Our latest paper sheds new light on how biomedical researchers experience #publicinvolvement in health research. Read our paper 👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1... @imperialmed.bsky.social @imperialsph.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social

Congratulations to our Public Involvement Officer, Laura Alvarado Cruz, who has been awarded the President's Leadership Award for Excellence in Societal Engagement, which comes as part of @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social Staff Recognition Awards. @imperialmed.bsky.social @imperialsph.bsky.social

📣Our team is growing! We are looking for 5 new people to help us expand the work we are doing to support community engagement and involvement in translational research. Visit the Imperial College Jobs website and apply: tinyurl.com/3k7vmxzu

Join us for a six-month fixed-term secondment, to get upskilled on participatory research methods and public involvement in research. 🗓️ Apply by Monday 8 June 2026, 5pm lnkd.in/djriPj9n Reflections from last year's PERC Fellows lnkd.in/dg94Fk-r @imperialmed.bsky.social @imperialbrc.bsky.social

A new initiative in partnership with our REACT study to help speed up demential trials. www.itv.com/watch/news/u...

Research from @imperialsph.bsky.social is powering a major UK initiative to speed up #dementia trials – tackling one of the biggest barriers: finding volunteers. 700+ people have already taken part, accelerating the path to new treatments. 🧠 More: www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article... @ukdri.ac.uk

So proud of the work of my PhD student, @sarindiary.bsky.social for her inspiring work addressing racism in maternity care, alongside community partners like Phayza Fudlalla, pictured with Sarindi in this report, who works with @imperialperc.bsky.social. www.imperial.ac.uk/stories/sari...

Advocating against racism in maternity care

#CelebratingEngagement with Sarindi Aryasinghe

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We were glad to have celebrated Paediatric health research taking place at @imperialmed.bsky.social with more than 200 children, young people and parents from across North West London & identifying their health research priorities through our People's Research Cafe.

“We don’t want to just do #research to children; we want to do it with them.” From asthma to mental health, young people joined our researchers + #NHS teams to share what matters most for their #health, at a unique event at Chelsea FC. www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article... @imperialbrc.bsky.social

London’s young people work with researchers and doctors to shape the future of child health research

Over 200 children joined more than 100 researchers, clinicians, and parents at Chelsea Football Club in West London.

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🚨Calling #LondonMums🚨​ Had a baby since Dec 2024 or currently pregnant? @ImperialCollege researchers want to hear your thoughts on the RSV vaccine, whether you had it or not. ​💬 30-45 min interview (phone/online) 🎁 £25 Lovetoshop voucher 📧 Email: matimms@imperial.ac.uk

The Covid Made Long project has been working with a group of peer collaborators and young people to co-produce 3 resources we are excited to launch today If you know someone who may benefit from these resources, please share this post and direct them to this link www.lshtm.ac.uk/covid-made-l...

Huge shoutout 👏to Annemarie Lodder, winner of the 2025 BRC Public Involvement in Research Competition! 🏆 The project exemplifies excellence in PPIE from start to finish. @imperialperc.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social More details 👇 imperialbrc.nihr.ac.uk/2025/11/28/w...

Read our latest article exploring how Long COVID affects people at work, highlighting the need for adaptable work accommodations to support employment and well‐being. 👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

Our Partnerships & Training Manager, Maria Piggin (right), has received an Outstanding Recognition Award from the Mosaic Community Trust. We collaborate with Mosaic and researchers, like Dr Helen Skirrow (left), towards ensuring that community priorities are addressed at Imperial's health research.

New article exploring how Long COVID affects people at work, highlighting the need for adaptable work accommodations to support employment and well‐being. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... @longcovidsupport.bsky.social @nikki-s.bsky.social @imperialperc.bsky.social @imperialbrc.bsky.social

Our Senior Research Fellow in Anthropology, Dr Kirsten Bell reflects on how labelling research disciplines influences how we think about them. Read more at @bristolbrc.bsky.social blog👇

Should qualitative health researchers call themselves ‘qualitative health researchers’? - Bristol Biomedical Research Centre

Dr Kirsten Bell is a Senior Research Fellow in Anthropology at Imperial College’s Patient Experience Research Centre. She’s also a member of the BRC Qualitative Social and Behavioural Research Network...

