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NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Wessex 1 of 15 ARCs supporting applied health & care research in England https://linktr.ee/ARCWessex #Lifechangingresearchfundedbythepublic
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The lack of senior minority women in university health & medical schools is an issue that needs our attention. Professor Nisreen Alwan's initiative is breaking barriers & guiding new paths in education wix.to/XPDt84S #Leadership #DiversityInHealth @nisreenalwan.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social

Excited to announce new paper @carolefogg.bsky.social @geodianna.bsky.social @bmj.com Exploring potential of geospatial mapping of emergency call data to improve ambulance services for older adults @nihrarcs.bsky.social bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/14/2... @uosmedia.bsky.social @uhsft.bsky.social

Our feasibility work using maps to explore differences in ambulance attendance and conveyance for older adults - hoping to continue this collaboration! @geodianna.bsky.social @sotonhsciences.bsky.social @arcwessex.bsky.social @helenpocock.bsky.social #dementia bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/14/2...

⏩ With its speed of development, there are a number of concerns and questions about whether there is an appropriate role for AI in social work. In this short blog, BASW Chair, Julia Ross offers an update on our ongoing work in this area. Read here 🔗 new.basw.co.uk/articles/ai-...

Not long now until our lunchtime social care seminar with Rachel Harrison @uniwinchester.bsky.social Empowering Voices How Research Can Enhance Lives for People with Learning Disabilities Thursday May 15 from 12 @nihrarcs.bsky.social @basw-uk.bsky.social www.arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk/event-detail...

Karolinska Institutet seeks a postdoc to explore ALS and FTD using multi-omics and genetics in a leading vascular neurology lab at the interface of brain and blood. Closing date: 22nd June

Yesterday's session on inclusive research. It was such a great day, learnt a lot about how to improve my own research via Southampton Academy of Research @arcwessex.bsky.social

Digital Stories for enabling the voices of #autistic children and #young people to contribute to transitions in education, health and social care settings. Online seminar June 3 1-2pm www.arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk/event-detail... @nihrarcs.bsky.social @nspcc.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social

Not long now - get a cuppa ready| Livestream with Q&A on Strengthening Applied Dementia Research, today at midday: youtube.com/live/6IN-isD... @nihrarcs.bsky.social

Congrats to Amanda Norman, Lecturer in Early Years Education @uniwinchester.bsky.social, whose work in Children & Society for the National Children's Bureau, was among the journal's top 10% most-viewed papers in 2023. Her paper evaluated parenting self-help books. Read it here bit.ly/4446Z2B

Great to see work from our research team leading the news @ora-dall.bsky.social you can also read more here www.arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk/post/what-s-...

Read @ora-dall.bsky.social article on shift work & your wellbeing in @rcn.org.uk magazine www.rcn.org.uk/magazines/We... linked to her work on www.arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk/post/what-s-... @nihr.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social @peterhenley.bsky.social @taliaem12.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

eHealth literacy and the use of NHS111 online. What does it mean for accessing and using urgent care? Report @unisouthampton.bsky.social School of Health Sciences & @ox.ac.uk "We must ensure that ‘digital first’ policies do not entrench or exacerbate health inequalities." tinyurl.com/EvidenceNHS111

eHealth literacy and the use of NHS111 online. What does it mean for accessing and using urgent care? Report @unisouthampton.bsky.social School of Health Sciences & @ox.ac.uk "We must ensure that ‘digital first’ policies do not entrench or exacerbate health inequalities." tinyurl.com/EvidenceNHS111

Cultural curiosity from nursing & medical staff can help to understand more & adapt treatment for women with breast cancer from cultures that are unfamiliar to many in uk @nihrarcs.bsky.social Treatment Decision-Making in West African Women With Breast Cancer www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#Maternity units - is the way we measure safe #midwifery staffing levels working? A review of Birthrate Plus guide @rcm.org.uk @nihrarcs.bsky.social @ora-dall.bsky.social @uosmedia.bsky.social Read more from our latest research: 998f8078-c8c1-4d9a-be82-8e196315f521.usrfiles.com/ugd/6fe132_e...

🧠 Join us LIVE on 24 April at 12pm BST! Dr Sarah Fearn & Prof Cathy Murphy reveal key findings from their @arcwessex.bsky.social report on applied dementia research careers. 📺 YouTube, X, LinkedIn & Facebook 🔗 www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/building-car...

Full article: Health literacy profiling of parents in two disadvantaged inner-city areas in the United Kingdom @nihrarcs.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Glad to have made a small contribution to this work with Dr Thomas Richardson - Good quality therapy has more limited success when the person is surrounded by poor housing, unsafe communities and financial pressures - compared with people from more affluent postcodes.

