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Eileen Kaner
@eileenkaner.bsky.social
Research scientist, university professor and mother of four, living in North East England with a partner who loves to sail ⛵🍃and two mad cats 🐾🐾
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Since their inception 6 years ago, ARCs have:

🔎 carried out over 3,300 research projects
📰 published over 9,000 papers
🤝 collaborated with 627 partner organisations
💰 leveraged about £1 billion in external funding!

👉🏿 Explore a selection of our work:
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💫 #ARCimpacts
October 31, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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Testing patients in ambulances can:

⤵️Reduce transport of patients to hospital
⏱️Reduce time to treatment
👩‍⚕️Direct patients to specialist care

But what types of point-of-care test have potential?

Our new @sjtrem.bsky.social scoping review looks at the evidence
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Exploring the research on point-of-care testing in ambulances - ARC West
Testing patients in ambulance services can reduce transport of patients to hospital, reduce time to treatment and direct patients straight to specialist care. What types of point-of-care test have pot...
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February 10, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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Read about how later life can be a 'golden age' for friendships -with contributions from Dr Alex Thompson, ARC NENC Mental Health Research Fellow.

Alex's work focuses on the mental health and well-being of older adults with a focus on loneliness and social interaction.

www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Why later life can be a golden age for friendship
Our social goals change in surprising ways over our lifespan – and understanding this can help us build fulfilling connections with others, research suggests.
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January 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Sharing our new paper🎉⭐️ as my first post 🥰 Our review focused on #PublicInvolvement in applied health and social care research includes a summary of unintended harms and highlights priorities for funders, orgs and researchers in developing meaningful public partnerships dx.doi.org/10.1111/hex....
Evaluating Process and Outcomes of Public Involvement in Applied Health and Social Care Research: A Rapid Systematic Review
Objective Public Involvement (PI) in applied health and social care research has grown exponentially in the UK. This review aims to synthesise published UK evidence that evaluates the process and/or...
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January 23, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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Last chance to apply to join our team as our new Knowledge Mobilisation Fellow.

Help us to get our research evidence to the people who can use it, to shape better health and care for people in our region and beyond.

Closes 19 January 🔽

arc-nenc.nihr.ac.uk/news/join-ou...
January 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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🚀 Looking to kickstart your research career? We’re offering 3 funded internships in #dementia research starting April 2025!

This is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience and receive mentorship from experts in the field.

🔗 arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/news/apply-d... @neilchadborn.bsky.social
January 16, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Absolutely perfect ….. ✨🧡✨🩵✨🧡✨🩵✨
December 27, 2024 at 10:10 PM
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#ARCadvent day 2️⃣2️⃣:
Leaving poverty at the school gate:
Research funded by @arcnenc.bsky.social has identified a link between reducing the stigma of poverty in schools and the reading and maths attainment of pupils arc-nenc.nihr.ac.uk/news/poverty...
@newcastleuni.bsky.social
December 22, 2024 at 10:09 AM
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#ARCadvent day 2️⃣1️⃣:
This cross-ARC implementation, knowledge mobilisation and impact guide signposts you to a variety of resources created either by one of the ARCs or by the NIHR @nihr.bsky.social more widely
arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/training-and...
December 21, 2024 at 9:17 AM
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#ARCadvent day 1️⃣6️⃣:
Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder #cPTSD is a recently defined disorder that presents very similarly to borderline personality disorder #BPD. A review, supported by ARC North Thames & @qmul.ac.uk explored similarities & differences www.arc-nt.nihr.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
December 16, 2024 at 7:32 AM
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Some personal news: @chrism11.bsky.social and I have been happily married for 40 years today.
December 15, 2024 at 11:01 AM
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We've secured £150k of funding from @nihr.bsky.social for a new Children & Young People’s Research Partnership - to ensure that children & young people are directly involved in shaping a research agenda for the future.

