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Celebrating over six years of @ARC_EM research turning evidence into real impact for health and social care across our region and beyond. 👉 Follow #ARCEMimpacts this March for daily highlights. 👉 Read the newsletter to find out more: mailchi.mp/arc/nihr-arcem…

@ARC_EM Director @kamleshkhunti excited for roll out of programme combatting cardiovascular burden among older adults in India. Funded by @NIHRglobal, @uniofleicester and @INDIACCDC launch #CARDIOIndia £5 million trial. Find out more: arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/news/arc-east-…

Case study 2⃣ #ARCEMimpacts story: Preventing repeat hypoglycaemia emergency calls with ambulance education. Paramedics gave diabetes patients a booklet after callouts to spot early signs. 👉 Read more: arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/impact/prevent… 👉 Discover all stories: mailchi.mp/arc/nihr-arcem…

Case study 1⃣ #ARCEMimpacts story: Workplace and worship diabetes screening reaches underserved communities. Early detection in familiar settings. Tackles inequalities. Empowers prevention. 👉 Read more: arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/impact/screeni… 👉 Discover all stories: mailchi.mp/arc/nihr-arcem…

This week's #ARCLunchandLearn features: 📽️ Grant writing skills Learn: ✅ Art of writing successful funding applications ✅ What has worked (and what hasn't) ✅ What to avoid when grant writing ✅ Reflections from experienced grant writers youtu.be/3ByV4vZwBUs

⚠️ Final spaces remaining! Register now to learn how implementation science embeds effective healthcare staff wellbeing interventions.

Excited to see NIHR-funded CARDIO-India trial featured in @BWHealthWorld! Our Director @kamleshkhunti, and @DrDPrabhakaran, explain how this £5m trial uses AI, telemedicine, and mobile health units to transform heart care for India’s rural elderly. Read: bwhealthcareworld.com/article/cardio…

Our paper from our Long Covid Research group published Considerations for epidemiological studies investigating emerging post-acute infection syndromes: Long Covid as a case study Including recommendations for future research led by @DanAyoubkhani @ONS @ARC_EM sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Co-producing research on multiple long-term conditions (MLTC) with communities can feel unfamiliar, especially with complex challenges. Deborah shares key lessons: 👉 Invest in relationships 👉 Share power 👉 Adapt when plans shift Read the full blog: 🔗 arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/news/journey-w…

Delighted to be launching our @NIHRglobal RIGHT 7 grant “CARDIO-INDIA” Project in Delhi Very high level discussions on health ageing and “Adding Years to Life” Illustrious panel discussions- huge oppurtunities for Bidirectional learning @uniofleicester working with @INDIACCDC Great to be working with @DrDPrabhakaran & CCDC Team @LDC_tweets @ARC_EM @ICMRDELHI

This week's #ARCLunchandLearn features: 📽️ Introduction to qualitative methods Discover: ✅ Basic principles of qualitative research ✅ Diversity of qualitative methods ✅ Study design and data collection ✅ Challenges in collecting and analysing youtu.be/nrxsbyIgD8I

How can working with communities shape better research on multiple long-term conditions? In our latest blog, Dr Deborah Ikhile shares her journey of co-producing research with communities and offers valuable advice for researchers. Read her story: 👉 arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/news/journey-w…

This week's #ARCLunchandLearn features: 📽️ Research impact Discover: ✅ What impact is (and isn’t) ✅ How to plan impact into research ✅ Ways to generate impact ✅ How to measure impact youtu.be/rwtTPgJCapA

🏆 The NIHR Impact Prizes 2026 are now open! In celebration of #NIHR20, we’re recognising research that has transformed lives and/or promoted economic growth. Prizes will be awarded to research teams & early career researchers. 📅 Webinar: 16 March, 2:30–4pm — learn about the prizes, eligibility & submission process 📅 Deadline: 1pm, 27 April ➡️ nihr.ac.uk/about-us/our-i…

Explore the latest ​roundup of top stories from all our NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) across the country: 👉 mailchi.mp/nihr/march-202… Featuring the latest news, resources, blogs, events, opportunities & more 📨 Join the newsletter here: tinyurl.com/ARCsnewsletter

🎨 Crafts breaking barriers! Community Engagement Officer Gurpreet uses iris folding workshops to discuss statistics with diverse communities new to research. Watch full webinar 👇 @EthnicHealthRes youtu.be/pKbsjBN1cAM

NEWS | Collaborative cardiometabolic care in Africa on the agenda at the @NIHRglobal event next month. Led by @uniofleicester academics & partners in Ghana, Kenya & Mozambique, this spotlights integrated care models for cardiometabolic health. Read: 🔗 tinyurl.com/dnyebjw7

EVENT: New evidence-based guidelines are being launched to support the implementation of sustained wellbeing support for healthcare staff. 🗓 Monday 23 March 2026 | 1:00 – 2:00pm 📍 Online webinar 🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/2vsfr734

March EqIA Workshop – book your place Our monthly workshop offers practical guidance and a supportive space for questions and shared learning. 👉 Register now: arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/events/require… With thanks to @ARC_EM, @kamleshkhunti and @NIHRARCs.

Our review published Glycaemic control remains central in T2 diabetes mellitus management: Key learnings from the latest @IntDiabetesFed guidelines With @drmohanv Juliana Chan & Mohamed Hassanein sciencedirect.com/science/articl…