🚀We are hiring!
As we prepare for the next ARC EoE from April 2026, we are excited to open two opportunities within our leadership team:
🔵ARC EoE Co-Director➡️ arc-eoe.nihr.ac.uk/news-blogs/n...
🔵Research Capacity Development Co‑Lead➡️ arc-eoe.nihr.ac.uk/news-blogs/n...
⚠️Apply by 9 Feb 2026
Regional inequalities in health, wages and economic inactivity have deepened since our first #HealthforWealth report in 2018, placing a financial burden on the economy and stagnating possible productivity growth.
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/poor-health-...
This important research for people living with MND by dedicated experienced researchers and medical professionals with people living with Motor Neurone Disease at the heart of research
Lead research nurse, Della and Sub-Investigator Radu smiling.
We’re delighted to share that MND SMART is now open for recruitment at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
A very warm welcome to the Imperial team!
Read more 👉 edin.ac/47zZLn5
Register your interest to participate 👉 edin.ac/490fmPk
#ALS #MND #ClinicalTrial
Congratulations to Dr Laura Smith and Dr Alastair Noyce at @qmuldementia.bsky.social for receiving funding through our February Grant Review Board. The team will work to improve risk disclosure for people with iRBD, a sleep disorder linked to Parkinson’s and LBD. #ARUKfunded
A news title card that reads 'Liverpool unveils prototype low-cost personal air pollution monitor for Africa' in white text against a navy blue background. Pictured to the right is Professor Dan Pope and Dr Jonny Higham unveiling the Low-Cost Monitors.
NEWS | Professor Dan Pope from @livuni-phps.bsky.social and Dr Jonny Higham from the Department of Geography and Planning have developed a prototype low-cost air monitor, a new, affordable way to measure personal exposure to air pollution
➡️ bit.ly/4lHMJJl
#TeamLivUni
People prefer the term “multiple long‑term conditions” (MLTC) over “multimorbidity” – it’s less stigmatising and more empowering, focusing on the person rather than just their conditions.
Discover more:
📺 YouTube: youtu.be/7cdgra-Wrfk
🎧 Spotify: tinyurl.com/mtwt5ajy
#MedSky #CardioSky #SCADheart
💥 For a small charity, we make a BIG impact - and we are making a bigger one every year!
With Lewy body dementia so misunderstood, no wonder families are turning to us for help.
#Lewybodydementia #Dementiasupport #Dementia
Explore the August roundup of top stories from all 15 of our Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs):
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Including the latest research news, resources, blogs, events, training & more from ARCs across the country
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Join us in September as Chris Whitty, CMO for England, discusses what we can learn about prevention from across the UK.
Register your place now.
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🆕We're bringing some newness to you this Friday!🆕
Check out this infographic highlighting an overview of our project 'Parkinson's disease: mapping the current research landscape'
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⭐️The brilliant and dedicated research team at the Southampton General Hospital Trial Centre have now randomised >50 participants to MND-SMART!⭐️
Read more 👉 mnd-smart.org/news/jul-202...
#MND #ALS #clinicaltrial
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Following a major research collaboration between the University and the UK’s National Crime Agency, a new national training programme to better yield information from suspect interviews in Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) investigations has been launched
➡️ bit.ly/3ILG6Yx
#TeamLivUni
Great couple of days attending the School of Medicine and Population Health graduations of PGR and MBChB students @sheffielduni.bsky.social
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£2.7M for Liverpool-led trial investigating vagus nerve stimulation for drug-resistant epilepsy
news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/07/16/2...
Lifestyle, policy, prevention—how do we shift dementia research from treatment to risk reduction? Join our live webinar with Seb Walsh & Adrián Noriega de la Colina, 8pm BST tomorrow - be there for our free weekly webinar
“MND is one of the most scientifically and biologically challenging diseases to tackle. That said, no mountain is insurmountable…”
Dr. Mike Rogers (@mndassoc.bsky.social) shares why the #LongitudePrizeOnALS is key to creating new opportunities for #ALS & #MND
📰 longevity.technology/news/climbin...
Changing Places toilets are vital – but still too rare. On #CPAD25 we explore why these life-changing facilities matter so much and highlight some of our Changing Places reviews. buff.ly/RO51TAW
💙 #CPAD25 #ChangingPlaces #AccessibleToilets #InclusionMatters
The LINC launch was reported on by The Liverpool Echo:
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
Does cognitive impairment affect how people perceive their own motivation? Zhao et al. find that patients with neurological conditions—especially given greater cognitive deficits—often underestimate their apathy; caregiver input is crucial. Read at buff.ly/Bf2qHv2
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@MasudHusain
@OxExpPsy
💬 Do you, or someone you know, struggle to communicate with healthcare services?
Our helpline is here to help with translation, large print, and more.
Read how we're working to make support accessible for all: buff.ly/xGzkPlc #HealthEquity
'We’re not here to serve institutions – we’re here to serve people. That means working with communities, not doing things to them.’
@swoolnoughtkf.bsky.social shares her hopes for a new strategic direction at The King’s Fund in her blog.
www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
Are you living with MND or an informal caregiver for someone who is? Researchers at @sheffielduni.bsky.social would like your input for the iDeliver MND project, which aims to improve the delivery of psychological care in MND services.
Click below to take part in the survey 👇
bit.ly/iDeliver-survey
Community wealth building increases the employment of disabled people. jech.bmj.com/content/earl... health inequalities #episky
I know we have people on here who have strong feelings about social care needs assessments.
Please do get in touch with clarissa.giebel@liverpool.ac.uk or emma.williams2@liverpool.ac.uk
#dementiaresearch #dementiacarers #Lewybodydementia @liverpooluni.bsky.social
A simple guide to qualitative interviews!
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Do you work in Local Government and have a #PublicHealth scheme in need of evaluation?
The PHIRST scheme is now accepting Expressions of Interest ➡️ nihr.ac.uk/funding/publ...
@local.gov.uk @adphuk.bsky.social @cosla.gov.uk @nhswalesexecutive.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social
🎉 MND Scotland's Fun Run is back! And this year, not one, but TWO events will take place:📍 Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow, 6th Sep AND📍Lochore Meadows Country Park, Fife, 20th Sep 2025.❗ Registration is open NOW!
👉 Glasgow bit.ly/42T7ZV5
👉 Fife: bit.ly/44axwvh
#MNDScotland #MND #MNDSFunRun
New paper out: The impacts of Liverpool Citizen's Advice on Prescription (CAP) on mental health outcomes – an Instrumental Variable (IV) approach, with Aregawi Gebremariam, @benjaminbarr.bsky.social @rhiannoncor.bsky.social @kdaras.bsky.social 👇
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