NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) West
@arc-west.bsky.social
The NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) West is one of 15 @nihrarcs.bsky.social funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (@nihr.bsky.social). We work with our partners in the West of England on applied health and care research
🏆 We are super proud of 6 years of achievements, including:
202 projects 🧑🔬
596 papers 📓
£157 million funding leveraged 💰
🙏 Big thanks to our partners, public contributors and study participants!
👉 Read more: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/six-years-of...
#6YearsOfARCWest #ARCimpacts
202 projects 🧑🔬
596 papers 📓
£157 million funding leveraged 💰
🙏 Big thanks to our partners, public contributors and study participants!
👉 Read more: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/six-years-of...
#6YearsOfARCWest #ARCimpacts
November 13, 2025 at 9:51 AM
🏆 We are super proud of 6 years of achievements, including:
202 projects 🧑🔬
596 papers 📓
£157 million funding leveraged 💰
🙏 Big thanks to our partners, public contributors and study participants!
👉 Read more: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/six-years-of...
#6YearsOfARCWest #ARCimpacts
202 projects 🧑🔬
596 papers 📓
£157 million funding leveraged 💰
🙏 Big thanks to our partners, public contributors and study participants!
👉 Read more: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/six-years-of...
#6YearsOfARCWest #ARCimpacts
In the last 6 years, we have reached…
📱 Over 13k social media followers, including:
⭐ 9764 on X
⭐ 2512 on Bluesky
⭐ 1068 on LinkedIn
…and more than 1,200 newsletter subscribers 📰
👀 You can find out more too! arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/six-years-of...
👉 Follow #6YearsOfARCWest #ARCimpacts
📱 Over 13k social media followers, including:
⭐ 9764 on X
⭐ 2512 on Bluesky
⭐ 1068 on LinkedIn
…and more than 1,200 newsletter subscribers 📰
👀 You can find out more too! arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/six-years-of...
👉 Follow #6YearsOfARCWest #ARCimpacts
November 11, 2025 at 8:44 AM
In the last 6 years, we have reached…
📱 Over 13k social media followers, including:
⭐ 9764 on X
⭐ 2512 on Bluesky
⭐ 1068 on LinkedIn
…and more than 1,200 newsletter subscribers 📰
👀 You can find out more too! arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/six-years-of...
👉 Follow #6YearsOfARCWest #ARCimpacts
📱 Over 13k social media followers, including:
⭐ 9764 on X
⭐ 2512 on Bluesky
⭐ 1068 on LinkedIn
…and more than 1,200 newsletter subscribers 📰
👀 You can find out more too! arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/six-years-of...
👉 Follow #6YearsOfARCWest #ARCimpacts
In the last 6 years, we have…
💰 Leveraged nearly £157 million in external research funding
🏆 Find out about our other achievements: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/six-years-of...
👉 Follow #6YearsOfARCWest #ARCimpacts
💰 Leveraged nearly £157 million in external research funding
🏆 Find out about our other achievements: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/six-years-of...
👉 Follow #6YearsOfARCWest #ARCimpacts
November 6, 2025 at 9:41 AM
In the last 6 years, we have…
💰 Leveraged nearly £157 million in external research funding
🏆 Find out about our other achievements: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/six-years-of...
👉 Follow #6YearsOfARCWest #ARCimpacts
💰 Leveraged nearly £157 million in external research funding
🏆 Find out about our other achievements: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/six-years-of...
👉 Follow #6YearsOfARCWest #ARCimpacts
In the last 6 years, we have hosted…
280 events 🎟️ including:
✍️ 149 training and capacity-building events
💬 116 public engagement events
… with over 5,000 attendances 🧍♀️🧍♂️🧍
👉 Find out more: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/six-years-of...
👀 Follow #6YearsOfARCWest #ARCimpacts
280 events 🎟️ including:
✍️ 149 training and capacity-building events
💬 116 public engagement events
… with over 5,000 attendances 🧍♀️🧍♂️🧍
👉 Find out more: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/six-years-of...
👀 Follow #6YearsOfARCWest #ARCimpacts
November 4, 2025 at 10:37 AM
In the last 6 years, we have hosted…
280 events 🎟️ including:
✍️ 149 training and capacity-building events
💬 116 public engagement events
… with over 5,000 attendances 🧍♀️🧍♂️🧍
👉 Find out more: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/six-years-of...
👀 Follow #6YearsOfARCWest #ARCimpacts
280 events 🎟️ including:
✍️ 149 training and capacity-building events
💬 116 public engagement events
… with over 5,000 attendances 🧍♀️🧍♂️🧍
👉 Find out more: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/six-years-of...
