Peter Simcock

Peter Simcock is an Associate Professor of Social Work at Birmingham City University (BCU), where he leads the Deafblind UK Centre for Education and Research—the first UK center dedicated to connecting researchers, practitioners, and individuals living with deafblindness to advance knowledge and leadership in the field. His career spans academic and practice roles, including positions at Age Concern Hull, Wolverhampton City Council, and Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council.

• Specializes in social work with sensory impairments, particularly deafblindness and dual sensory loss
• Focuses on intersections between law and social work practice
• Researches vulnerability frameworks in adult safeguarding and aging with disability

Prior to academia, Peter held senior social work roles in Physical and Sensory Disability Teams, senior practitioner positions in Deaf and Deafblind Adults services, and served as Acting Team Manager of Walsall’s Sensory Support Team. His doctoral work utilized interpretative phenomenological analysis to explore aging and vulnerability in deafblindness.