Picture of attendees at an event celebrating the end of the DEM-COMM (Dementia Community) programme in 2026 in Southampton
Explore the latest βroundup of top stories from all our NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) across the country:
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Featuring the latest news, resources, blogs, events, opportunities & more
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@arcnwc.bsky.social @arc-nwl.bsky.social @arc-southlondon.bsky.social @arc-west.bsky.social @arc-wm.bsky.social
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The @nihr.bsky.social Childrenβs Health and Maternity Programme is led by @penarc.bsky.social & @arc-yharc.bsky.social in collaboration with:@arcnenc.bsky.social,ARC North Thames, @arcnwc.bsky.social, @arc-nwl.bsky.social, @arc-southlondon.bsky.social, @arc-west.bsky.social @arc-wm.bsky.social
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π’ Registrations are open for the Spring/Summer 2026 RaCEEs course!
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Hosted by the @arcnwc.bsky.social MIDAS Theme, this free course will grow your skills in #HealthEconomics and economic evaluations
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Open to anyone in the ARC NWC
π Deadline: Friday 1 May 2026
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π§ NEW PODCAST ποΈ
Learn how public advisers helped co-produce research on community signposting services. Hear how lived experience shaped the project and its outputs.
Listen nowβΆοΈπhttps://tinyurl.com/2zedbt96
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18.02.2026 14:57
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Incredibly proud to announce that our half-a-million-pound 20th anniversary grant round is now open!
Deadline: Friday, April 10
Find out more here: www.lewybody.org/lewy-body-society-20th-anniversary-500000-research-funding-call/
#dementiaresearch #researchfunding #neuroscience #Lewybodydementia
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flyer for community journalism course
βοΈFree Community Journalism Course!
You donβt need any previous experience β just be living in Liverpool, Edinburgh or Belfast and interested in your community's green and blue spaces.
Online training 6β7:30pm Tuesdays for 6 weeks. Apply by 17/02/26!
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Require further support with your Equality Impact Assessment?
Join us for a series of engaging and interactive workshops designed to provide valuable support for individuals in carrying out an Equality Impact
Need practical advice on your Equality Impact Assessment?
Our next workshop for @nihrarcs.bsky.social researchers and study teams is taking place on:
π Wed 11 February | π 1 β 3pm
Donβt miss out β register today! @ethnichealthres.bsky.social
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Our new video made in collab with South Western Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust shows how tranexamic acid (TXA) is having a major impact in trauma care.
Watch here π bit.ly/3LpHpyj
#PreHospitalCare #Paramedics #TXA
21.01.2026 10:18
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NIHR National Institute for Health and Care Research. Applied Research Collaborations. Top 25 stories of 2025.
Happy New Year from all the NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) across the country!
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Here are our 25 most popular newsletter stories from 2025:
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What a variety!
Scroll to the end to see the top-most clicked-on stories
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NIHR National Institute for Health and Care Research. #ARCadvent Top ARC stories of the year. Day 18: ARC course builds confidence in understanding health economics. Picture: Close-up of a person drawing a graph with a red pen.
#ARCadvent Day 1οΈβ£8οΈβ£:
The RaCEEs (Rapid Conversion of Economic Evaluations) training course, co-led by @valesschloss.bsky.social of
@arcnwc.bsky.social, is helping public contributors and professionals develop practical skills in health economic evaluations.
arc-nwc.nihr.ac.uk/news/the-rap...
18.12.2025 09:22
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You can also find my poster on this work looking at parent journeys to emergency ED attendance with a febrile child, previously presented at the NIHR Academy Members Conference. @nihr.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social @arcnwc.bsky.social @nihrsphr.bsky.social
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Inequalities in Childhood Febrile Illness associated with paediatric emergency department attendance
YouTube video by ARC NWC
A belated move over to BlueSky (from the other platform that shall not be named)
Find my brief talk on findings from my qualitative study during my PhD on reasons parents present to the ED with a febrile child (novel approach).
@arcnwc.bsky.social @nihrsphr.bsky.social
youtu.be/4NYR6MNTWbY
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NIHR National Institute for Health and Care Research. #ARCadvent Top ARC stories of the year. Day 13: Care homes to benefit from new care planning principles. Picture: Older person and carer smiling whilst toasting with tea in a garden.
#ARCadvent day 1οΈβ£3οΈβ£:
Comprehensive guidance for care planning in care homes has been developed by @arc-oxtv.bsky.social @arckss.bsky.social @arc-west.bsky.social @arcnwc.bsky.social & ARC North Thames
These free resources help staff create person-centred plans
www.arc-oxtv.nihr.ac.uk/news/care-ho...
