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#ARCadvent day 2️⃣:
@uniofoxford.bsky.social researchers, with support from
@arc-oxtv.bsky.social, launched a resource for policy engagement for health researchers: The UK Evidence Ecosystem Interactive Map arc-oxtv.nihr.ac.uk/news/uk-heal...
@cervanteewild.bsky.social @oxprimarycare.bsky.social
December 2, 2024 at 7:53 AM
Liking this #ARCadvent daily. This one from yesterday.
#ARCadvent day 4️⃣:
A first-of-its-kind study funded by @arc-nwl.bsky.social, the Measuring Loneliness in the UK (INTERACT) study, seeks to map loneliness at borough & city levels to highlight the scale of the issue and assist decision-makers in improving support 👇📍
arc-nwl.nihr.ac.uk/news/the-geo...
December 5, 2024 at 10:29 AM
#ARCadvent day 1️⃣:
A website to support people living with #LongCovid, led by @arcwessex.bsky.social Professor @nisreenalwan.bsky.social who has first-hand experience of Long Covid, offers a symptom checker, advice on seeking support & encourages people to talk ➡️ www.arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk/post/online-...
December 1, 2024 at 8:28 AM
#ARCadvent day 7️⃣:
Playing an instrument or singing in a choir is linked to better brain health in older age, according to a study supported by @penarc.bsky.social & Exeter BRC.
arc-swp.nihr.ac.uk/news/playing...
🎷🎺🪈🎻🎵🪇🎼🎶🎹🥁
@uniofexeter.bsky.social @uniofexeternews.bsky.social
December 7, 2024 at 9:57 AM
#ARCadvent day 🔟:
Nafsiyat Intercultural Therapy Centre, @nihr.bsky.social ARC Kent, Surrey & Sussex (KSS) and Health Innovation KSS published an intercultural awareness toolkit to support those working with asylum seekers & migrants.
arc-kss.nihr.ac.uk/news/core-in...
December 10, 2024 at 8:55 AM
#ARCadvent day 2️⃣4️⃣:
Researchers @penarc.bsky.social contributed to a £5.77 million project showing that expanding access to Green #SocialPrescribing can promote wellbeing & improve #MentalHealth
arc-swp.nihr.ac.uk/news/new-res...
@ruthgarside.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk @ecehh.bsky.social
December 24, 2024 at 8:46 AM
#ARCadvent day 4️⃣:
A first-of-its-kind study funded by @arc-nwl.bsky.social, the Measuring Loneliness in the UK (INTERACT) study, seeks to map loneliness at borough & city levels to highlight the scale of the issue and assist decision-makers in improving support 👇📍
arc-nwl.nihr.ac.uk/news/the-geo...
December 4, 2024 at 8:48 AM
#ARCadvent day 5️⃣:
@unibirmingham.bsky.social researchers funded by Birmingham BRC & @arc-wm.bsky.social developed a toolkit to guide representative & equitable inclusion in clinical research. REP-EQUITY describes 7 key questions to consider when planning & recruiting arc-wm.nihr.ac.uk/rep-equity/
December 5, 2024 at 10:12 AM
#ARCadvent Day 1️⃣8️⃣:
A social care research learning community launched as part of an investment of more than £4m from @nihr.bsky.social & the DHSC. Parallel to this, ARCs have each received up to £260k to build research culture & infrastructure in #SocialCare arc-kss.nihr.ac.uk/news/nationa...
December 18, 2024 at 6:47 AM
#ARCadvent day 1️⃣9️⃣:
The ground-breaking Born in Bradford (BiB) project supported by @arc-yharc.bsky.social published a cohort profile update summarising the most recent follow-up in school and community settings when children were aged 6–11 years and key findings arc-yh.nihr.ac.uk/new-research...
December 19, 2024 at 9:44 AM
#ARCadvent day 8️⃣:
Our national #ARCseminar series this year centred on health inequalities. Speakers from across the ARCs explored how health inequity cuts across life stages and places. Across the three live events, over 1,200 attendances were recorded.
arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/news/nationa...
December 8, 2024 at 8:11 AM
#ARCadvent day 2️⃣0️⃣:
Two new studies and a short film describe the experiences of racially minoritised groups with physical and mental health conditions during the pandemic, depicting the inequalities they faced and continue to face arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk/news-insight...
@arc-southlondon.bsky.social
December 20, 2024 at 8:18 AM
#ARCadvent day 1️⃣3️⃣:
The ‘Living Lab’ approach to #dementia & ageing care, which has benefited thousands of people in the Netherlands for the past 25 years, is being brought to the North West arc-nwc.nihr.ac.uk/news/22085/
➡️ @arcnwc.bsky.social Living Lab in Dementia arc-nwc.nihr.ac.uk/north-west-c...
December 13, 2024 at 10:13 AM
#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
#ARCadvent Day 1️⃣7️⃣:
An @arceastofengland.bsky.social research project has been launched to address school food inequalities in access to nutritious meals for children with special educational needs and disabilities #SEND
arc-eoe.nihr.ac.uk/news-blogs/n... @schoolfoodmatters.bsky.social
December 17, 2024 at 9:07 AM
#ARCadvent day 1️⃣5️⃣:
The @nihr.bsky.social & @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social cohort of up to 60 ARC #DEMCOMM dementia research fellows joined up to bid for extra funding for 🆕 #dementia research initiatives. Five projects received further funding www.arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk/post/alzheim... @arcwessex.bsky.social
December 15, 2024 at 9:08 AM
#ARCadvent day 1️⃣2️⃣:
Two animations shed light on the impact of behaviour management in secondary schools on pupils’ mental health & wellbeing , based on findings from an @arc-west.bsky.social project which originated from their Young People’s Advisory Group #YPAG
arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/news/new-ani...
December 12, 2024 at 9:48 AM
#ARCadvent day 1️⃣4️⃣:
Four online therapies for #anxiety & post-traumatic stress disorder #PTSD developed by @ox.ac.uk – one targeting childhood anxiety supported by @arc-oxtv.bsky.social – have shown promising results & are now available on the #NHS.
www.arc-oxtv.nihr.ac.uk/news/oxford-...
December 14, 2024 at 10:17 AM
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November 28, 2024 at 9:06 AM
#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
#ARCadvent day 1️⃣1️⃣:
Research supported by ARC North Thames explored the needs of people with #dementia who live on their own. This study produced the 'Living Alone with Dementia' set of resources: livingalonewithdementia.co.uk/our-resources
@sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social @innov-dementia.bsky.social
December 11, 2024 at 8:33 AM
#ARCadvent day 3️⃣:
@arc-southlondon.bsky.social & Health Innovation Network South London's evaluation of a type 2 diabetes self-management programme tailored to the UK’s African and Caribbean communities has shown it can be feasibly delivered online
arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk/news-insight...
#T2D #diabetes
December 3, 2024 at 9:19 AM
#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
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...

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December 3, 2024 at 8:52 AM
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The NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) December 2024 newsletter
The national newsletter from across all the NIHR ARCs. In this edition: Telling real stories of health inequities, exploring equality monitoring data in research, shaping the future of carer research,...
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December 24, 2024 at 9:05 AM