🎓 Funded PhD: @ Brighton and Sussex Medical School, supported by NIHR ARC Kent, Surrey & Sussex. 'Could linked data help more women access cancer screening' will explore inequalities in NHS cancer screening. ⏰ Apply by Fri 4 Sept 2026 👉 More details tinyurl.com/3jjtf4uk #PhDOpportunity

Research Week 2026: Advancing Inclusive Research Symposium brings together workshops, research insight talks, presentations and our poster competition exhibition. Thu 17 Sept, 10am-4pm, University of Kent Canterbury. Register: tinyurl.com/dkn7ddxw #arckssresearchweek2026

📢Join this Research Week session to explore barriers to co-production in trans healthcare research and how community involvement can support more person-centred approaches. Wed 16 Sept, 11:30am-12:15pm, online. ▶️Register: tinyurl.com/5n78tzyw #arckssresearchweek2026

Join this Research Week session to reflect on partnership, inclusion and co-production in the National Priority Programme for Adult Social Care and Social Work. Wed 16 Sept, 10-11am, online. Register: tinyurl.com/2e85w383 #arckssresearchweek2026

Explore routinely collected health and care data with the ARC KSS Data Driven Insights into Health Inequalities team. This Research Week session covers available datasets, useful resources and practical research experiences. Tue 15 Sept, 3:30-4:30pm, online. Register: tinyurl.com/355djnm2

📢Join this Research Week session to explore participatory research methods and how they can help communities and stakeholders become active partners in research. ▶️Tue 15 Sept, 2-3pm, online. Register: tinyurl.com/yckbb8ux #arckssresearchweek2026 #ParticipatoryResearch

📢Hear from NIHR Health and Care Professional Interns as they reflect on their experiences and share how the programme is supporting their research career journeys. Tue 15 Sept, 10:30-11:30am, online. ▶️Register: tinyurl.com/376wh7te

What are the most important unanswered research questions around severe mental ill-health in secondary care for people aged 16-35? Join this Research Week session to learn about the new James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership. Register: tinyurl.com/t8ctmms3 #arckssresearchweek2026

📢Join our Research Week session on accounting for sex and gender in research, led by Professor Carrie Llewellyn. Explore the NIHR policy and what it may mean for funding applications. Mon 14 Sept, 1:30-2:30pm, online. ▶️Register: tinyurl.com/y7xjy8nb #arckssresearchweek2026

How can researchers better involve people whose voices are too often underrepresented in research? Join our Research Week webinar to explore practical ways to build respectful relationships, create mutual benefit and stay committed to inclusive research. Register: tinyurl.com/38r5cft2

Join us for Research Week 2026, 14-17 September. The programme focuses on advancing inclusive research through equity, partnership and participation, with free online events and an in-person symposium at the University of Kent. View the programme and book your free place: tinyurl.com/3vnu73vf

Funded research internships are now open for health & care professionals across Kent, Surrey & Sussex. 🔸33 places available 🔸up to £10,000 support for each intern. This is a chance to develop your skills, confidence and career. Apply by 5pm, 30 September 2026. More info ▶️ tinyurl.com/bdmxwwkz

🎨 Got a research poster to share? Enter the ARC KSS Research Poster Competition 2026 for a chance to win a training bursary and showcase your work during Research Week. Open to applied health and social care researchers in Kent, Surrey and Sussex. Deadline: 21 Aug tinyurl.com/225bwxeu

On your marks, get set...GROW! 🌱 Applications for our GROW 2026 Researcher Development Programme for #mentalhealth and #addiction early career researchers are now open. ‍💫 APPLY NOW 👇 mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/grow/

📢We’re delighted to welcome our new Surrey Knowledge Mobilisation Fellows: Nikola Blackman and Elaine Leung. Their projects will help turn research into practical improvements for local care. ▶️Read more: tinyurl.com/46eexs9n

Communities of Practice can bring people together to share learning, build relationships and turn research into practice — but they need more than goodwill to thrive. Our latest blog shares learning from an ARC KSS evaluation. ▶️Read the blog: tinyurl.com/3u67thcp

