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Find out more about the Greater Manchester Rapid Service Evaluation Team.

🔗 REVAL: sites.manchester.ac.uk/reval/

📜 The REVAL team has published a new paper in BMJ Open on services for people with type 1 #diabetes and disordered eating (T1DE).

It explores how diabetes and mental health care are delivered together, using staff and patient insights.

🔗 bmjopen.bmj.com/content/16/3/e107381

New from Policy @ Manchester: #PlanningForPrevention

Featuring contributions from ARC-GM colleagues on #SocialPrescribing and the Diabetes Prevention Programme, highlighting practical action to prevent long term conditions and reduce health inequalities.

Read more 👇

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🚨 Tomorrow! Don’t miss the next seminar in the #DigitalHealth Equity Seminar Series.

📧 To receive Zoom details, email: digital-inequities@manchester.ac.uk

🔎 Find out more about the talk and speaker via the Pankhurst website: bit.ly/4abvYCv

Great to share our work at the Live Well in Later Life event today @greatermcr.bsky.social 👏

Colleagues from ARC-GM shared insights from the ACE trial, the FLEXI study & the eFAlls Case Finding pilot.

Explore these & more of our healthy ageing research here 👇

🔗 bit.ly/4lZc8jy

From clinical practice to clinical academia, Laura McGarrigle (@txphysio.bsky.social) shares how ARC-GM support helped her secure PhD funding 🎓

Through internships and fellowship support, she built the skills and confidence to lead research. Thanks for sharing your journey 👏

🔗 lnkd.in/ebRuKnr7

UoM receive £1.2 million grant from @nihr.bsky.social to build an automatic system measuring hip displacement in CP patients.

"We want to make sure that every child with cerebral palsy in the UK receives the same high level of care" - @drclindner.bsky.social

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Thank you! Both versions of the animation can be found on here: arc-gm.nihr.ac.uk/projects/Sup... or our our YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/@CLAHRCGM

New Urdu animation from CO-ASSIST, funded by NIHR RfPB and supported by us, CO-ASSIST identified workable ways to support parents and carers of children with OCD.

▶ Watch: bit.ly/4aVOXCI

📖 Blog: bit.ly/4ldKcYN

💡 It was fantastic to see social care research celebrated at the National Social Care Capacity Building Programme event in York earlier this month. Colleagues from NIHR ARCs shared learning and showcased the impact of their work.

Read more about the event🔗 bit.ly/4b5fCgC

@nihrarcs.bsky.social

🎙️ What is qualitative research and what does it involve?

Claire Fraser and Georgia Naughton join the #NIHRBridgeTheGap Podcast to explain how qualitative research explores attitudes, beliefs, and experiences through interviews, focus groups, and more.

🎧 Listen now: bit.ly/4r46Swt

Picture of attendees at an event celebrating the end of the DEM-COMM (Dementia Community) programme in 2026 in Southampton

Explore the latest ​roundup of top stories from all our NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) across the country:

👉 mailchi.mp/nihr/march-2...

Featuring the latest news, resources, blogs, events, opportunities & more

📨 Join the newsletter here: tinyurl.com/ARCsnewsletter

Join the next seminar in the #DigitalHealth Equity Seminar Series.

📧 To receive Zoom details, please email: digital-inequities@manchester.ac.uk

🔎 More information about the talk and speaker is available via the Pankhurst website: bit.ly/4abvYCv

🎟️ Join us on 23rd March, at the Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, for the My Voice Matters in Research celebration & training launch event.

Explore ways to make research more accessible for young people and families.

🔗https://bit.ly/3O3ROk2 #MentalHealthResearch

🎙️ What is critical analysis, and why does it matter in research?

Helen Brooks and Emily Vicary explore how to critically appraise research, what trustworthiness means and how to assess evidence with confidence.

Listen now 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmvPvsiDKZw

#NIHRBridgeTheGap

🎙️ What is psychometrics, and how is it used in research?

Patrick Callaghan explains psychometric tools, patient reported outcome measures, and how we measure experiences and outcomes in research.

🎧 Listen now: bit.ly/3O4QTzV

#NIHRBridgeTheGap

🎙️How do researchers recruit participants and keep them involved?

Neil Humphrey joins #NIHRBridgeTheGap to talk about best practice for recruitment, retaining participants, and making research more inclusive.