Well done Lee-Ann (Our Social Care Research lead) and Mel @buresearch.bsky.social going to Westminsters to talk Tech and Social Care and Mel on seldom heard voices www.bournemouth.ac.uk/news/2025-04... @basw-uk.bsky.social @hantsconnect.bsky.social @nisreenalwan.bsky.social @rorycj.bsky.social

🪇We're excited to announce ImplementEcon, a new network to unite implementation scientists and health economists to connect, collaborate and develop better methods Led by @csrejon.bsky.social, Lane Carrandi and Robert Heggie #ImplementationScience #HealthEconomics bit.ly/3XHTykW

There are somethings that no parent wants to face. These two research leaders from the School of Health Sciences @unisouthampton.bsky.social are working out just how to help people at the toughest time in their lives @nihrarcs.bsky.social @cathypogson.bsky.social @ukri.org @jydenham.bsky.social

🗓️ 7 May #ARCseminar Improving #MentalHealth & wellbeing with creative arts www.eventbrite.com/e/improving-... Simon Gilbody @arc-yharc.bsky.social Briana Applewhite @arc-oxtv.bsky.social Christalla Pithara-McKeown @arc-west.bsky.social Tony Woods & Ioannis Bakolis @arc-southlondon.bsky.social

Read the April roundup of top stories from all 15 NIHR ARCs across the country 👇 mailchi.mp/nihr/april-2... Incuding the latest research, resources, blogs, awards, events, training & much more Join here to get this monthly roundup sent directly to your inbox: tinyurl.com/ARCsnewsletter

Great to be on BABCP podcast with Kim Wright discussing #Bipolar! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i...

1/1🗣️People with a learning disability die up to 20 years younger than the general population, even though this could be avoided with the right healthcare.

This is your 1 hour - get a cup of tea handy and have some lunch warning for www.arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk/event-detail... @nihrarcs.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @arc-oxtv.bsky.social @ukri.org

Friday 28 3 25 online 1pm-2pm - research on creative art for improving health and wellbeing @nihrarcs.bsky.social www.arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk/event-detail...

Welcome! @liziann.bsky.social 😊

In 2020 Southampton City Council established a Male Engagement Worker (MEW) Project to work with high-risk male perpetrators of domestic abuse. Hear from @drmmyall.bsky.social about her research Thurs 27 March 12pm www.arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk/event-detail... @nihrarcs.bsky.social @basw-uk.bsky.social

Early data suggests 30% fewer hospital admissions in 75 to 79-year-olds from the new RSV vaccine in England. This is off the back of 40% of eligible older people getting vaccinated this winter: In the Lancet: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

📢 New funding opportunity from @mndoddie5.bsky.social! The Discovery Network offers £1M grants to interdisciplinary teams targeting bold, innovative research into MND biology. Submit your EOI by 21 May! #MNDResearch #FundingOpportunity www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/funding/mnd-...

New rehab nursing framework launched in North West A new competency framework for nursing staff working in complex rehabilitation services has been launched in Cheshire and Merseyside. #nursing #rehab #nurses #rehabilitation #cheshire #merseyside #healthcare www.nursingtimes.net/education-an...

The University of Stirling is recruiting six PhD studentships to advance knowledge of the dynamic relations between place and memory, and how people navigate together in space and time. Closing date: 22nd April www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/phd-rela...

The BBC has launched a special new season across TV, iPlayer and Radio called Memories and Dementia: Starting the Conversation - led by Dr Punam Krishan www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/bbc-memories...

Anna Preece @bournemouthuni.bsky.social on Disordered Eating in Alcohol Recovery @unisouthampton.bsky.social @nutritionsociety.bsky.social conference on #alcohol #nutrition speakers from @universityofleeds.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social @uhsft.bsky.social

You know what's better than having over 60 Dementia #DEMCOMM Researchers? Having a festival to celebrate Dementia Week May 19-25 - #DEFEST with @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social @stephenlim.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @gerisoc.bsky.social www.arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk/demfest25

Hearing now from Aqsa Anwar Investigating the effect of alcohol intake on an ageing immune system - Year 3 Medical Student @unisouthampton.bsky.social At our #alcohol #nutrition conference with @nutritionsociety.bsky.social @uhsft.bsky.social @gerisoc.bsky.social @skaistelin.bsky.social

Alcohol and muscle - interactions with ageing & sarcopenia @stephenlim.bsky.social @uhsft.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social our research lead for Ageing & dementia joins our #alcohol #nutrition conference with @nutritionsociety.bsky.social @uhsftresearch.bsky.social @skaistelin.bsky.social

Phytochemicals and #alcohol risks vs benefits Professor Jeremy Spencer Reading University speaks to conference @unisouthampton.bsky.social @nutritionsociety.bsky.social Talking wine...

Anna Preece @bournemouthuni.bsky.social on Disordered Eating in Alcohol Recovery @unisouthampton.bsky.social @nutritionsociety.bsky.social conference on #alcohol #nutrition speakers from @universityofleeds.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social @uhsft.bsky.social

Hearing from Dr Frederick Ho @uofglasgow.bsky.social Diet as a modifiable risk factor for alcoholic liver disease LIVE from Hong Kong joins our conference #alcohol & #nutrition with @unisouthampton.bsky.social @nutritionsociety.bsky.social inc @buresearch.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social

Nutrition and Alcohol Conference So many great presenters and ways for tackling the issue @unisouthampton.bsky.social @arcwessex.bsky.social @nutritionsociety.bsky.social

Great conference on #alcohol use research @unisouthampton.bsky.social with @nutritionsociety.bsky.social incl speakers @glasgowcaledonian.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social @buresearch.bsky.social @cphsuos.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social @rsph.bsky.social

What are we doing about #alcohol use in Students? Final year student Kyle Kennedy @glasgowcaledonian.bsky.social explains results from his research to alcohol research conference @unisouthampton.bsky.social & @nutritionsociety.bsky.social including @buresearch.bsky.social @unisouthwales.bsky.social

Such an amazing collection of speakers @unisouthampton.bsky.social & @nutritionsociety.bsky.social conference on research on #alcohol use @nihrarcs.bsky.social @nihrspcr.bsky.social @bournemouthuni.bsky.social @unisouthwales.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social