Alongside and within my academic teaching and research, I am a core member of a committee that organised a nationwide conference - The Care experience: Past, present and Future? - which took place in April 2019 at Liverpool Hope University. This event was attended by over 250 people, more than half who are care experienced. My participation in the conference is also informing my research, particularly on the subject life story work, health and well-being, heritage and identity. It is critical that my research not only informs my teaching, but is socially responsible and addresses social injustice.