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Our latest newsletter is out now! Inside this edition: 🌍 Collaborative care in Africa 📊 New insights on multiple long-term conditions 🏛️ Research shaping a parliamentary report 🎓 PhD opportunities and events Read here: tinyurl.com/5yyf257n Sign up: tinyurl.com/m3xjjyw6

In our latest blog, Dr Patrick Nyikavaranda and Bev Chipp share their reflections on adapting the Equality Impact Assessment process for mental health research, highlighting how we can better consider equity, inclusion and lived experience. 🔗 tinyurl.com/3x3ft8f4

Diabetes prevention takes centre stage at @TheLancet Summit this November, with Professor Kamlesh Khunti, Co-Director of @ARC_EM, among the speakers. 🗓️ 30 November to 2 December 2026 📍 Sitges, Spain 🔗 thelancetsummit.com/diabetes-preve… #LancetSummit @LDC_tweets @EthnicHealthRes

A new toolkit has been developed to help researchers build trust with ethnic minority communities. The Co-Trust Toolkit aims to support greater participation in medical research and help ensure research reflects the needs of everyone. 🔗Read more: arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/news/new-toolk…

Need support with your Equality Impact Assessment? Our free monthly workshops are open to everyone. Next session: 🗓️ 27 July 2026, 1 to 3pm via Zoom. Book your spot 👇 @EthnicHealthRes arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/events/require…

‘Trust is essential for meaningful participation in medical research’ Together with @The_MRC funded programme we placed community voices at the heart of understanding trust 🔗 co-trust.ethnichealthresearch.org.uk @ARC_EM @uniofleicester @BMAHousevenue

📣 Today we’re launching the #CoTrustToolkit, developed through an @The_MRC funded programme bringing together communities, researchers and partners to build trust in medical research #CommunityEngagement

Our impact over the past 20 years has only been possible thanks to the extraordinary dedication of our staff, researchers, clinicians, and the patients and members of the public who have worked with us. This #ResearchAppreciationDay, we want to highlight these efforts and thank all who have been involved. Hear what Professor Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer for England, NIHR Emeritus Senior Investigator and previous NIHR CEO said below 👇 Want to show your appreciation to someone who works in research? Tag them in the comments and tell them what their contribution means to you!

Four funded PhD studentships are now open at @ARC_EM across our research themes: 🔹 Multiple long term conditions 🔹 Health inequalities 🔹 Health data 🔹 Implementation research Find out more and apply: arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/news/apply-fun…

🎓 Congratulations to Dr Charlotte Playford, who has been awarded her PhD at @unilincoln, funded by @ARC_EM. Her research highlights more holistic care for inflammatory bowel disease, improving support for mental health, diet and coordination. Read more: arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/news/charlotte…

ARC East Midlands Co-Directors demonstrated how UK researchers are working nationally and globally to tackle major health challenges when they took centre stage in Ghana, leading a high-level dissemination event for the CREATE programme. Find out more: 🔗 tinyurl.com/mufapa7v

This Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month, hear Somali and Gypsy and Traveller women talk about their caring experiences in their own words. Listen to audio recordings from the PATHFINDER study: 🔗 tinyurl.com/4paywwwb @EthnicHealthRes #GRTHM

⏰ Applications for our fully funded PhD studentship at @MedicineUoN close this week on 28 June 2026. Focused on ageing and resilience in later life. 🗓 Interviews: 17 July 2026 Don't miss out 👇 arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/news/new-phd-o…

Supporting carers from Somali and Gypsy and Traveller communities starts with understanding their experiences. Key considerations from the PATHFINDER study cover trust-building, faith-sensitive care and the role of community organisations. 🔗 tinyurl.com/4paywwwb #GRTHM

For Somali and Gypsy and Traveller women, caring for family is not a job or a role. It is just life. So why do so many fall through the gaps in carer support services? Barbara Czyznikowska explores this in our latest blog: 🔗 tinyurl.com/3r63ra66 #GRTHM @EthnicHealthRes

Following #CarersWeek, new resources from the PATHFINDER study explore informal caring in Somali and Gypsy and Traveller communities and why so many carers remain invisible to the services designed to support them. Find out more: 🔗 tinyurl.com/4paywwwb #GRTHM

This week's #ARCLunchandLearn features: 📽️ Realist evaluation research Explore: ✅ CMO configurations ✅ Unpack complex interventions ✅ Apply theory to mechanisms youtu.be/fAbR9ooInMQ

Congratulations to Dr Priscilla Katapa on completing her PhD at the @uniofleicester, funded by @ARC_EM! Her research explored barriers to insulin initiation among people with type 2 diabetes from ethnic minority backgrounds. Find out more: 🔗 arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/news/celebrati…

Our fully funded PhD opportunity at @MedicineUoN includes: ✅ Tax-free stipend (~£21,805) ✅ Registration fees covered ✅ £3,000 for research and training costs ✅ Full and part-time Focused on ageing and resilience in later life. Apply by 28 June: 🔗 arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/news/new-phd-o…

This week's #ARCLunchandLearn features: 📽️ Operational implementation Learn to: ✅ Identify your audience ✅ Develop strong value proposition ✅ Define your 'implementation-ready' outputs youtu.be/aUFcMXvKNAo