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📢New funded PhD available!📢 led by @universitypress.cambridge.org supervised by us & UKHSA.
Determining the level of combination prevention needed to reduce HIV transmission in African heritage heterosexuals in England.
More (penultimate on list)➡️ tinyurl.com/ctpy3bp3
@bristoluni.bsky.social
Bristol part of new £50M NIHR-funded research consortium to tackle inequalities in cardiovascular disease. 📢
CAPC's Dr Rachel Johnson will lead the Bristol group with University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust & @bnssgresearch.bsky.social colleagues.
👉 News: tinyurl.com/5bk8y2ef
📢Coming up: Next in our webinar series:📢
'Tackling polypharmacy in primary care: Reflecting on learning from the IMPPP clinical trial'
📆Wednesday 25 March 2026
🕛1-2pm
🌐Online
Contributors: Dr Jenny Scott, Dr Deborah McCahon & Prof Rupert Payne
👉 Register: tinyurl.com/2s4e4y3w
#GPsky #PharmSky
📰News!📰NDARC awarded $4.2 million to explore rapidly shifting drug use patterns. The project led by Prof Rebecca McKetin, said it will bring together leading world experts including our HPRU in drug use & data modelling to transform the way we understand illicit drug use.
More ▶️ tinyurl.com/4nuubjrs
📢New funded PhD available!📢
Design and analysis to estimate diagnostic test accuracy without universal verification
Applications close on Monday 16th March.
More info➡️ tinyurl.com/8vhvse8p
@bristoluni.bsky.social @profhayleyjones.bsky.social
📢New blog!📢Helping people to live and survive co-use of benzodiazepines/z-drugs and opioids: the importance of asking how and why people co-use. By @drnscot.bsky.social,
Dr Gabriele Vojt, @jokesten.bsky.social, @hannah-family.bsky.social, @jscottuob.bsky.social
Read more▶️ tinyurl.com/2wp9fhwc
📰News!📰Community pharmacies are a promising site for expanding access to HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), according to a recent study. This is a highly effective medication can be used to reduce the risk of getting HIV.
More ▶️ tinyurl.com/ysn6kkkh @arc-west.bsky.social @jhorwood.bsky.social
We're supporting the drive to #BePartofResearch here in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
Sign up today: bepartofresearch.nihr.ac.uk/join?utm_sou...
@nihr.bsky.social
📢New funded PhD available!📢
Improving the system within which families access childhood and adolescent vaccination programmes.
This PhD has been co-funded with @nihrspcr.bsky.social.
Applications close on 2nd March 2026.
More info➡️ tinyurl.com/7mdcjvu6
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📰News!📰Bristol & UK scientists play major role in groundbreaking liver study. The largest liver study in the history of the #NHS is due for roll out next year, with the aim of preventing thousands of people at risk of liver disease from needing hospital care.
Read more ▶️ tinyurl.com/45a996rx
📰News!📰A new study found strong support for opt-out Blood-Borne Viruses testing among Emergency Department staff, with training playing a crucial role in improving understanding of the programme’s purpose & processes.
More▶️ tinyurl.com/vn5sm5nn @jhorwood.bsky.social @siobhanallison.bsky.social
📅Events for the calendar!📅Do you work for a HPRU? If so, you may find these events useful.
For more information, visit ▶️ hpruebs.nihr.ac.uk/events/
📰News!📰New research, published in Vaccines, has highlighted ways sexual health services can help increase #HPV, #hepatitis A & hepatitis B #vaccine uptake among gay and bisexual men.
Read more ▶️ tinyurl.com/mvzu7vwb
📰News!📰Winter respiratory infections continue to place intense pressure on the #NHS - driving GP demand, hospital admissions & antibiotic use - researchers are asking whether some of the most effective solutions may already be hiding in plain sight.
More▶️ tinyurl.com/ny6uh6cb @carriiuk.bsky.social
📰News!📰Understanding street tablet users’ perspectives in an area with many drug-related deaths.
