Centre for Research Equity
@thecfre.bsky.social
Our mission is to advance health equity by building strategic partnerships and promoting inclusive research practices across the UK and beyond. We work in conjunction with NIHR ARC OxTV.
Visit: https://researchequity.phc.ox.ac.uk/
Visit: https://researchequity.phc.ox.ac.uk/
SURVEY: Share your thoughts on PPI in research. This survey is external and open until 25 November 2025.
November 19, 2025 at 8:58 AM
SURVEY: Share your thoughts on PPI in research. This survey is external and open until 25 November 2025.
SURVEY: Equal Breath Project is inviting adults, carers, and healthcare professionals of Black or Mixed Black heritage to share their experiences of lung health.
Take part:
Adult Equal Breath Survey ▶️ bit.ly/EBadult
Children & Young People Equal Breath Survey ▶️ bit.ly/EByouth
#LungHealth
Take part:
Adult Equal Breath Survey ▶️ bit.ly/EBadult
Children & Young People Equal Breath Survey ▶️ bit.ly/EByouth
#LungHealth
November 18, 2025 at 2:57 PM
SURVEY: Equal Breath Project is inviting adults, carers, and healthcare professionals of Black or Mixed Black heritage to share their experiences of lung health.
Take part:
Adult Equal Breath Survey ▶️ bit.ly/EBadult
Children & Young People Equal Breath Survey ▶️ bit.ly/EByouth
#LungHealth
Take part:
Adult Equal Breath Survey ▶️ bit.ly/EBadult
Children & Young People Equal Breath Survey ▶️ bit.ly/EByouth
#LungHealth
EVENT: Join an inspiring online event exploring how research can shape the future of healthcare and your career.
📆 21 January 2026
🕐 10am to 1 pm
Register through this link: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/abe863...
📆 21 January 2026
🕐 10am to 1 pm
Register through this link: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/abe863...
November 12, 2025 at 10:04 AM
EVENT: Join an inspiring online event exploring how research can shape the future of healthcare and your career.
📆 21 January 2026
🕐 10am to 1 pm
Register through this link: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/abe863...
📆 21 January 2026
🕐 10am to 1 pm
Register through this link: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/abe863...
REPOST: Pregnancy should be a time of care and support. @arc-southlondon.bsky.social research shows inequalities in how children’s social services are involved with expectant mothers.
We must act on evidence to build fairer systems.
#EquityInCare #SocialCare
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We must act on evidence to build fairer systems.
#EquityInCare #SocialCare
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Black and mixed ethnicity pregnant women and those living in poorer areas face more children’s social services involvement
Pregnant women from Black, mixed ethnicity and those living in areas of deprivation in south London are more likely to experience children’s social services involvement than White women and those livi...
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November 11, 2025 at 12:35 PM
REPOST: Pregnancy should be a time of care and support. @arc-southlondon.bsky.social research shows inequalities in how children’s social services are involved with expectant mothers.
We must act on evidence to build fairer systems.
#EquityInCare #SocialCare
▶️ arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk/news-insight...
We must act on evidence to build fairer systems.
#EquityInCare #SocialCare
▶️ arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk/news-insight...
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Join Dementia Research has shared a film encouraging people of South Asian heritage to take part in dementia research.
Read More: buff.ly/XVs1Izi
Read More: buff.ly/XVs1Izi
November 4, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Join Dementia Research has shared a film encouraging people of South Asian heritage to take part in dementia research.
Read More: buff.ly/XVs1Izi
Read More: buff.ly/XVs1Izi
What would research look like if every conversation happened in the spaces people already trust?
@arc-southlondon.bsky.social’s blog offers rich insights into how listening within communities can reshape inclusion and improve maternal outcomes. #ResearchEquity #ReducingInequalities
@arc-southlondon.bsky.social’s blog offers rich insights into how listening within communities can reshape inclusion and improve maternal outcomes. #ResearchEquity #ReducingInequalities
Read more about the maternity theme's community listening event in Lambeth #holisticmaternity
arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk/news-insight...
arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk/news-insight...
Doing research within the community: an enriching listening event in Lambeth
Why is it important to talk to service users within their communities? In this blog, Zenab Barry strategic adviser to ARC South London's maternity and perinatal mental health theme, analyses this ques...
arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk
November 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
What would research look like if every conversation happened in the spaces people already trust?
