an end).
• Our new offices (very nearby) are open for visitors from 19 August 2025: Melbourne House, 44-46 Aldwych, London, WC2B 4LL (Strand campus of King's College London).
• Getting to Melbourne House: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/visit/melbourne-house
• New postal address: HSCWRU, Policy Institute, Melbourne House, King’s College London, 30 Aldwych, London, WC2B 4BG.

There are a number of ways you can stay up to date with the Unit

• Bluesky – @hscwru.bsky.social
• X (formerly Twitter) – @hscwru
• LinkedIn
• YouTube
• Unit blog
• News pages
• Latest publications

Event series mailing lists

Upcoming events – join the mailing lists of event series by emailing the following researchers:  

• • Home Care Research Forum – contact: monica.leverton@kcl.ac.uk
  • Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum – contact: olivia.luijnenburg@kcl.ac.uk
  • Homelessness series – contact: jess.harris@kcl.ac.uk
  • Day Centre Research Forum – contact: katharine.orellana@kcl.ac.uk
  • LGBTQ+ life courses – health and social care research – contact: catherine.forward@kcl.ac.uk
  • Contemporary issues and debates in social work education, research and practice – contact: carl.purcell@kcl.ac.uk
  • Social Work History Network – contact: stephen.martineau@kcl.ac.uk

General enquiries

• Janet Robinson, Senior Business Operations Manager: janet.j.robinson@kcl.ac.uk or hscwru@kcl.ac.uk

Website contact

• Any comments or suggestions about this website, please contact: stephen.martineau@kcl.ac.uk