Lovely animation from the team behind the MELD-D research - glad we could play a role in supporting it Prof @nisreenalwan.bsky.social Simon Fraser Michael Boniface Nida Ziauddeen #bepartofresearch @nihr.bsky.social Watch youtu.be/UiiRwuACIIc?... More at www.meldbstudy.org.uk

Fantastic news about the talented people we get to work with @nisreenalwan.bsky.social @uosmedia.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social @laboursatvir.bsky.social www.arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk/post/two-arc...

Two ARC leaders appointed Senior Investigators

Professors Catherine Bowen and Mari Carmen Portillo have both been recognised as Senior Investigators by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).This is the second time Professor Bo...

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A week to go until our online event looking at new research into #Alcohol use by older people with Skaiste Linceviciute Dr Stephanie Hughes & the team www.arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk/event-detail... #olderdrinkers #alcohol @skaistelin.bsky.social @nisreenalwan.bsky.social @hantsconnect.bsky.social @ippr.org

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A sincere thank your from Professor Alison Richardson as she steps down from ARC Wessex - and what comes next. Read our Spring 2026 Update to learn more. www.linkedin.com/pulse/arc-we... @nisreenalwan.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @uosmedia.bsky.social @buresearch.bsky.social

ARC Wessex Update – Spring 2026 Changing seasons

As I step down as Director of NIHR ARC Wessex, I find myself reflecting on what a privilege it has been to work with such a committed and creative community. ARC Wessex was built on the idea that rese...

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Explore the latest ​roundup of top stories from all our NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) across the country: 👉 mailchi.mp/nihr/march-2... Featuring the latest news, resources, blogs, events, opportunities & more 📨 Join the newsletter here: tinyurl.com/ARCsnewsletter

🎙️ What is dissemination, and why does it matter in research? In these #NIHRBridgeTheGap episodes, @zoetw.bsky.social & Gavin Hubbard explore how to share research clearly and accessibly, and the challenges involved. Listen now: 🔗 Ep 25: bit.ly/4qokd1w 🔗 Ep 26: bit.ly/4bKruFy

In the news 📰 Great to see coverage in @thesun.co.uk of a paperclip-sized sensor - now recommended by @nicecomms.bsky.social to help patients monitor their heart condition at home 🏡 Dr Flett at @uhsft.bsky.social led Southampton's part in research that led to this👇 www.thesun.co.uk/health/38127...

Thousands with deadly heart issues to get paperclip sized implant on the NHS

THOUSANDS of Britons could be spared life-threatening heart issues thanks to a new paperclip-sized implant. The wireless sensor, implanted in one of the heart’s arteries, is being offered to patien…

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Tuesday 24, March, 1:00 pm ARC Wessex #Alcohol Research Webinar With Professor Julia Sinclair, Professor of #Addiction Psychiatry at the @unisouthampton.bsky.social & @uhsft.bsky.social Everyone is welcome SCAN the QR to book @nihr.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social @nisreenalwan.bsky.social

🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨 The Forward Trust is hiring a postdoc-level remote consultant to carry out a detailed analysis of data to improve reliability, provide insights for stakeholders, & support ongoing development of their services. The placement is 3 months full time. Apply now: buff.ly/7AZ74q5

Celebrating over 6 years developing the health & care researchers for the future across Wessex. £3 Million invested:117 internships, 8 PhDs, 29 post doctorate awards supported. Every £1 spent/£9 in return. @nihr.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social @nisreenalwan.bsky.social @laboursatvir.bsky.social

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/

Welcome to our 9th cohort of interns for the last of our programme to grow applied research capacity in Wessex. £3 million invested in internship awards, PhDs & supporting post-docs. 117 internship awards across every part of the region, & range of health & care professionals @nihr.bsky.social

Thanks again to @laboursatvir.bsky.social and Lisa Hammond @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social for supporting the 71 Dementia Fellows who have been celebrating their work today in Southampton. We're so proud of all the great work! vimeo.com/arcwessex/de... #dementia @nihr.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social

"You are so fundmentally part of what we want to do" "Please please continue to do what you do" @laboursatvir.bsky.social spoke to the Dementia Fellows #demcomm @nihr.bsky.social @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social to thank them for their work.. @uosmedia.bsky.social

The @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social Lisa Hammond - Applied Dementia Research makes a real difference to people's lives thanks for all the amazing work the #demcomm Dementia Fellows @laboursatvir.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social

Looking forward to welcoming our wonderful #DemComm Dementia Fellow fellows to celebrate their amazing work. Thanks to @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social and @nihr.bsky.social and great work by Dr Ruth Bartlett & Rae Tobin for organising the day. @nihrarcs.bsky.social

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The NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) February 2026 newsletter

The national newsletter from across all the NIHR ARCs. In this edition: The first major trial to reduce social media use among healthy adolescents, Continuous care from community-based midwives reduce...

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Public contributors make recommendations for involving underserved communities in research | NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre

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Boost for brain tumour research 🧠 @uhsft.bsky.social is part of a new £13.7M NIHR consortium to speed up the development of better treatments for brain tumours - among the hardest cancers to treat 👇 research.uhs.nhs.uk/news/southam...

No. 4 #BJGPTop10 Hybrid general practice: Risks of hybrid general practice and its challenges to quality care doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social @oohgpwales.bsky.social #HybridCare #DigitalHealth #HealthcareInnovation #HealthPolicy #HealthTech #PrimaryCare #BJGP #research

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📢 New Insights on Long COVID in Healthcare Workers A recent study highlights the most common Long COVID symptoms seen in healthcare workers. 👉 Read more: shh-uk.org/?p=3537 #LongCOVID #HealthcareWorkers #Wellbeing #WorkloadManagement #RestIsHealth

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 👉 bit.ly/3LpHpyj #PreHospitalCare #Paramedics #TXA

Lovely coverage @itvnews.bsky.social of the great work of @bournemouthuni.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social Help & Care, Jolly Good Company - Art of Keeping Well Exhibition at Poole www.itv.com/watch/news/a... @nataliedjohari.bsky.social @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social

It's a rising battle we see in our own communities @nisreenalwan.bsky.social @geodianna.bsky.social

IMS Epidemiology, University of Cambridge@imsepidemiology.bsky.social · 9mo ago

New research by Alexandra Boskovic, @jhoenink.bsky.social & @thomasburgoine.bsky.social finds that fast-food outlet density in the UK increased by 36% between 2011 and 2024, with the gap between the most deprived areas and most affluent areas widening by 30%. doi.org/10.1016/j.he...

Between 2013 and 2021, older adults with cognitive impairment had higher rates of potentially inappropriate CNS-active prescriptions, most lacking clinical indications. ja.ma/4qlnW0F

Prof Sally Hardy from our School of Health Sciences has taken part in a study that has found that hospitals with fewer registered nurses at the bedside are seeing higher-than-expected death rates. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4sG76vd #ResearchMatters #Academia #ThisIsUEA

Whoa😲 "DHSC is standing down the NIHR Maximising Impact and Public Partnership contract. Teams across the NIHR Coordinating Centre and wider NIHR community will continue to embed Impact and Inclusion into everything they do": www.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/wha... #PPI #PublicInvolvement

Our researchers are part of a large trial into a brain stimulation device for ADHD. The device is approved in the US, but the new study found it is ineffective. Read more 👉 tr.ee/gffnZQ

Thanks to our brilliant patients and public research contributors who have worked with us over the last 6 years (and more) - we simply couldn't do our health & care research without you ❤️ @hambahamba01.bsky.social @uosmedia.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social @uhdnhs.bsky.social