New to Equality Impact Assessments, or need a refresher? Join our free monthly workshops hosted with our Center for Ethnic Health Research team. Next session: 📅 19 August 2026, 1 to 3pm via Zoom. Book your spot 👇 #EqualityInResearchMatters arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/events/requi...

In our latest blog, Dr Patrick Nyikavaranda and Bev Chipp share their reflections on adapting the Equality Impact Assessment process for mental health research, highlighting how we can better consider equity, inclusion and lived experience. 🔗 tinyurl.com/3x3ft8f4

Diabetes prevention takes centre stage at The Lancet Summit this November, with Professor Kamlesh Khunti, Co-Director of ARC East Midlands, among the speakers. 🗓️ 30 November to 2 December 2026 📍 Sitges, Spain 🔗 thelancetsummit.com/diabetes-pre... #LancetSummit

A new toolkit has been developed to help researchers build trust with ethnic minority communities. The Co-Trust Toolkit aims to support greater participation in medical research and help ensure research reflects the needs of everyone. 🔗Read more: arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/news/new-too...

Need support with your Equality Impact Assessment? Our free monthly workshops are open to everyone. Next session: 🗓️ 27 July 2026, 1 to 3pm via Zoom. Book your spot 👇 arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/events/requi...

Looking for something fun and unique to do during the summer holidays? We are hosting a Family Fun Day to Explore Mental Health Research! Learn about research, meet friendly researchers, get involved in creative activities and try out technologies 📅 6 August 📍 African Caribbean Centre, Leicester

Four funded PhD studentships are now open at NIHR ARC East Midlands, across our research themes: 🔹 Multiple long term conditions 🔹 Health inequalities 🔹 Health data 🔹 Implementation research Find out more and apply: arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/news/apply-f...

🎓 Congratulations to Dr Charlotte Playford, who has been awarded her PhD at the University of Lincoln, funded by ARC East Midlands. Her research highlights more holistic care for inflammatory bowel disease, improving support for mental health, diet & coordination. arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/news/charlot...

ARC East Midlands Co-Directors demonstrated how UK researchers are working nationally and globally to tackle major health challenges when they took centre stage in Ghana, leading a high-level dissemination event for the CREATE programme. Find out more: 🔗 tinyurl.com/mufapa7v

⏰ Applications for our fully funded PhD studentship at University of Nottingham close this week on 28 June 2026. Focused on ageing and resilience in later life. 🗓 Interviews: 17 July 2026 Don't miss out 👇 arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/news/new-phd...

Following #CarersWeek, new resources from the PATHFINDER study explore informal caring in Somali and Gypsy and Traveller communities and why so many carers remain invisible to the services designed to support them. Find out more: 🔗 tinyurl.com/4paywwwb #GRTHM

This week's #ARCLunchandLearn features: 📽️ Realist evaluation research Explore: ✅ CMO configurations ✅ Unpack complex interventions ✅ Apply theory to mechanisms

Training | Realist Evaluation Research | 15 May 2024

In this session, Dr Neil Chadborn, one of our ARC East Midlands Dementia researchers shares his experience of conducting realist research. REALIST EVALUATION AND REALIST REVIEW – exploring the…

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Congratulations to Dr Priscilla Katapa on completing her PhD at the @uniofleicester.bsky.social, funded by @arc-em.bsky.social. Her research explored barriers to insulin initiation among people with type 2 diabetes from ethnic minority backgrounds. 🔗 arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/news/celebra...

Our fully funded PhD opportunity at University of Nottingham includes: ✅ Tax-free stipend (~£21,805) ✅ Registration fees covered ✅ £3,000 for research and training costs ✅ Full and part-time Focused on ageing and resilience in later life. Apply by 28 June: arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/news/new-phd...

This week's #ARCLunchandLearn features: 📽️ Operational implementation Learn to: ✅ Identify your audience ✅ Develop strong value proposition ✅ Define your 'implementation-ready' outputs

Training | Operational Implementation | 13 June 2024

In this session, you will learn about some of the operational aspects of implementation, such as identifying your audience, developing a strong value proposition, and actually knowing what ‘thing’ is…

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Congratulations to Professor Kamlesh Khunti, Co-Director of ARC East Midlands, on being profiled in The Lancet alongside the publication of his cardiometabolic multiple long-term conditions (MLTC) series. Read the profile: 🔗 tinyurl.com/29x6j3w8

Know a health or care professional passionate about research? 👀 We have a fully funded PhD studentship at @uniofnottingham.bsky.social on ageing and resilience in later life. 🗓️ Closes 28 June 2026 Find out more and apply: 🔗 arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/news/new-phd...