Co-delivered by Investing in Children and other partners ⬇️

tinyurl.com/cyprp24
New funding to support Children and Young People’s Research Partnership - ARC
New funding to support regional Children and Young People’s Research Partnership
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December 9, 2024 at 5:48 PM
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'K' is for.... Knot!

'Endurance' - by American painter & muralist, Janet Essley.

Painted for The Red Knot Project: 'A map of human cultures imagined through the Red Knots' global journey'

SO worth a look & a read 👇 www.theredknotsproject.org/western-atla...

#AlphabetBirds #birdart #birds #art🪶
December 10, 2024 at 7:54 AM
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#ARCadvent day 9️⃣:
@neuro-observant.bsky.social is a long-term public contributor at @arc-west.bsky.social. She’s the brains behind a wildly successful diagram outlining how patient and public involvement (#PPI) can be woven into every stage of the research cycle.
arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/news/my-ppi-...
December 9, 2024 at 7:49 AM
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Read our final newsletter of 2024❄️the December national ARCs newsletter, for our latest roundup of news, blogs & opportunities from across the country: mailchi.mp/nihr/decembe...

☃️ Browse #ARCadvent this month, as we post a daily reveal of the most popular stories of the year!
December 3, 2024 at 8:52 AM
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Unknown British photographer, 1918:
November 5, 2024 at 11:53 AM
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The November national newsletter from across all 15 NIHR ARCs

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#HealthInequalities, implementing nationwide interventions to improve #MentalHealth care, building #KnowledgeMobilisation capacity, multiple long-term conditions #MLTC research, awards, training, events & more
The NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) November 2024 newsletter
The national newsletter from across all the NIHR ARCs. In this edition: Regional health inequalities, a type 2 diabetes self-management programme tailored to the UK’s African and Caribbean communities...
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November 5, 2024 at 9:43 AM
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My grandmother voting for Kamala Harris.

Born 1918.
2 years old when the 19th Amendment was ratified.
47 when the Voting Rights Act secured her vote.
Will turn 107 on inauguration day.

She’s lived through it all, and she’s damn sure not going back.
November 5, 2024 at 9:04 PM
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Catch up on the 2024 NIHR ARCs national #ARCseminar series exploring #HealthInequalities

arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/news/nationa...

This cross-ARC series of 3️⃣ webinars explored how health inequity cuts across life stages & places.

Across the three live events over 1,200 attendances were recorded!
November 5, 2024 at 11:52 AM
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The @nihr.bsky.social 2023/24 report highlights key contributions from @nihrarcs.bsky.social👏
nihr.ac.uk/news/nihr-pu...
It spotlights two projects from @penarc.bsky.social and one from @arc-west.bsky.social:
🌟 nihr.ac.uk/news/review-...
🌟 nihr.ac.uk/story/routes...
🌟 nihr.ac.uk/news/digital...
November 5, 2024 at 2:15 PM
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Have you caught up with the @nihrarcs.bsky.social national webinar on regional health inequalities, yet?

If not, you can view it by following this link 🔽

tinyurl.com/278ayxtk
October 17, 2024 at 5:11 PM
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Read the @nihrarcs.bsky.social latest news roundup
mailchi.mp/nihr/october...
Nature & #MentalHealth, regional health inequalities, inclusive care for #LGBTQ+ elders, inequitable access to end-of-life care, spotting hidden signs of abuse in the most vulnerable, toolkits, training, events &much more
The NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) October 2024 newsletter
The national newsletter from across all the NIHR ARCs. In this edition: Green Social Prescribing improves happiness and reduces anxiety, hard-hitting regional health inequalities, inequitable access ...
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October 15, 2024 at 7:38 AM
First post, the plough tonight in Northumberland, with an aurora as a backdrop
October 7, 2024 at 8:33 PM
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This week marks the 5th birthday of our 15
@nihrarcs.bsky.social in England - including ours!

A huge thank you to everyone who has collaborated with us over the last 5 years - working towards our vision of 'better, fairer health & care at all ages & in all places'.

🎈🎈🎈 🎈🎈 #ARCImpacts
October 4, 2024 at 4:07 PM