@arc-southlondon.bsky.social’s blog offers rich insights into how listening within communities can reshape inclusion and improve maternal outcomes. #ResearchEquity #ReducingInequalities
@arc-southlondon.bsky.social’s blog offers rich insights into how listening within communities can reshape inclusion and improve maternal outcomes. #ResearchEquity #ReducingInequalities
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Calling all youth mental health professionals 🧠
Do you work with digital mental health tools for under 25's? Join the PureMind Project in shaping future digital mental health services by taking part in a short survey.
📅 Deadline: 30 Oct 2025
psychologygalway.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Do you work with digital mental health tools for under 25's? Join the PureMind Project in shaping future digital mental health services by taking part in a short survey.
📅 Deadline: 30 Oct 2025
psychologygalway.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
October 28, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Calling all youth mental health professionals 🧠
Do you work with digital mental health tools for under 25's? Join the PureMind Project in shaping future digital mental health services by taking part in a short survey.
📅 Deadline: 30 Oct 2025
psychologygalway.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Do you work with digital mental health tools for under 25's? Join the PureMind Project in shaping future digital mental health services by taking part in a short survey.
📅 Deadline: 30 Oct 2025
psychologygalway.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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Black African women are almost 6x less likely to get HRT than white women in England – and women in the most deprived areas are half as likely as those in the most affluent.
Major Oxford study of 2m women reveals stark inequalities in menopause care.
From @drjenny-hirst.bsky.social and team
Major Oxford study of 2m women reveals stark inequalities in menopause care.
From @drjenny-hirst.bsky.social and team
Major study reveals stark HRT inequalities across England
Women from Black African backgrounds almost six times less likely to receive hormone replacement therapy than white women, new department-led research finds
www.phc.ox.ac.uk
September 29, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Black African women are almost 6x less likely to get HRT than white women in England – and women in the most deprived areas are half as likely as those in the most affluent.
Major Oxford study of 2m women reveals stark inequalities in menopause care.
From @drjenny-hirst.bsky.social and team
Major Oxford study of 2m women reveals stark inequalities in menopause care.
From @drjenny-hirst.bsky.social and team
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October is Positive Ageing Month! 🧑🤝🧑
Are you an older person with experience of HSC services, do you care for older people or are you part of a voluntary and community organisation working with older people?⤵️
Read more: pcc-ni.net/pcc-engage/e...
#PositiveAgeingMonth
Are you an older person with experience of HSC services, do you care for older people or are you part of a voluntary and community organisation working with older people?⤵️
Read more: pcc-ni.net/pcc-engage/e...
#PositiveAgeingMonth
October 2, 2025 at 9:48 AM
October is Positive Ageing Month! 🧑🤝🧑
Are you an older person with experience of HSC services, do you care for older people or are you part of a voluntary and community organisation working with older people?⤵️
Read more: pcc-ni.net/pcc-engage/e...
#PositiveAgeingMonth
Are you an older person with experience of HSC services, do you care for older people or are you part of a voluntary and community organisation working with older people?⤵️
Read more: pcc-ni.net/pcc-engage/e...
#PositiveAgeingMonth
REPOST: One of our collaborating partners HSC R&D would like to hear your thoughts on PPI work in Northern Ireland.
They welcome ideas from PPI contributors, researchers, health and social care professionals, the community and voluntary sector, and people interested in being involved in research.
They welcome ideas from PPI contributors, researchers, health and social care professionals, the community and voluntary sector, and people interested in being involved in research.
September 30, 2025 at 2:26 PM
REPOST: One of our collaborating partners HSC R&D would like to hear your thoughts on PPI work in Northern Ireland.
They welcome ideas from PPI contributors, researchers, health and social care professionals, the community and voluntary sector, and people interested in being involved in research.
They welcome ideas from PPI contributors, researchers, health and social care professionals, the community and voluntary sector, and people interested in being involved in research.
We joined Health and Care Research Wales to launch a three-year inclusive research plan.
Read more on why this work is important to the Welsh communities and surrounding areas. healthandcareresearchwales.org/about/news/w...
Read more on why this work is important to the Welsh communities and surrounding areas. healthandcareresearchwales.org/about/news/w...
“Wales can be a shining example of inclusive research” – Wales’ Chief Medical Officer launches inclusivity action plan
Wales’ Chief Medical Officer, Professor Isabel Oliver, yesterday welcomed colleagues from across the NHS, government, education and the third sector to an event at the Senedd, to launch Health and Car...
healthandcareresearchwales.org
September 22, 2025 at 8:43 AM
We joined Health and Care Research Wales to launch a three-year inclusive research plan.