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NIHR National Institute for Health and Care Research. #ARCadvent Top ARC stories of the year. Day 5: Helping parents in psychiatric hospital stay connected with their children. Picture: Parent and two children hugging.
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A new programme developed to help parents in psychiatric hospital stay connected with their children addresses a critical gap in #MentalHealth services.
The programme was funded by @arckss.bsky.social and is the first of its kind in the UK.
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NIHR National Institute for Health and Care Research. #ARCadvent Top ARC stories of the year. Day 4: Giving patients online access to notes boosts safety and engagement. Picture: Person's hands with a laptop screen and a smartphone screen.
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A landmark review by @arc-nwl.bsky.social, drawing on data from over 200,000 patients, shows that giving patients access to their medical notes improves safety, builds trust, & supports underserved groups, all without adding extra burden on staff
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Find out whatβs happening for ARC 2 NWC at our online Winter ARCFEST eventβοΈ
π’Hear from our themes, learn about our workstreams, join breakouts and get key updates.
ποΈRegister hereβ‘οΈhttps://tinyurl.com/6zcsppdz
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βοΈ Read our final national newsletter of the year!
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for the latest roundup of news, blogs & opportunities from NIHR ARCs across the country.
βοΈ Browse #ARCadvent this month, with daily posts on 1-25 December revealing the most popular stories of 2025!
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βοΈποΈπ Count down to the holidays with our popular #ARCadvent calendar from all ARCs across the country!
βοΈππ Follow #ARCadvent from 1-25 December for daily posts unboxing the most clicked-on ARC stories of the year
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Great to see ARC NWCβs contribution highlighted, with expertise from Equitable Place-Based Health and Care theme lead Prof Heather Brown on the economics of health inequalities, along with research from Prof Ben Barr, theme lead for Improving Population Health.
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In this monthβs ARC national newsletter.
π©ββοΈ Katie Merryβs ARC NWC internship explores ways to reduce cervical screening inequalities among South Asian women.
π£οΈ ARC NWC Public Advisor Naheed Tahir shares how co-chairing the Seldom Heard Forum is strengthening community voices.
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Since their inception 6 years ago, ARCs have:
π carried out over 3,300 research projects
π° published over 9,000 papers
π€ collaborated with 627 partner organisations
π° leveraged about Β£1 billion in external funding!
ππΏ Explore a selection of our work:
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π« #ARCimpacts
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Work by ARC NENC is highlighted today as part of our national #ARCimpacts campaign to celebrate 6 years of @arcnwc.bsky.social
Watch this short explainer video about our work to co-develop the Deep End NENC GP Network, and the difference that this has made so far β¬οΈ
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NIHR National Institute for Health and Care Research
ARCs have leveraged around Β£1 billion of external research funding
#ARCimpacts
π«NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) have leveraged around Β£1 billion in external research funding!
πBrowse a selection of some of our amazing work from across the country:
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ποΈ Follow #ARCimpacts
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In the past 6 years, ARCs have worked with over 2,500 public contributors and have recruited over 810,000 study participants
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Thank you to everyone who has made this important applied health & care research possible
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Find out more about our work: mailchi.mp/nihr/nihr-ar...
π« #ARCimpacts
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ARCs have championed capacity building in applied health & care research
Over the past 6 years, ARCs have supported:
π455 PhD students
π©πΎβπ232 Postdoctoral Fellows
(e.g. our #Dementia Fellows: www.arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk/dem-comm-res...)
Read about our work: mailchi.mp/nihr/nihr-ar...
π« #ARCimpacts
22.10.2025 10:49
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Dementia inequalities board game (funded by Wellcome Trust funding and supported by NIHR ARC North West Coast). #ARCimpacts logo
How playing a game can help spread awareness of #dementia inequalities
With @wellcometrust.bsky.social funding, & supported by @arcnwc.bsky.social, an innovative & creative board game has been designed to improve knowledge about dementia inequalities
www.nihr.ac.uk/blog/how-pla...
π« #ARCimpacts
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Congratulations to ARC North West Coast CHI theme lead, Professor Sarah Rodgers, on her inaugural lecture Transforming Our Cities From the Ground Up! πποΈ
Excited to see how her work connects communities, systems, and data to improve health.
#PublicHealth #InauguralLecture
@nihrarcs.bsky.social
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