🌟Today we begin a new, five-year phase of work🌟
Developing research evidence & driving forward innovations to address some of the UK’s most pressing health and social care challenges.
With 5 new research themes to address key areas of need.
More ➡️ tinyurl.com/ARC22026
Our Health Inequalities lead Professor Clare Bambra will give evidence today (18 Feb) at Module 10 of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.
Module 10 will focus on the pandemic's impact on society.
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Watch here: tinyurl.com/ywvewrfn
📢NOW OPEN!
The NIHR Newcastle PSRC Pre-Application Support Fund is now live.
Attend info webinar - 12th February 13:00 - 14:00. psrc-ncl.nihr.ac.uk/academic-car...
Deadline: 13th March.
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Closing the North-South health gap could create economic gains of £18.4bn per-year, our new analysis suggests
7 years on from the landmark Health for Wealth report, regional inequalities in health, wages and economic inactivity have deepened
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www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/poor-health-...
Last week our Public Partnerships Manager, Greta Brunskill, attended the launch of a new book. Greta is a contributing author to the publication which is all about meaningful Public Involvement and Community Engagement. You can find out more and download a copy of the book through the link below ⬇️
NIHR National Institute for Health and Care Research. #ARCadvent Top ARC stories of the year. Day 11: Free book on the evolving landscape of public involvement in research. Picture: Detail from book cover of 'Public Involvement and Community Engagement in Applied Health and Social Care Research: Critical Perspectives and Innovative Practice'.
#ARCadvent day 1️⃣1️⃣:
Researchers from @arcnenc.bsky.social have contributed to an engaging new book which offers novel insights into meaningful Public Involvement & Community Engagement in research, covering a wide range of contexts. The eBook is open access.
arc-nenc.nihr.ac.uk/news/new-pub...
🎄Season's Greetings from all at the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) North East and North Cumbria🎄
To wrap-up 2025, we’ve collated our most-read news stories from across this year, with one from each month.
Read more here ➡️ tinyurl.com/SGARC251
NIHR National Institute for Health and Care Research. #ARCadvent Top ARC stories of the year. Day 1 The healing power of creative arts. Picture: Silhouette of a person singing and dancing
#ARCadvent day 1️⃣:
The healing power of creative arts
This year, our national #ARCseminar webinar series explored how creative arts can improve both the wellbeing and involvement in research of different communities
▶️ Read more & watch the recordings:
arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/news/the-hea...
❄️🗓️🎀 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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Thanks to the brilliant jurors, speakers & exhibitors at our Citizens’ Jury on Pain Management! 🙌 We shared the jury’s recommendations on moving beyond medical-only approaches to support people with persistent pain.
Read more: healthinnovationnenc.org.uk/citizens-jur...
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📢 Fully Funded PhD with IDEAS-NET!
Join our National Evaluation Team in exploring Neighbourhood Health.
Supervised by Professor Angela Bate (Co-Director), this is a great chance to shape research at the intersection of health, social care & policy.
🗓 Apply by 23rd Jan 2026
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This week, we were at ReCoCo in Newcastle to celebrate the launch of a new book which explores the evolving landscape of Public Involvement & Community Engagement in research - through powerful case studies & insights from those directly involved in it.
Read more: tinyurl.com/4tdfjdb9
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The Deep End NENC #deependGP Network, co-developed by @arcnenc.bsky.social, involves 52 GP practices based in socioeconomically deprived areas
It has secured £2.9 million from NENC #NHS to help improve health & care in the communities they serve
arc-nenc.nihr.ac.uk/news/in-at-t...
💫 #ARCimpacts
Inclusion by design, not by default.
Launch of the Culturally Competent Research Framework (CCRF)! Embed cultural competence into every stage of the research journey. ➡️ Explore the toolkit: psrc-ncl.nihr.ac.uk/2025/10/21/c...
#InclusiveResearch #CulturalCompetence #NIHR #EquityInResearch
Work by ARC NENC is highlighted today as part of our national #ARCimpacts campaign to celebrate 6 years of @arcnwc.bsky.social
Watch this short explainer video about our work to co-develop the Deep End NENC GP Network, and the difference that this has made so far ⬇️
🍰 Happy birthday to NIHR ARCs across the country who turn 6 this month!