Read more on why this work is important to the Welsh communities and surrounding areas. healthandcareresearchwales.org/about/news/w...
Read more on why this work is important to the Welsh communities and surrounding areas. healthandcareresearchwales.org/about/news/w...
Partnership with Health and Care Research Wales at Senedd Wales and launch of the Inclusive Research Action Plan:
@drmahendrapatel.bsky.social shared that partnerships aren't about ticking boxes. They're about communities being valued, involved, and shaping research that matters to them.
@drmahendrapatel.bsky.social shared that partnerships aren't about ticking boxes. They're about communities being valued, involved, and shaping research that matters to them.
September 18, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Partnership with Health and Care Research Wales at Senedd Wales and launch of the Inclusive Research Action Plan:
@drmahendrapatel.bsky.social shared that partnerships aren't about ticking boxes. They're about communities being valued, involved, and shaping research that matters to them.
@drmahendrapatel.bsky.social shared that partnerships aren't about ticking boxes. They're about communities being valued, involved, and shaping research that matters to them.
@drmahendrapatel.bsky.social kicks off with a keynote lecture at the University of South Wales reflecting on the mission to inclusive research.
He stressed that research shouldn't be a one-size fits all, everyone in the community must benefit from research.
He stressed that research shouldn't be a one-size fits all, everyone in the community must benefit from research.
September 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
@drmahendrapatel.bsky.social kicks off with a keynote lecture at the University of South Wales reflecting on the mission to inclusive research.
He stressed that research shouldn't be a one-size fits all, everyone in the community must benefit from research.
He stressed that research shouldn't be a one-size fits all, everyone in the community must benefit from research.
PARTNERSHIP: We're pleased to partner with health and Care Research Wales to address inequalities together, focusing on sharing knowledge and supporting the research community.
We also support the launch of the three year inclusive research action plan.
More▶️ tinyurl.com/55weytmf
We also support the launch of the three year inclusive research action plan.
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CfRE partners with Wales to launch Inclusive Research Action Plan
The Centre for Research Equity (CfRE) joins forces with Health and Care Research Wales to support their 2025-2028 national plan which seeks to make research more inclusive. The plan aims to ensure hea...
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September 17, 2025 at 1:43 PM
PARTNERSHIP: We're pleased to partner with health and Care Research Wales to address inequalities together, focusing on sharing knowledge and supporting the research community.
We also support the launch of the three year inclusive research action plan.
More▶️ tinyurl.com/55weytmf
We also support the launch of the three year inclusive research action plan.
More▶️ tinyurl.com/55weytmf
Amazing work! 👏
🔎 Want to see youth reshape mental health for the better?
@theattuneproject.bsky.social fuses creativity, data and innovation co-creating new ways for young people to tackle Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).
Dive in ▶️ tinyurl.com/3hpp66kf
@theattuneproject.bsky.social fuses creativity, data and innovation co-creating new ways for young people to tackle Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).
Dive in ▶️ tinyurl.com/3hpp66kf
ATTUNE project: exploring childhood adversity through arts, data, and co-design with young people
The ATTUNE Project transforms our understanding of Adverse Childhood Experiences by putting young people at the centre of research and solution design. Through creative arts workshops, big data analys...
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September 3, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Amazing work! 👏
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A large study in England suggests continuity of midwife care can improve outcomes for Black women and support uptake of breastfeeding 👇
arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk/news-insight...
@sandallj.bsky.social @researchleeds.bsky.social
@kingslsm.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social
arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk/news-insight...
@sandallj.bsky.social @researchleeds.bsky.social
@kingslsm.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social
August 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
A large study in England suggests continuity of midwife care can improve outcomes for Black women and support uptake of breastfeeding 👇
arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk/news-insight...
@sandallj.bsky.social @researchleeds.bsky.social
@kingslsm.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social
arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk/news-insight...
@sandallj.bsky.social @researchleeds.bsky.social
@kingslsm.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social
OPPORTUNITIES: Starting your career in research? 🚀
Check out some free introductory courses for NHS staff & health professionals courtesy of the NIHR.
Sign up: tinyurl.com/5ffkb65w
Check out some free introductory courses for NHS staff & health professionals courtesy of the NIHR.