👀 Follow #6YearsOfARCWest #ARCimpacts
In the last 6 years, we have…
💬 Involved 101 public contributors
🧍 Recruited nearly 24k research participants
🙏 Thank you to everyone who helped us!
🎉 Find out what we achieved together: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/six-years-of...
👀 Follow #6YearsOfARCWest #ARCimpacts
💬 Involved 101 public contributors
🧍 Recruited nearly 24k research participants
🙏 Thank you to everyone who helped us!
🎉 Find out what we achieved together: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/six-years-of...
👀 Follow #6YearsOfARCWest #ARCimpacts
October 30, 2025 at 7:54 AM
In the last 6 years, we have…
💬 Involved 101 public contributors
🧍 Recruited nearly 24k research participants
🙏 Thank you to everyone who helped us!
🎉 Find out what we achieved together: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/six-years-of...
👀 Follow #6YearsOfARCWest #ARCimpacts
💬 Involved 101 public contributors
🧍 Recruited nearly 24k research participants
🙏 Thank you to everyone who helped us!
🎉 Find out what we achieved together: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/six-years-of...
👀 Follow #6YearsOfARCWest #ARCimpacts
In the last 6 years, we have supported…
🧑🎓 12 PhD students
🧑🔬 26 postdoctoral research fellows
🎉 Find out what we achieved together: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/six-years-of...
👉 Follow #6YearsOfARCWest #ARCimpacts
@capcbristol.bsky.social @bristolhealthp.bsky.social @chcr-uwe.bsky.social
🧑🎓 12 PhD students
🧑🔬 26 postdoctoral research fellows
🎉 Find out what we achieved together: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/six-years-of...
👉 Follow #6YearsOfARCWest #ARCimpacts
@capcbristol.bsky.social @bristolhealthp.bsky.social @chcr-uwe.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 8:30 AM
In the last 6 years, we have supported…
🧑🎓 12 PhD students
🧑🔬 26 postdoctoral research fellows
🎉 Find out what we achieved together: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/six-years-of...
👉 Follow #6YearsOfARCWest #ARCimpacts
@capcbristol.bsky.social @bristolhealthp.bsky.social @chcr-uwe.bsky.social
🧑🎓 12 PhD students
🧑🔬 26 postdoctoral research fellows
🎉 Find out what we achieved together: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/six-years-of...
👉 Follow #6YearsOfARCWest #ARCimpacts
@capcbristol.bsky.social @bristolhealthp.bsky.social @chcr-uwe.bsky.social
In the last 6 years, we have…
Partnered with 42 organisations 🤝 including:
👨⚕️ 11 NHS partners
🧑🎓 4 academic partners
🧑💼 7 local authority partners
👉 Find out what we achieved together: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/six-years-of...
👀 Follow #6YearsOfARCWest #ARCimpacts
Partnered with 42 organisations 🤝 including:
👨⚕️ 11 NHS partners
🧑🎓 4 academic partners
🧑💼 7 local authority partners
👉 Find out what we achieved together: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/six-years-of...
👀 Follow #6YearsOfARCWest #ARCimpacts
October 23, 2025 at 8:30 AM
In the last 6 years, we have…
Partnered with 42 organisations 🤝 including:
👨⚕️ 11 NHS partners
🧑🎓 4 academic partners
🧑💼 7 local authority partners
👉 Find out what we achieved together: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/six-years-of...
👀 Follow #6YearsOfARCWest #ARCimpacts
Partnered with 42 organisations 🤝 including:
👨⚕️ 11 NHS partners
🧑🎓 4 academic partners
🧑💼 7 local authority partners
👉 Find out what we achieved together: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/six-years-of...
👀 Follow #6YearsOfARCWest #ARCimpacts
❓ What has ARC West achieved since it formed 6 years ago?
👉 Follow #6YearsOfARCWest to find out…
In the last 6 years, we have:
👨⚕️ Carried out 202 projects
📓 Published 596 papers
👉 Read more: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/six-years-of...
#ARCimpacts
👉 Follow #6YearsOfARCWest to find out…
In the last 6 years, we have:
👨⚕️ Carried out 202 projects
📓 Published 596 papers
👉 Read more: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/six-years-of...
#ARCimpacts
October 21, 2025 at 9:41 AM
❓ What has ARC West achieved since it formed 6 years ago?
👉 Follow #6YearsOfARCWest to find out…
In the last 6 years, we have:
👨⚕️ Carried out 202 projects
📓 Published 596 papers
👉 Read more: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/six-years-of...
#ARCimpacts
👉 Follow #6YearsOfARCWest to find out…
In the last 6 years, we have:
👨⚕️ Carried out 202 projects
📓 Published 596 papers
👉 Read more: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/six-years-of...
#ARCimpacts
📢We are excited to be organising the Implementation Conference 2026 alongside @penarc.bsky.social!