“Collaborating with peer researchers was integral to engaging this high-risk & underrepresented population of people who use drugs" More➡️ tinyurl.com/34sywrc7 @arc-west.bsky.social @jokesten.bsky.social
📢 New blog! 📢 Antibiotic resistance isn’t a distant worry — it’s already reshaping modern medicine. A major 20‑year UK review reveals how quickly bacteria adapt, how MRSA was pushed back, and why E. coli now leads bloodstream infections. @bristoluni.bsky.social
Read more ➡️ tinyurl.com/ynke2j34
Happy New Year everyone! 🎉
🚨A reminder that our next webinar, on improving #MentalHealth in #PrimaryCare, is on 26 January, 1-2pm.🚨
For info & to register, see below. ⬇️
See you there!
🚨 New guidance on creating accessible patient information leaflets for clinical trials 🚨
🧑⚕️ Are you a health researcher? Want to recruit patients to trials?
👉 Find out how to make your patient information leaflets more accessible and inclusive:
www.bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk/new-guidance...
New funded PhD available! Exploring the use of AI to support rapid intervention co-production. This is a 3 year HPRU funded PhD project led by Dr Sarah Denford, Prof Lucy Yardley & Dr Dale Weston. CLOSES 26/01/26.
More info➡️ tinyurl.com/4t29kkmw @bristoluni.bsky.social @findaphd.bsky.social
New funded PhD available! Optimising access to routine childhood immunisation in general practice.
This is a 3 year HPRU funded PhD project led by Dr Hannah Christensen & Dr Clare French. CLOSES 26/01/26.
More info ➡️ tinyurl.com/bdebe9ae
@bristoluni.bsky.social @findaphd.bsky.social
New funded PhD available! Health Service evaluation of maternal RSV vaccine uptake. This is a 3 year HPRU funded PhD project led by Dr Clare French, Prof Ellen Brooks-Pollock, & Dr Hannah Christensen. CLOSES 26/01/26.
More info➡️ tinyurl.com/48f2j337
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📢Blog time!📢Great new blog on our website by Dr Helen Baxter @arc-west.bsky.social, reviewed by our own HM expert
@drclarethomas.bsky.social - Conversations about knowledge mobilisation with public contributors.
Read more➡️ tinyurl.com/9ccz6tra @bristoluni.bsky.social
New funded PhD available! Personalised risk assessment to improve protective behaviours in emergency contexts. This 3 year project is led by Dr Holly Carter, Dr Dale Weston, Dr Freya Mills & Dr Sarah Denford.
CLOSES 26/01/26. ➡️ tinyurl.com/2j6tkk5a @bristoluni.bsky.social @findaphd.bsky.social
New funded PhD available! Identifying & evaluating opportunities to improve influenza vaccine uptake in adults with chronic respiratory disease. This 3 year project is led by Dr R Lazarus & Dr H Christensen.
CLOSES 26/01/26. ➡️ tinyurl.com/zvvwew74 @bristoluni.bsky.social @findaphd.bsky.social
If you work in or with perinatal services in the South West & are passionate about reducing health inequalities, join our Regional Perinatal Equity Network.
Our next event is Wednesday 14 January: https://www.healthinnowest.net/event/regional-perinatal-equity-network-11/ Please join us!
🎉 Celebrating what we've achieved in 2025! 🎉
🥳 See the top news stories of the year from our research themes 👇
📰 Read all our news of 2025 at www.bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk/news/
#diet #PhysicalActivity #SurgicalInnovation #MentalHealth #DataScience #RespiratoryDisease
Check our new animation about #MarthasRule, helping explain and promote this vital #NHS #PatientSafety programme to both members of the public and healthcare professionals. Please help us to share!
https://vimeo.com/1133093696?fl=pl&fe=sh
🎬 New films launched today!
United for Health: a collaboration with South Asian community group Dhek Bhal and @bristoluni.bsky.social, highlighting why involving minoritised communities in research matters.
Project funded by @hellobrigstow.bsky.social
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📢 New course alert!
Designed with GPs, 'Grief & Bereavement in Primary Care' features world-leading experts, practical tips & evidence-based resources. Learn how to support bereaved patients effectively & compassionately. Early-bird discount ends 6 Jan
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