The Centre offers excellent opportunities for full or part-time research in intellectual disability and community care leading to higher degrees. The Tizard Centre has a strong track record of attracting University and ESRC research studentship funding.<br>The Tizard Centre is part of the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research (SSPSSR) and has excellent links with health and social care organisations, and other relevant establishments.<br><br>The Centre is at the forefront of learning and research in autism, intellectual disability and community care, and in 2013 received a Queen's Anniversary Prize in recognition of its outstanding work in these areas.<br><br>The Centre has excellent links with health and social care organisations, and other relevant establishments. Our primary aims, through research, teaching and consultancy, are:<br><br>to find out more about how to effectively support and work with people with learning disabilities<br>to help carers, managers and professionals develop the values, knowledge and skills that enable better services<br>to aid policymakers, planners, managers and practitioners to organise and provide enhanced services.<br>The Tizard Centre is recognised as leading the field in deinstitutionalisation and community living, challenging behaviour, quality of staff support, sexuality and autism, and has had a significant impact on national policies in these areas. We are committed to addressing issues arising from social inequality.