Sign up: tinyurl.com/5ffkb65w
August 20, 2025 at 1:16 PM
OPPORTUNITIES: Starting your career in research? 🚀
Check out some free introductory courses for NHS staff & health professionals courtesy of the NIHR.
Sign up: tinyurl.com/5ffkb65w
Check out some free introductory courses for NHS staff & health professionals courtesy of the NIHR.
Sign up: tinyurl.com/5ffkb65w
🤝Are you a researcher looking to gain or share some knowledge on how to conduct an Equality Impact Assessment (EqIA)?
Sign up to this interactive event organised by NIHR ARCs
Limited spaces but multiples date available
Sign up here tinyurl.com/4y8rsja4
Sign up to this interactive event organised by NIHR ARCs
Limited spaces but multiples date available
Sign up here tinyurl.com/4y8rsja4
Require further support with your Equality Impact Assessment?
Join us for a series of engaging and interactive workshops designed to provide valuable support for individuals in carrying out an Equality Impact
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August 12, 2025 at 2:36 PM
🤝Are you a researcher looking to gain or share some knowledge on how to conduct an Equality Impact Assessment (EqIA)?
Sign up to this interactive event organised by NIHR ARCs
Limited spaces but multiples date available
Sign up here tinyurl.com/4y8rsja4
Sign up to this interactive event organised by NIHR ARCs
Limited spaces but multiples date available
Sign up here tinyurl.com/4y8rsja4
REPOST @arc-west.bsky.social: The pandemic forced rapid change in GP services—remote consults soared; face-to-face visits fell. But not everyone benefitted equally, and for some already disadvantaged groups, access got worse.
#AddressingDisparities #HealthEquity
📖 tinyurl.com/ydrc9j7d
#AddressingDisparities #HealthEquity
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How COVID-19 lockdowns affected access to GP services for vulnerable groups - ARC West
Some of the most vulnerable people in society were less able to access GP care during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the general population, according to new research published in BJGP Open. The st...
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August 6, 2025 at 9:26 AM
REPOST @arc-west.bsky.social: The pandemic forced rapid change in GP services—remote consults soared; face-to-face visits fell. But not everyone benefitted equally, and for some already disadvantaged groups, access got worse.
#AddressingDisparities #HealthEquity
📖 tinyurl.com/ydrc9j7d
#AddressingDisparities #HealthEquity
📖 tinyurl.com/ydrc9j7d
We’re proud to support Diabetes UK’s No One Left Behind: Achieving Equity in Diabetes 2025-2030 strategy. Tackling deep-rooted inequities in diabetes care is vital to improving outcomes for all. #HealthEquity #DiabetesCare
Read the joint statement: researchequity.phc.ox.ac.uk/news-and-upd...
Read the joint statement: researchequity.phc.ox.ac.uk/news-and-upd...
Why Tackling Inequity Must Be a Priority for Research Charities
A joint statement from Diabetes UK and the University of Oxford Centre for Research Equity. This statement follows the launch of Diabetes UK’s No One Left Behind: Achieving Equity in Diabetes 2025–203...
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July 31, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We’re proud to support Diabetes UK’s No One Left Behind: Achieving Equity in Diabetes 2025-2030 strategy. Tackling deep-rooted inequities in diabetes care is vital to improving outcomes for all. #HealthEquity #DiabetesCare
Read the joint statement: researchequity.phc.ox.ac.uk/news-and-upd...
Read the joint statement: researchequity.phc.ox.ac.uk/news-and-upd...
👏 Big congratulations to the ATTUNE team on the launch of the Ace of Hearts game. These co-created resources are already supporting young people to explore and address adverse childhood experiences. #MentalHealth #Equity
Read the BBC news feature: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Read the BBC news feature: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Video game created to help young people's mental health
Ace Of Hearts is part of a £35m research project on how young people cope with negative experiences.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 30, 2025 at 9:01 AM
👏 Big congratulations to the ATTUNE team on the launch of the Ace of Hearts game. These co-created resources are already supporting young people to explore and address adverse childhood experiences. #MentalHealth #Equity
Read the BBC news feature: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Read the BBC news feature: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BLOG: Researchers have a duty to illuminate hidden narratives. The BRIGHTNESS Study, by Jasmine Laing, sheds light on Indian & Filipino health workers’ journeys through England’s mental health systems. Inclusivity begins with understanding. #HealthEquity
Read it ▶️https://tinyurl.com/yzmm96hr
Read it ▶️https://tinyurl.com/yzmm96hr
From Awareness to Access: Views and Experiences of Indian and Filipino Health and Social Care Workers in Seeking and Accessing Mental Health Services in England
As a researcher dedicated to improving mental health support for minority communities, I am proud to share insights from our ongoing work during. My name is Jasmine Laing, and I lead the BRIGHTNESS St...