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💛 PERC at W12 Together Festival 💛 We keep it real and relevant — bringing research that speaks to our audience and the people it will impact most. #W12Together #PeopleFirst #HealthResearch #CommunityEngagement

Are you an experienced #PublicInvolvement professional & passionate about engaging with underrepresented communities? Join us to support @imperialbrc.bsky.social health research. 👇Find out more and apply by 13 October 2025. lnkd.in/d88Ttg_p @imperialmed.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social

The @imperialbrc.bsky.social proudly recognises the exceptional public involvement in research across @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social. Our Public Involvement in Research Competition 2025 is now officially open. Apply by 12 October 2025 👉 tin.al/jG1dq @imperialmed.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social

🌈 Our PI Officer had an amazing time volunteering at the @wlqp.bsky.social street party! 💌 Big thanks to our colleagues at @westlondonnhs.bsky.social for helping hand out flyers, and to the brilliant folks from @goodgym.bsky.social and @dkms-uk.bsky.social we met along the way. #WLQP #LGBTQ

Millions signed up to @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social's REACT study during the #COVID19 pandemic. Now, that same cohort could help accelerate #dementia research – through a new partnership with HDR UK, @ukdri.ac.uk & Inuvi. Faster trials = faster treatments 🧠 www.imperial.ac.uk/news/267013/...

REACT study to help boost UK dementia research | Imperial News | Imperial College London

Imperial’s REACT study will collaborate with a leading national dementia programme to help boost recruitment for clinical trials.

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A quick update from me on the REACT study which continues to follow the health impacts of the pandemic. @longcovidsupport.bsky.social @imperialperc.bsky.social @imperialsph.bsky.social

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NEW EPISODE #ScienceInContext! This week @eonore.bsky.social speaks with @profhelenward.bsky.social about the REACT study & the most important findings from the past five years & the next big questions👇 @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @imperialsph.bsky.social @ukhsa.bsky.social youtu.be/RoIUiTVqHMI

🤒How do older people make-sense of persistent COVID symptoms? 🤔 How does this influence their behaviors & outcomes? 📝 I'm presenting findings from the REACT study at the #BSG2025 conference, let's have a chat! 🗨️ @imperialsph.bsky.social @imperialperc.bsky.social @britishgerontology.bsky.social

Event 🚨 Title: NIHR Research Inclusion Training Event Date: 25 June Time: 12:00-16:00 Venue: Hybrid To register or know more- imperial.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... @imperialmed.bsky.social @imperialnhli.bsky.social @imperialsci.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social

🚨New blog: Break the Barriers!🚨 For my PhD, my lived experience partners & I are co-producing research to address #racism in maternity care for Black families in NW London, and we want to share our journey! 🔗 First post + subscribe: bit.ly/3Hw2If4 #BlackMaternalHealth #coproduction #healthequity

Introducing Break the Barriers

Co-producing better maternity care with and for Black, African, Caribbean, and mixed-Black families—grounded in lived experience, advocacy, and research.

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It was a pleasure hosting @menkaloomba.bsky.social as an @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social Global Development Fund Fellow. This blog reflects her #communityengagement across #NorthWestLondon & feedback on her #PhD in #periodontalhealth & #Type2diabetes blogs.imperial.ac.uk/perc/2025/06...

Had our 2nd Imperial Stroke Public Involvement group of the year yesterday. Excellent discussions around SILENCE-CSVD trial. Celebrated attendance of 4 of our group members at the European life after stroke conference in Prague. #lifeafterstroke @imperialbrains.bsky.social @imperialperc.bsky.social

We are delighted to share that our Director, @profhelenward.bsky.social, has been elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences @acmedsci.bsky.social. Huge congratulations, @profhelenward.bsky.social 🎉

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Huge congrats to Profs @cchiu.bsky.social, Cristina Lo Celso, Guy Rutter, Sejal Saglani, Dame Molly Stevens, & @profhelenward.bsky.social on their election as Fellows of @acmedsci.bsky.social! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 www.imperial.ac.uk/news/264314/...

New paper alert! A Core Outcome Set for intervention studies in Airway Stenosis. Thanks @imperialbrc.bsky.social for infrastructure support & @nihr.bsky.social for funding @imperialmed.bsky.social @drjustinroe.bsky.social @amyfreeman.bsky.social @imperialperc.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/lary...

Development of a Core Outcome Set for Intervention Studies in Adults With Laryngotracheal Stenosis

We used a rigorous two round Delphi process informed by multiple stakeholder groups to gain consensus on seven core outcomes for inclusion in future research relating to adults with laryngotracheal s...

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📢New paper now available: rdcu.be/elqhD We outline how we trained & supported people living with HIV to conduct & analyse online interviews during the COVID-19 pandemic. Huge thanks to our amazing community partner @positivelyuk.bsky.social, staff @imperialperc.bsky.social & co-researchers ✨