ARCs tackle challenges facing health & social care, making a real-world impact
👉 Follow #ARCimpacts this October to find out more
👉🏿 Browse our national roundup here: mailchi.mp/nihr/nihr-ar...
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New £15.3 million funding announced for applied research to improve health and care in our region and beyond
📢We're very pleased to share that partners from the North East & North Cumbria been awarded new funding from
@nihr.bsky.social for an Applied Research Collaboration in our region (2026-2031), hosted by Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Foundation Trust.
Read more ▶️ tinyurl.com/ARC2631
Their analysis of more than 100 posts found that many women felt anxious and guilty about the impact of excess weight on their baby during pregnancy - and were considering losing weight while pregnant. Many did not know that this goes against clinical guidelines.
🧵Our researchers took a deep dive into discussions on Mumsnet to explore what women are asking - and advising - around intentional weight loss during pregnancy.
The findings highlight important issues and considerations for #maternity care professionals.
Read more ▶️ tinyurl.com/WLPr25
🌟 New Workshop: Putting Lived Experience at the Heart of Domestic Abuse Service Design
📅 3rd Oct 2025 | Online
Learn how to meaningfully embed survivor voices in service design.
✅ Tools, training & expert panel
🔗 Register: lnkd.in/eXtUVrr7
#LivedExperience #DomesticAbuse
🐇 When it comes to food delivery, the hare isn’t napping - dark kitchens & online platforms are sprinting ahead while regulation lags behind. Can the tortoise 🐢 catch up? Blog by @helenjmoore.bsky.social on planning for a healthier food environment ⬇️
fuseopenscienceblog.blogspot.com/2025/09/this...
Today was the last day in the office for our fantastic Public Involvement & Community Engagement (PICE) Manager Dr Felicity (Fizz) Shenton before she heads off on retirement.
Fizz has shared a blog reflecting on her time with the ARC NENC.
You can read it here: tinyurl.com/Fizz25
Navy blue background with a vertical red stripe and the words 'PHIRST Webinar Healthy Place Making: Improving Public Health through Planning. 20 October 2025, 12-1.30PM, Online, MS Teams'. There is an image of a communal green space with plants and benches next to a block of apartments and a shared play space next to some housing.
Join the next PHIRST Webinar, Healthy Place Making: Improving Public Health through Planning
⏰Monday 20 October, 12-1.30PM on MS Teams.
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How local governments in England have been working to design and deliver healthier places
⭐£22M NIHR investment to strengthen UK health & life sciences innovation
We are delighted that @nihr-io.bsky.social at @newcastleuni.bsky.social has been awarded £22M by @nihr.bsky.social to continue research identifying emerging medicines, diagnostics, devices & digital tech
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Explore our September roundup of top stories from all 15 NIHR ARCs across the country:
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Including the latest research news, resources, blogs, opportunities, events, training & more
📨 You can join the newsletter here: tinyurl.com/ARCsnewsletter
Photo of Professor Amelia Lake, Deputy Director of Fuse, the Centre for Translational Research in Public Health, and Professor of Public Health Nutrition at Teesside University
Government ban of high-caffeine energy drink sales to under-16s underpinned by Fuse research
This follows almost a decade of work led by @lakenutrition.bsky.social linking these drinks to risks for children’s health, sleep & education
Have your say in the consultation ⬇️
fuse.ac.uk/news/governm...
@fuseonline.bsky.social @nihrsphr.bsky.social @arcnenc.bsky.social @northumbriauni.bsky.social
🚨Lessons we can learn from newly-qualified NHS staff who went straight onto the frontline during Covid-19.
New research highlights how early-career experiences can have long-term consequences for staff retention and the sustainability of the NHS workforce.
Read more 🔽
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When you have a long-term or serious illness, life can feel difficult. Problems relating to money, jobs, housing and social care are common and support can be hard to find.
The new Routes to Rights website, supported by ARC NENC, helps to patients find the right help.
Read more ▶️ lnkd.in/eeSy-TZr
