How Bath mathematics research is tackling global health challenges As a leading UK research institute in applied mathematics, The Institute for Mathematical Innovation (IMI) adds value and impact to research by creating interdisciplinary connections through modelling...

From biomechanics to machine learning to data-driven health policy — Bath’s maths researchers, including Beate Ehrhardt and Laura Oporto Lisboa from CRIISP, show how numbers improve real-world health and wellbeing. #UniofBath #ImpactScience #chronic pain
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One of the central messages from the CRIISP Showcase in Oct: chronic pain affects far more than the body. It shapes identity, relationships, work, and daily life. Understanding these layers is vital for improving care and support.
#ChronicPain #ResearchImpact #HealthInequalities

Join us today at 18:30 GMT for the British Pain Society webinar: “Staying the course – engaging & retaining people with lived experience of pain in the CRIISP programme”. Learn how meaningful public involvement transforms pain research.
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#PainResearch #PPI

📢 Webinar Alert
🗓️ 12 November 2025
🕐 18:30 -20:00 BST
📚 BPS webinar: "Staying the course" – engaging and retaining people with lived experience of pain in the CRIISP programme: lessons for future research
🔗 Register here britishpainsociety.org/meeting-book...

Huge thanks to everyone who made the CRIISP Showcase on 16th October such a success, bringing together researchers, clinicians, charities, and people with lived experience to share insights into chronic pain. Grateful to all who joined us. #CRIISP #ChronicPainResearch #UniOfBath

Our Highly Commended CRIISP image is now part of the Images of Research exhibition outside Bath Spa station
Explore the story behind it and our work at the Engage Awards:
criisp.uk/2025/07/16/b...
#ImagesOfResearch #ChronicPainResearch

Sharing Daily Moments of Chronic Pain Over the summer we ran an activity where we asked those living with chronic or persistent pain to take part in a unique creative opportunity to share a moment from their day. We had a diverse …

Through art, text, and photography, our competition revealed how persistent pain shapes daily life. Congratulations to the winners — and thank you to all who helped turn lived experience into insight. Read more: criisp.uk/2025/10/23/s...
#ChronicPainResearch #PublicInvolvement

Do you live with #ChronicPain? Your story matters.
Share a snapshot of your day – however big or small – to help others understand life with pain.
Deadline extended to Mon 1st Sept 2025
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#PainStories #PatientVoice

CRIISP One Moment in Pain - competition CRIISP One Moment in Pain - competition

Do you live with #ChronicPain?
We’d love you to share a snapshot of your day – creative or ordinary – to help raise awareness.
✨ Photos, poems, videos & stories welcome.
Closing date: 25 Aug 2025
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#PainStories #PatientVoice

Social influences in the experience of transition to or from long-term (chronic) pain: A systematic review of qualitative research studies Background Globally, around 30% of people live with long-term (‘chronic’) pain, with known impact on wellbeing, economic and social lives. Despite increasing attention to contextual and psychosocial a...

Chronic pain isn't just biological. Our new PLOS ONE review reveals how social connections, identities & environments shape the transition into and out of long-term pain.
A must-read for researchers, clinicians & advocates.
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#ChronicPain #SocialHealth

A digital poster with a soft, calming background invites people aged 16 and over with lived experience of chronic or persistent pain to take part in a creative project. The text encourages participants to share a moment from their day in any creative form—such as a photo, collage, drawing, painting, video, poem, song, or short story. Submissions will be showcased as part of the CRIISP research project. A QR code and a link to the submission form are included, along with the deadline: 11:59pm on Monday 25th August 2025. Contact email: painstories@bath.ac.uk.

🎨 Live with chronic pain and 16+?

The CRIISP research project invites you to share a moment from your day, through writing, art, film or photography. Embrace your creativity!

🗓️ Deadline: 25th August
🔗 Submission and more info: uniofbath.questionpro.eu/t/AB3uySWZB3...

@criispapdp.bsky.social

Delighted that CRIISP received a Highly Commended award from @UniofBath 🎉– recognising the power of researchers & public contributors working side by side to shape research. Huge thanks to everyone who made this happen. Find out more:
criisp.uk/2025/07/16/b...

🎨 Live with chronic pain and 16+?

The CRIISP research project invites you to share a moment from your day, through writing, art, film or photography. Embrace your creativity!

🗓️ Deadline: 25th August
🔗 Submission and more info: uniofbath.questionpro.eu/t/AB3uySWZB3...

Delighted that CRIISP has been Highly Commended in the ‘Involving’ category of the
@UniofBath
Vice-Chancellor’s Engage Awards!
Recognised for our commitment to involving people with lived experience in pain research criisp.uk #PublicEngagement #ChronicPain

Prof. Eccleston and team show early psychological support can rewire brain networks linked to chronic pain. The message? Treat pain early—transform lives.
www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...

Lisa Austin representing @criispapdp.bsky.social at #RDF25! Sharing insights on pain research & the involvement of public contributors at the UK’s leading conference for research management #research #innovation #healthcare #chronicpain

From Personal Struggle to Public Advocacy: My Experience with Chronic Pain and CRIISP My first real experience of prolonged pain was when I was 16 when I had a month of unexplained pains in my hands and feet following a bout of viral pneumonia. I would get similar extended periods o…

Living with chronic pain can feel isolating, but being a public contributor in research can provide purpose. This blog shares how working with CRIISP helped bridge the gap between researchers & people with pain. criisp.uk/2025/03/12/f... #PainResearch #PatientVoices

Can simple models explain complex pain relationships? Our review in Journal of Pain highlights gaps in interpersonal pain research—showing how longstanding relationships shape pain in ways we struggle to measure. Read more criisp.uk/criisp-papers/ #HealthPsychology #PainResearch #chronicpain

Great to have the #CRIISP team together in person on Feb 10th! A day of interesting presentations, insightful discussions and progress in our chronic pain research. Exciting steps ahead! 🔬💡#ChronicPainResearch #ChronicPain

Millions live with chronic pain, but are we truly understanding its impact? Our research explores the limitations of current methods and offers insights for improvement. Read more on the CRIISP blog t.co/ET534AwspG

#ChronicPain #PainResearch #Healthcare #blog

Research conversations: What influences how we experience pain? - ARC West About the event We know that psychological factors such as thoughts and feelings, and social factors including personal relationships and lifestyle, can affect chronic pain alongside biological factor...

What influences how we experience #pain?

Join People in Health West of England's next #research conversation with Sharon Grieve+ Joanne Lloyd as they talk about the CRIISP project supported by @ukri.bsky.social and Versus Arthritis.

When? Thursday 24 Oct 11am-12pm
More info tinyurl.com/ynn9jxfe