🤲The theme is inclusive implementation - making it happen.
🗓️Save the date - 25-26 June 2026 in sunny Bristol
🙏Supported by the UK Implementation Society
👋See you there!
#ImpConf26 #ImpSci
🤲The theme is inclusive implementation - making it happen.
🗓️Save the date - 25-26 June 2026 in sunny Bristol
🙏Supported by the UK Implementation Society
👋See you there!
#ImpConf26 #ImpSci
May 8, 2025 at 10:54 AM
📢We are excited to be organising the Implementation Conference 2026 alongside @penarc.bsky.social!
🤲The theme is inclusive implementation - making it happen.
🗓️Save the date - 25-26 June 2026 in sunny Bristol
🙏Supported by the UK Implementation Society
👋See you there!
#ImpConf26 #ImpSci
🤲The theme is inclusive implementation - making it happen.
🗓️Save the date - 25-26 June 2026 in sunny Bristol
🙏Supported by the UK Implementation Society
👋See you there!
#ImpConf26 #ImpSci
Are you an undergraduate student?
Would you like professional experience in health research through a funded internship?
📢Bristol Medical School are offering a surgical research methodology internship:
bit.ly/4iKHCGT
@bristoluni.bsky.social
Would you like professional experience in health research through a funded internship?
📢Bristol Medical School are offering a surgical research methodology internship:
bit.ly/4iKHCGT
@bristoluni.bsky.social
April 30, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Are you an undergraduate student?
Would you like professional experience in health research through a funded internship?
📢Bristol Medical School are offering a surgical research methodology internship:
bit.ly/4iKHCGT
@bristoluni.bsky.social
Would you like professional experience in health research through a funded internship?
📢Bristol Medical School are offering a surgical research methodology internship:
bit.ly/4iKHCGT
@bristoluni.bsky.social
🎶We have evaluated Dovetail Orchestra, a community music group for refugees in Bristol.
❓Did being involved in the orchestra improve mental health and wellbeing for the refugees involved?
👇Download our research summary to find out.
bit.ly/3EgiUQ9
❓Did being involved in the orchestra improve mental health and wellbeing for the refugees involved?
👇Download our research summary to find out.
bit.ly/3EgiUQ9
January 29, 2025 at 8:31 AM
🎶We have evaluated Dovetail Orchestra, a community music group for refugees in Bristol.
❓Did being involved in the orchestra improve mental health and wellbeing for the refugees involved?
👇Download our research summary to find out.
bit.ly/3EgiUQ9
❓Did being involved in the orchestra improve mental health and wellbeing for the refugees involved?
👇Download our research summary to find out.
bit.ly/3EgiUQ9
Join our team! We're recruiting a Senior Research Associate in Quantitative Applied Health Research.
If you've got experience in large routinely collected datasets, data access processes, info governance and quant analysis, please apply!
bit.ly/4gWUBVF
If you've got experience in large routinely collected datasets, data access processes, info governance and quant analysis, please apply!
bit.ly/4gWUBVF
January 17, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Join our team! We're recruiting a Senior Research Associate in Quantitative Applied Health Research.
If you've got experience in large routinely collected datasets, data access processes, info governance and quant analysis, please apply!
bit.ly/4gWUBVF
If you've got experience in large routinely collected datasets, data access processes, info governance and quant analysis, please apply!
bit.ly/4gWUBVF
Our December newsletter came out today!
In this edition: New Director announced; Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme evaluation; Community pharmacies and access to PrEP; How young people can get involved in research; Plus much more
mailchi.mp/nihr/nihr-ar...
#EmailNewsletter #AppliedHealthResearch
In this edition: New Director announced; Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme evaluation; Community pharmacies and access to PrEP; How young people can get involved in research; Plus much more
mailchi.mp/nihr/nihr-ar...
#EmailNewsletter #AppliedHealthResearch
December 10, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Our December newsletter came out today!
In this edition: New Director announced; Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme evaluation; Community pharmacies and access to PrEP; How young people can get involved in research; Plus much more
mailchi.mp/nihr/nihr-ar...
#EmailNewsletter #AppliedHealthResearch
In this edition: New Director announced; Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme evaluation; Community pharmacies and access to PrEP; How young people can get involved in research; Plus much more
mailchi.mp/nihr/nihr-ar...