🎧 Listen now: bit.ly/4aqd6zP

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Colleagues from NIHR HDRC present

Jake Abbas presents on NIHR ARC

Dan Birks presents on the ESRC Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre

Representatives from the NIHR HDRCs and ARCs, and the Vulnerabilities & Policing Futures Research Centre highlight examples of safe, legal and ethical data linkage for earlier identification and better support for children and young people with SEND.

#CotN #SEND

Listen to all episodes and find out more about the creation of the podcast here: arc-gm.nihr.ac.uk/bridge-the-g...

#NIHRBridgeTheGap

🎙️ Why is qualitative research important, and how can you get involved?

This episode explores how qualitative research shapes future studies and how young people and the public can play a role as co-researchers.

Find out why lived experience and insight matter.

🎧 Listen now: bit.ly/4afhNhf

✍️ We are pleased to share a new blog from Amy McCawley, Pre-Doctoral Fellow at ARC-GM, reflecting on her journey from an Administrative & Clerical role to leading research on psychological safety in the NHS.

Read more 🔗 bit.ly/4c1tvNI

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🎙️ What is dissemination, and why does it matter in research?

In these #NIHRBridgeTheGap episodes, @zoetw.bsky.social & Gavin Hubbard explore how to share research clearly and accessibly, and the challenges involved.

Listen now:

🔗 Ep 25: bit.ly/4qokd1w

🔗 Ep 26: bit.ly/4bKruFy

Come and speak to our friendly team next week - Share your experiences of NHS & care services in confidence and learn about local support.

📅 Drop‑ins: Tue 17 Feb & Thu 19 Feb, 10am–2pm
📌 Office closed Wed 18 Feb, phone line open: 0161 253 6300 #Bury #YourVoiceMatters

VoiceIn Digital Platform VoiceIn is a digital platform that makes it easier for people to get involved in mental health research.

Looking for an App to support patient and public involvement (PPI)?

Check out VoiceIn from The University of Manchester @officialuom.bsky.social, funded by Medical Research Council @ukri.org & NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Greater Manchester @arc-gm.bsky.social

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🎙️ What is quantitative research, and what are descriptive studies?

In this episode, Statistician Sarah Rhodes explains how numbers help us understand people and populations and introduces different types of descriptive studies.

🎧 Listen now: bit.ly/3O5zHdt

#NIHRBridgeTheGap

Bridge The Gap Episode 5: What is lived experience? *BEST HEARD WITH HEADPHONES* In this episode of 'Bridge The Gap', hosts Faiqa and Sadia are speaking with our guest, Andrew Grundy, a lived experience researcher at the University of Manchester. They explain what lived experience is in research and its immense value, the challenges that lived experience researchers may face, and the importance of self care when in the role. #NIHRBridgeTheGap The 'Bridge The Gap' podcast is funded by the NIHR ARC-GM and created by the Young Peoples' Working Group (YPWG) at the University of Manchester. Website: https://arc-gm.nihr.ac.uk/bridge-the-gap-podcast Guests: Andrew Grundy Script Writer: Nadine Mirza Host: Faiqa Mansoor and Sadia Mir Producers: Ashgan Mahyoub and Nadine Mirza

What does lived experience mean in research, and why is it so important?

Andrew Grundy joins the #NIHRBridgeTheGap podcast to talk about the value of lived experience, the challenges that can come with the role, and why support and self-care matter.

🎧 Listen now: bit.ly/4ak1L47

🎙️ What are the different types of research involvement?

In this episode, Stephanie Gillibrand explains consulting, collaboration, and co-production in plain language.

An ideal listen if you are new to research or want to get involved.

🎧 Listen now: bit.ly/3NWCeqx

#NIHRBridgeTheGap

The NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) February 2026 newsletter The national newsletter from across all the NIHR ARCs. In this edition: The first major trial to reduce social media use among healthy adolescents, Continuous care from community-based midwives reduce...

🗞️ Read the February national roundup of top stories from all ARCs across the country:

mailchi.mp/nihr/februar...

Including news, resources, blogs, events, opportunities & much more

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🎟️ Join us on 23rd March, at the Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, for the My Voice Matters in Research celebration & training launch event.

Explore ways to make research more accessible for young people and families.

🔗https://bit.ly/3O3ROk2 #MentalHealthResearch