researchequity.phc.ox.ac.uk
July 24, 2025 at 8:55 AM
BLOG: Researchers have a duty to illuminate hidden narratives. The BRIGHTNESS Study, by Jasmine Laing, sheds light on Indian & Filipino health workers’ journeys through England’s mental health systems. Inclusivity begins with understanding. #HealthEquity
Read it ▶️https://tinyurl.com/yzmm96hr
Read it ▶️https://tinyurl.com/yzmm96hr
NEWS: Millions of people in the UK live with diabetes and not everyone gets the care they need.
We worked with Diabetes UK to develop a five-year strategy to tackle inequalities in diabetes services.
#DiabetesCare #HealthInequalities
Read the full strategy: www.diabetes.org.uk/about-us/our...
We worked with Diabetes UK to develop a five-year strategy to tackle inequalities in diabetes services.
#DiabetesCare #HealthInequalities
Read the full strategy: www.diabetes.org.uk/about-us/our...
Tackling Inequity Strategy
Our Tackling Inequity Strategy sets out our vision and plans to tackle unfairness in diabetes care, and to ensure everyone — no matter their background, identity or circumstances — can access the trea...
www.diabetes.org.uk
July 16, 2025 at 8:12 AM
NEWS: Millions of people in the UK live with diabetes and not everyone gets the care they need.
We worked with Diabetes UK to develop a five-year strategy to tackle inequalities in diabetes services.
#DiabetesCare #HealthInequalities
Read the full strategy: www.diabetes.org.uk/about-us/our...
We worked with Diabetes UK to develop a five-year strategy to tackle inequalities in diabetes services.
#DiabetesCare #HealthInequalities
Read the full strategy: www.diabetes.org.uk/about-us/our...
Really pleased to join the presentations on Zoom! Great insights on how personalised creative approaches can support people living with dementia.
Great work!
Great work!
Our #ARCseminar concludes with Prof Linda Clare on using creative arts to involve people with #dementia in the largest study of living well with dementia in the UK: www.idealproject.org.uk
Toolkit livingwithdementiatoolkit.org.uk
@penarc.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk @denpruexeter.bsky.social @ukri.org
Toolkit livingwithdementiatoolkit.org.uk
@penarc.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk @denpruexeter.bsky.social @ukri.org
July 9, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Really pleased to join the presentations on Zoom! Great insights on how personalised creative approaches can support people living with dementia.
Great work!
Great work!
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The final #ARCseminar of 2025 is at 1pm TODAY!
Creative arts for #dementia
➡️ eventbrite.com/e/creative-a...
With:
🔹Dr @stephenlim.bsky.social @arcwessex.bsky.social
🔹Dr Ming-Hung Hsu @arceastofengland.bsky.social
🔹Dr Megan Polden @arcnwc.bsky.social
🔹Prof Linda Clare @penarc.bsky.social
Creative arts for #dementia
➡️ eventbrite.com/e/creative-a...
With:
🔹Dr @stephenlim.bsky.social @arcwessex.bsky.social
🔹Dr Ming-Hung Hsu @arceastofengland.bsky.social
🔹Dr Megan Polden @arcnwc.bsky.social
🔹Prof Linda Clare @penarc.bsky.social
July 9, 2025 at 8:49 AM
The final #ARCseminar of 2025 is at 1pm TODAY!
Creative arts for #dementia
➡️ eventbrite.com/e/creative-a...
With:
🔹Dr @stephenlim.bsky.social @arcwessex.bsky.social
🔹Dr Ming-Hung Hsu @arceastofengland.bsky.social
🔹Dr Megan Polden @arcnwc.bsky.social
🔹Prof Linda Clare @penarc.bsky.social
Creative arts for #dementia
➡️ eventbrite.com/e/creative-a...
With:
🔹Dr @stephenlim.bsky.social @arcwessex.bsky.social
🔹Dr Ming-Hung Hsu @arceastofengland.bsky.social
🔹Dr Megan Polden @arcnwc.bsky.social
🔹Prof Linda Clare @penarc.bsky.social