This conference, organised by the European Social Work Research Association, was hosted by Edinburgh University from 18th-20th April 2018. The theme of the conference was 'Social work in transition: challenges for social work research in a changing local and global world'. The conference website [archived] provides details about programme and speakers.

Social Work History Network, based at King's College London, held a pre-conference event in conjunction with the ESWRA History Special Interest Group in Edinburgh on 18th April 2018 on the theme of university settlements history.

Book launch

Social Work in a Changing Scotland, edited by Viviene Cree and Mark Smith and published by Routledge, was launched at the April conference.