Our Senior Research Fellow in Anthropology, Dr Kirsten Bell reflects on how labelling research disciplines influences how we think about them.
Read more at @bristolbrc.bsky.social blogπ
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Our Senior Research Fellow in Anthropology, Dr Kirsten Bell reflects on how labelling research disciplines influences how we think about them.
Read more at @bristolbrc.bsky.social blogπ
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The @imperialbrc.bsky.social proudly recognises the exceptional public involvement in research across @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social. Our Public Involvement in Research Competition 2025 is now officially open.
Apply by 12 October 2025 π tin.al/jG1dq
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π Our PI Officer had an amazing time volunteering at the @wlqp.bsky.social street party!
π Big thanks to our colleagues at @westlondonnhs.bsky.social for helping hand out flyers, and to the brilliant folks from @goodgym.bsky.social and @dkms-uk.bsky.social we met along the way. #WLQP #LGBTQ
Millions signed up to @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social's REACT study during the #COVID19 pandemic.
Now, that same cohort could help accelerate #dementia research β through a new partnership with HDR UK, @ukdri.ac.uk & Inuvi.
Faster trials = faster treatments π§ www.imperial.ac.uk/news/267013/...
A quick update from me on the REACT study which continues to follow the health impacts of the pandemic. @longcovidsupport.bsky.social @imperialperc.bsky.social @imperialsph.bsky.social
11.07.2025 12:59 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0π€How do older people make-sense of persistent COVID symptoms?
π€ How does this influence their behaviors & outcomes?
π I'm presenting findings from the REACT study at the #BSG2025 conference, let's have a chat! π¨οΈ
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Event π¨
Title: NIHR Research Inclusion Training Event
Date: 25 June
Time: 12:00-16:00
Venue: Hybrid
To register or know more- imperial.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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π¨New blog: Break the Barriers!π¨
For my PhD, my lived experience partners & I are co-producing research to address #racism in maternity care for Black families in NW London, and we want to share our journey!
π First post + subscribe: bit.ly/3Hw2If4
#BlackMaternalHealth #coproduction #healthequity
Community session in a hall
It was a pleasure hosting @menkaloomba.bsky.social as an @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social Global Development Fund Fellow. This blog reflects her #communityengagement across #NorthWestLondon & feedback on her #PhD in #periodontalhealth & #Type2diabetes blogs.imperial.ac.uk/perc/2025/06...
03.06.2025 09:14 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Had our 2nd Imperial Stroke Public Involvement group of the year yesterday. Excellent discussions around SILENCE-CSVD trial. Celebrated attendance of 4 of our group members at the European life after stroke conference in Prague. #lifeafterstroke @imperialbrains.bsky.social @imperialperc.bsky.social
29.05.2025 13:01 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0We are delighted to share that our Director, @profhelenward.bsky.social, has been elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences @acmedsci.bsky.social.
Huge congratulations, @profhelenward.bsky.social π
New paper alert! A Core Outcome Set for intervention studies in Airway Stenosis.
Thanks @imperialbrc.bsky.social for infrastructure support & @nihr.bsky.social for funding
@imperialmed.bsky.social @drjustinroe.bsky.social @amyfreeman.bsky.social @imperialperc.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1002/lary...
π’New paper now available: rdcu.be/elqhD
We outline how we trained & supported people living with HIV to conduct & analyse online interviews during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Huge thanks to our amazing community partner
@positivelyuk.bsky.social, staff @imperialperc.bsky.social & co-researchers β¨
π Discover Kimberley Foleyβs @kafoley.bsky.social inspiring blog on the Public Involvement work Kim led at the Ealing Community Involvement in Research event π
This blog was co-authored with a community member. Visit the link below:
tinyurl.com/2avat9rb and let us know your thoughts!
Post doc Dr Rhea Harewood sharing #BowelCancerAwareness at a community outreach event with the Harrow THCOGIC church.
The group discussed how #BowelCancer is caused, how we can screen to find it earlier and how to improve public involvement in bowel cancer research
#EDI #CancerResearch
Pre-print from REACT . 60 interviews with diverse group
- all reported persistent symptoms after COVID
- many "invisible" as not using clinical care or support groups
- some didn't identify with category Long Covid
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@longcovidsupport.bsky.social @imperialperc.bsky.social
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Helen Ward, Carole and Sarindi Aryasinghe holding the 2024 BRC Public Involvement in Research trophy after their presentation at the NIHR Imperial BRC Annual Event.
On this #WorldHealthDay the @who.int focuses on the health of mothers and babies. Our 2024 Public Involvement in Research Competition Winner, @sarindiary.bsky.social, followed a co-production approach to address ethnic inequities in maternity care for Black women in West London.
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BRC Public Involvement in Research Competition winner 24 receives the trophy π at the Annual Event. @sarindiary.bsky.socialβs exceptional work addresses inequality in maternal mortality among Black women.
@profhelenward.bsky.social @imperialmed.bsky.social
imperialbrc.nihr.ac.uk/2024/12/10/w...
Two women presenting at a conference
Blown away by @sarindiary.bsky.social & Carole presenting prize winning co-production work on priority setting for Black & Global majority women in maternity services at the @imperialbrc.bsky.social celebration. @imperialperc.bsky.social @profhelenward.bsky.social @sophie-day.bsky.social
25.03.2025 19:31 β π 6 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0π₯ Discover how we are collaborating with the Latin American community in London to promote health awareness and public involvement!
A huge thank you to LA United UK and The Invention Rooms for making this possible. π
#HealthAwareness #PublicInvolvement #LatinAmericanCommunity #ImperialCollegeLondon
Donβt miss our final blog of 2024! π« Featuring @emmaaaaa8.bsky.social Emma Alexander's amazing Public Involvement work in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit research. Please find it here: blogs.imperial.ac.uk/perc/2024/12...
Let us know your thoughts in the comments!
Congratulations to @sarindiary.bsky.social on winning the @imperialbrc.bsky.social 2024 #publicinvolvement competition! Read more about her coproduced #maternitycare in #NorthWestLondon here. tinyurl.com/2fyt492b @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social #academicsky #medsky #matexp #coproduction
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04.12.2024 09:34 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0There is a need for an integrated, #community-centred approach beyond hospital to improve #maternityexperience in Black, African, Caribbean & mixed-Black families @sarindiary.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @phoebeaverill.bsky.social #academicsky #medsky #matexp #coproduction
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2 people sitting at a table with a bowl of counters and 2 glass jars
We attended the #CardiomyopathyUK conference a few weeks ago to further explore experiences of patients and how they feel about their heart medications. Read more in our latest blog: #cardiomyopathy #patientexperience @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social #TRED-HF2
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