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NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs)
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We are the network of 15 NIHR (@nihr.bsky.social) Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs)
ARCs support applied health and care research across the country
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❄️🗓️🎀 Count down to the holidays with our popular #ARCadvent calendar from all ARCs across the country!

☃️🎁👉 Follow #ARCadvent from 1-25 December for daily posts unboxing the most clicked-on ARC stories of the year

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Read the November roundup of top stories, blogs & opportunities from all NIHR Applied Research Collaborations ( #NIHRARCs) across the country

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The NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) November 2025 newsletter
The national newsletter from across all the NIHR ARCs. In this edition: Comprehensive new guidance for care planning, resources to improve admissions to mental health units for young people and their ...
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November 4, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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👉 NIHR EoE Applied Research Collaboration 'Research and Impact Fellowship' applications are NOW OPEN!
👉 Deadline is 07 January 2026 - 12.00pm
👉 To find out more bit.ly/4pxLJd6
@cuh.nhs.uk @cuhpartners.bsky.social @angliaruskin.bsky.social @royalpapworth.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk
ARC Research and Impact fellowships
Applications for 2026 are now open. The deadline is 7 January 2026 at 12:00pm. For more information, please refer to the ‘Apply Here’ section.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Over 100 local people, researchers, healthcare professionals and others explored how collaborative health and social care research can be strengthened across London at our annual Active Involvement in Research events. #AIRD25

Catch up with highlights of the day 👇

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A split-screen graphic. On the left, a blue background features the NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research) logo and a large quotation mark icon, followed by a quote about the importance of involving people in research. On the right, a photo shows a bright, modern indoor event space where groups of people are standing and sitting at tables, talking and networking.
November 26, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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New research will examine the nature of new care coordinator roles and how they are working in practice within integrated health and care systems. 👇

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A graphic from NIHR ARC South London. Text on a blue background reads: "Care coordinators support people - often those with long-term conditions or frailty - to access the right care. They link teams, coordinate services and advocate for individuals. This project will explore how these roles are developing within integrated health and care systems." There is a photo of an older man talking to a healthcare professional.
November 25, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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Next week!

Join this free webinar on the Respectful Research Charter to learn how its principles can support your work.

🗓️ 02/12/2025
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4nCth1H

#InclusiveResearch #GreaterManchester
November 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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As the #16DaysOfActivism begins, we’re sharing reflections from our event Co-Creating Change, focused on designing domestic abuse services with people with lived experience.

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#DomesticAbuse #CoProduction #TraumaInformed
Reflections from Co-Creating Change: Designing Domestic Abuse Services Together - PenARC
On 3rd October 2025, PenARC co-hosted a powerful and thought-provoking online event, Co-Creating Change: Designing Domestic Abuse Services Together, in collaboration with ARC North East and North Cumb...
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November 25, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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💡 New booklet!
Helping reduce #stigma for people who receive #opioid substitution treatment, and empower them in their interactions with pharmacy staff

💬 Read the blog by @vic-carlisle.bsky.social about how they co-produced the booklet 👉 arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/how-we-co-pr...

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Voice of the Voiceless: How we co-produced materials to help reduce stigma for people receiving opioid substitution therapy in pharmacies - ARC West
Voice of the Voiceless is a collaboration between people who receive opioid substitution therapy (OST) for opioid dependence, University of Bristol academics (Dr Vicky Carlisle, Dr Adam Holland, Dr Je...
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November 27, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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Pre-application support funding from ARC East Midlands is helping researchers like Dalvir prepare strong doctoral proposals.

Her story shows how mentorship and support help overcome challenges and build confidence for impactful applications.

Read here:
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November 27, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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🤔 What is knowledge mobilisation and why does it matter to public contributors?

Dr Helen Baxter explores how conversations, relationships and shared perspectives help turn research into real-world impact.

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#KnowledgeMobilisation #PublicInvolvement
Conversations about knowledge mobilisation with public contributors - ARC West
Dr Helen Baxter, Research Fellow in Knowledge Mobilisation and Implementation at NIHR ARC West, reflects on how knowledge mobilisation is relevant to public contributors. This blog was written by Hele...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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🧩 Researchers from the NIHR ARC East of England have developed a free, informative resource to help professionals working with migrants to better understand the causes of food poverty among migrants and provide more effective support.