A trio of pioneering review papers on cardiometabolic multiple long-term conditions have been published today in @thelancet.com and presented at the @amdiabetesassn.bsky.social 2026 Scientific Sessions, led by Professor Kamlesh Khunti. Find out more: 🔗 tinyurl.com/rc7vwxsr

Interested in social prescribing and integrated care? Join @ificinfo.bsky.social Scotland's webinar this Wednesday (10 June, 4pm BST) featuring perspectives from England, Canada and Wales. Register: tinyurl.com/5n7apxwr

Spotlight on Social Prescribing

Join IFIC Scotland’s webinar on social prescribing, featuring insights from England, Canada and Wales, and how it supports integrated care.

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What does the evidence say about social prescribing for people living with #dementia? ARC East Midlands researcher @neilchadborn.bsky.social reviews the international evidence, finding promise but gaps in research and dementia-specific adaptations. Read here: 🔗 arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/news/social-...

Together with medical students Ian Carmody and Alex Middleton, we reviewed publications on #SocialPrescribing for people with #dementia. Despite policies recommending this, there are very few studies reporting people with dementia directly

What does the evidence say about social prescribing for people living with #dementia? ARC East Midlands researcher @neilchadborn.bsky.social reviews the international evidence, finding promise but gaps in research and dementia-specific adaptations. Read here: 🔗 arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/news/social-...

Congratulations to Dr Salisu-Olatunji on completing her PhD at @uniofleicester.bsky.social! 🎉 She explored how #COVID19 affected those with multiple long-term conditions, using data from over four million patients across 51 countries and primary care data from England. 🔗 tinyurl.com/4v8jch52

This week's #ARCLunchandLearn features: 📽️ Academic writing skills Discover: ✅ Why academic writing matters ✅ Prepare before you write (methods first) ✅ Structure: methods, results, discussion ✅ Top tips from experience

Training | Academic Writing skills | 17 July 2024

In this session, Professor Adam Gordon shares his experience, expertise and top tips on efficient writing skills and techniques, especially in relation to writing for academic peer reviewed…

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Are you a nurse, midwife, AHP, pharmacist, healthcare scientist, social worker or public health professional? Interested in research? We have a fully funded PhD studentship at @uniofnottingham.bsky.social on ageing and resilience in later life. Find out more: 🔗 arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/news/new-phd...

Need support with your Equality Impact Assessment? Our free monthly workshops are open to everyone. Next session: Thu 18 June, 1–3pm via Zoom. Need something more tailored? One-to-one support also available. Book your spot 👇 arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/events/requi...

This week's #ARCLunchandLearn features: 📽️ Implementation science and knowledge mobilisation Discover: ✅ What implementation science is ✅ Key frameworks and theories ✅ From theory to practice ✅ Knowledge mobilisation strategies

ARC Lunch and Learn: Implementation science and knowledge mobilisation

Overview of implementation science and knowledge mobilisation

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Exciting news! We have a fully funded PhD studentship available at @uniofnottingham.bsky.social, focused on ageing and resilience in later life. 📅 Closing date: 28 June 2026 💰 Tax-free stipend + fees covered 🕐 Full and part-time options available Find out more: 🔗 tinyurl.com/5n6dwxn9

This week's #ARCLunchandLearn features: 📽️ Implementation - spread and scale Discover: ✅ Using theory to spread interventions ✅ FAME falls programme case study ✅ Facilitators & barriers to adoption ✅ Practical toolkit for commissioners

Training | Implementation - Spread and Scale | 16 July 2024

In this session, we hear from Professor Elizabeth Orton about her real world implementation research programme. Using the case study of FAME, a falls prevention intervention, this recording describes…

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New research suggests a skills focused training method could strengthen psychological therapists' ability to deliver more effective care. Findings from the TRIPOD study suggest it may offer the NHS a cost-effective way to enhance psychological therapies. 🔗 arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/news/deliber...

Congratulations to Dr Jodi Venture, who was awarded with an ECR Poster Prize at the UK Public Health Science Conference. She was recognised for her work on achieving inclusivity in evidence-based Falls Management Exercise programmes. Read more here: tinyurl.com/34wwkbpz