#EmailNewsletter #AppliedHealthResearch
Digital Dialogues + Samaritans are looking for #MentalHealth practitioners for a set of workshops aimed at creating training and a toolkit to support young people's online use and prevent harms. Are you:
➡️UK-based
➡️working with young people
➡️free Wed 4 Dec
More info👉 tinyurl.com/4hjtaazj
➡️UK-based
➡️working with young people
➡️free Wed 4 Dec
More info👉 tinyurl.com/4hjtaazj
November 6, 2024 at 11:57 AM
Digital Dialogues + Samaritans are looking for #MentalHealth practitioners for a set of workshops aimed at creating training and a toolkit to support young people's online use and prevent harms. Are you:
➡️UK-based
➡️working with young people
➡️free Wed 4 Dec
More info👉 tinyurl.com/4hjtaazj
➡️UK-based
➡️working with young people
➡️free Wed 4 Dec
More info👉 tinyurl.com/4hjtaazj
🆕This new diagram explains how young people can get involved in research.
Co-designed by our amazing public contributor @louiseting.bsky.social and our Young People's Advisory Group, we hope it helps young people understand the contribution they can make.
bit.ly/3C7oTW4
Co-designed by our amazing public contributor @louiseting.bsky.social and our Young People's Advisory Group, we hope it helps young people understand the contribution they can make.
bit.ly/3C7oTW4
October 23, 2024 at 8:45 AM
🆕This new diagram explains how young people can get involved in research.
Co-designed by our amazing public contributor @louiseting.bsky.social and our Young People's Advisory Group, we hope it helps young people understand the contribution they can make.
bit.ly/3C7oTW4
Co-designed by our amazing public contributor @louiseting.bsky.social and our Young People's Advisory Group, we hope it helps young people understand the contribution they can make.
bit.ly/3C7oTW4
New project!
We're working with the public health team at #Bristol City Council to evaluate a post-birth contraception service delivered at two of our hospitals.
We want to see if contraception uptake is higher when people have access to a hospital-based service.
More info👇
tinyurl.com/258xhtfd
We're working with the public health team at #Bristol City Council to evaluate a post-birth contraception service delivered at two of our hospitals.
We want to see if contraception uptake is higher when people have access to a hospital-based service.
More info👇
tinyurl.com/258xhtfd
October 7, 2024 at 10:46 AM
New project!
We're working with the public health team at #Bristol City Council to evaluate a post-birth contraception service delivered at two of our hospitals.
We want to see if contraception uptake is higher when people have access to a hospital-based service.
More info👇
tinyurl.com/258xhtfd
We're working with the public health team at #Bristol City Council to evaluate a post-birth contraception service delivered at two of our hospitals.
We want to see if contraception uptake is higher when people have access to a hospital-based service.
More info👇
tinyurl.com/258xhtfd
Our Bridging Gaps project and Liverpool’s Tackling Racial Inequalities in Health feature in a new BJGP paper, exploring how people with lived experience can be centred and empowered in co-designing #trauma-informed #PrimaryCare services that address health inequalities
#CoPro
bit.ly/4eF0sNI
#CoPro
bit.ly/4eF0sNI
September 27, 2024 at 6:52 AM
Our Bridging Gaps project and Liverpool’s Tackling Racial Inequalities in Health feature in a new BJGP paper, exploring how people with lived experience can be centred and empowered in co-designing #trauma-informed #PrimaryCare services that address health inequalities
#CoPro
bit.ly/4eF0sNI
#CoPro
bit.ly/4eF0sNI
Abstract submission for the Health Economists’ Study Group Meeting is now open!
The conference will take place in #Bristol 8-10 Jan 25.
📑Abstract submission by 30 Sept 24
🐦Early-bird rate ends 25 Nov 24
More info tinyurl.com/4zjk4mem
#BristolHESG
The conference will take place in #Bristol 8-10 Jan 25.
📑Abstract submission by 30 Sept 24
🐦Early-bird rate ends 25 Nov 24
More info tinyurl.com/4zjk4mem
#BristolHESG
September 18, 2024 at 2:18 PM
Abstract submission for the Health Economists’ Study Group Meeting is now open!
The conference will take place in #Bristol 8-10 Jan 25.
📑Abstract submission by 30 Sept 24
🐦Early-bird rate ends 25 Nov 24
More info tinyurl.com/4zjk4mem
#BristolHESG
The conference will take place in #Bristol 8-10 Jan 25.
📑Abstract submission by 30 Sept 24
🐦Early-bird rate ends 25 Nov 24
More info tinyurl.com/4zjk4mem
#BristolHESG
Louise says: "What started as something I made “just for fun” on my own at home one night became a labour of love that colleagues and members of the public in the PPI space helped to develop and promote."
Here's the diagram, and you can find out more here:
bit.ly/3XlxrQu
Here's the diagram, and you can find out more here:
bit.ly/3XlxrQu
September 5, 2024 at 8:54 AM
Louise says: "What started as something I made “just for fun” on my own at home one night became a labour of love that colleagues and members of the public in the PPI space helped to develop and promote."
Here's the diagram, and you can find out more here:
bit.ly/3XlxrQu
Here's the diagram, and you can find out more here:
bit.ly/3XlxrQu