Access the resource here▶️ arc-eoe.nihr.ac.uk/news-blogs/n...
November 26, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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⏰This Friday! 11am-12pm
💻Webinar: Benzodiazepines/Z-drugs and Opioid Co-use: Research and Recommendations💊

Hear presentations from our colleagues Jo Kesten @jokesten.bsky.social, Gabriele Vojt, Hannah Family @hannah-family.bsky.social and Jenny Scott @jscottuob.bsky.social
Sign up!👉 bit.ly/43QBSXr
Benzodiazepines/Z-drugs and Opioid Co-use: Research and Recommendations - Drug Research Network Scotland
Join us for Benzodiazepines/Z-drugs and Opioid Co-use: Research and Recommendations, a webinar in collaboration with the University of Bristol and University of Bath. 28 November 2025 11:00 AM - 12:...
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November 26, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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A team of our Social Care Research Champions & Programme Managers joined this year’s Curiosity Partnership Adult Social Care Research Festival in Harrogate, bringing together professionals, researchers and the public to explore new projects.

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November 26, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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Why join our Scientific Committee as a Social Scientist?

✓ Shape research that improves patient outcomes
✓ Build governance expertise
✓ Drive regional health innovation
✓ Flexible commitment + travel covered

Apply now:
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November 26, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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My fantastic PhD student @tanachikaura.bsky.social has published her first first-author paper today on self-reported lifetime traumatic experiences, psychological distress, and risk of suicidality among autistic adults. As the paper provides details on these issues, please take care when reading
Traumatic Experiences, Psychological Distress and Suicide‐Related Behaviors in Autistic Adults
Autistic adults have increased risks of trauma, suicide, and poor mental health compared to non-autistic adults, with 1 in 4 autistic adults attempting suicide. We administered an anonymized, self-re...
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November 25, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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This is the largest study to date on this topic and it provides support for the idea that experiencing a greater number of traumas increases the likelihood of experiencing different types of psychological distress and suicidality—and that these appear to follow dose-response relationships
November 25, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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In addition, it demonstrates that different types of traumatic experiences are associated with different types of psychological distress and suicidality. This needs to be investigated further, but it is an important step towards understanding these relationships in a more nuanced way
November 25, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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The study also finds that trauma does not fully explain the psychological distress and suicidality of autistic people. We need to understand what other factors are contributing to these increased risks, so that we can provide better suicide prevention and mental health support for autistic people
November 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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While this study is an important step forward, much more work is needed to understand these relationships, including in larger and population representative samples. Our study couldn’t capture the full range of traumatic experiences or the impact of repeated or chronic instances of trauma
November 25, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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We are grateful to our participants, community engagement partners, and
funders: @autistica.org.uk , The Autism Research Trust (legacy work now managed by @autismaction.bsky.social ), Queen Anne's Gate Foundation, Mishcon de Reya LLP with support from Gesher School and the @nihrarcs.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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❄️🗓️🎀 Count down to the holidays with our popular #ARCadvent calendar from all ARCs across the country!

☃️🎁👉 Follow #ARCadvent from 1-25 December for daily posts unboxing the most clicked-on ARC stories of the year

📧 Join our national newsletter tinyurl.com/ARCsnewsletter
November 27, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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Have a look at the winners of this year's Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) Awards, including a Research award for ARC-supported work
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November 25, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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Great to see ARC NWC’s contribution highlighted, with expertise from Equitable Place-Based Health and Care theme lead Prof Heather Brown on the economics of health inequalities, along with research from Prof Ben Barr, theme lead for Improving Population Health.
November 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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The UK Trauma Council has launched Shaping Futures Together e-learning to support better, evidence-based mental health decision-making for children in care.

Developed with commissioners and care-experienced young people as part of PenARC's ADaPT project.

▶️More here: bit.ly/48cI0uq
Shaping Futures Together: New ARC-Funded Resource Launched to Strengthen Evidence-Based Mental Health Support for Children in Care - PenARC
A new national resource designed to help commissioners and service leaders improve mental health support for children and young people in care has been launched at a well-received webinar hosted by th...
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November 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Today is #CarersRightsDay.

Our PATHFINDER study explores caring practices and support for ethnic minority carers. In collaboration with Centre for Ethnic Health Research, we're working alongside community carers to co-design solutions that matter.

Find out more:
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PATHFINDER study
Exploring informal caring Practices And supporT mecHanisms For ethnIc miNority isolateD carERs (PATHFINDER study)
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November 20, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Calling all GPs serving deprived populations and Health Inequalities Leads in Greater Manchester: Join us for the Greater Manchester Inclusive Research Network (GM IRN) for a GP and Researcher Collaboration Event.

🔗 Book your free place here: bit.ly/47VUUy0
November 21, 2025 at 10:53 AM