Are you a manager supporting a health or care professional who wants to take their first steps into research? Join our free Q&A webinar about the NIHR Health and Care Research Professional Internship Programme in the South East. 4 August 2026, 10.30–11.30am Online Book now: tinyurl.com/yhhvnnry

How can linked data help improve health and care? The Sussex Integrated Dataset connects records for 1.7 million people across GP practices, hospitals, mental health, ambulance services and social care. Read more: tinyurl.com/5evzx9xu

Could a research internship be your next step? Round 2 of the NIHR Health and Care Professional Internship Programme is launching in the South East,for health and care professionals in Kent, Surrey and Sussex. Join the launch webinar: 📅 14 July, 12–1pm 👉 Find out more tinyurl.com/2hbskw6j

Yesterday, we were proud to launch our new 2026–2031 programme - working with partners and communities to improve health and reduce inequalities, at our Summer Conference. Thank you to all our speakers and to those who joined us 🌍 👉 Read more: tinyurl.com/4uswbv3d

📢Calling researchers across Kent, Surrey & Sussex Enter our Research Poster Competition as part of Research Week (14–17 September). Deadline: 5pm, Friday 21 August Prizes: £150 training bursary for the winner & £100 for the runner-up Full details here ▶️ tinyurl.com/225bwxeu #arckssresearchweek2026

@penarc.bsky.social There are still places for our PPIE Summer School in Exeter, 1–3 July 2026 Join researchers, PPIE leads & public contributors for 3 days of learning, creativity & collaboration focused on building meaningful partnerships in health and care research. tinyurl.com/37twdjt6 #PPIE

📢A new 5-year research programme from ARC KSS will tackle the health and care issues that matter most across Kent, Surrey and Sussex. ▶️Read the Building healthier futures together 2026–2031 summary: arc-kss.nihr.ac.uk/resource-lib... #NIHR #HealthResearch #ResearchImpact #HealthInequalities

What helps research lead to real change? Dr Madalina Toma reflects on five years of a national programme led by ARC KSS, and the partnerships that helped turn research into practical learning for adult social care and social work. Read it here: tinyurl.com/5fxkzmea #NIHR #AdultSocialCare #ARCKSS

Interested in using data to improve health and tackle inequalities? A fully funded PhD studentship at the University of Kent, supported by NIHR ARC KSS, is now open for applications. 📅 Deadline: 12 July 2026 More info▶️https://tinyurl.com/m267vz53 #PhDOpportunity #HealthInequalities #DataScience

24 health and care professionals are starting their journey into research through the NIHR Health & Care Professionals Internship Programme. They’re tackling real issues - from patient experience to mental health and emergency care - while continuing their frontline roles. 👉More: shorturl.at/eRLPZ

Why are Black people more likely to be detained under the Mental Health Act? 📢New research shows that decisions about “risk” aren’t always neutral – and hidden bias can influence who gets detained and how. 👉Read more: tinyurl.com/yvkrvarj #MentalHealth #HealthInequalities #Equity #NIHR #ARCkss

What happens when you give researchers time, space and the right support? ✨ New ideas ✨ Stronger funding bids ✨ More confidence At our 3-day writing retreat, 30+ researchers from Kent, Surrey and Sussex worked together to develop their proposals with expert support. 👉 tinyurl.com/msvmtr2k

Save the date: ARC KSS Summer Conference 2026 - 18 June, 11:00–13:00 (in person, University of Sussex, Brighton). Join conversations about collaboration, impact and what’s next for ARC KSS, with time for networking over lunch. Booking link Eventbrite 👉https://shorturl.at/AvsDR

Interested in the findings from recent research into the impact of the CAVEAT Toolkit, a free, practical tool designed to help VCSE organisations collect & use evidence to demonstrate their impact? 🗓️ Tuesday 2 June 2026 ⏰ 11:30am - 12:30pm 🎟️ tinyurl.com/3knx79bs