We are leading on a multi-million pound NIHR Research project to improve health and social care across the #NorthWest Working with The University of Manchester University of Liverpool Lancaster University and 30 other regional partners to deliver #NIHRInsight Learn more: ow.ly/Rkaf50SWRAw UCLan Research

We're looking to fund research that could benefit health and #SocialCare services, the NHS and patients. If you have an idea for a project, take a look at our Health and Social Care Delivery Research (HSDR) Programme researcher-led workstream: nihr.ac.uk/funding/2481-h…

We're delighted to announce Katy Cleece, LSCFT Research Team Julie Feather & Nichola Whiteside Edge Hill University have been shortlisted for the Practitioner-led Research Award 2024! Congratulations to you all! 🤞🏼 basw.co.uk/articles/socia… Aidan Worsley Julie mugarza

It’s a new vision we need Golden age of English universities could be over, says head of watchdog theguardian.com/education/arti…

Policy-makers’ failure to recognize social care as a necessary element of a functioning health system has since been identified as one of the many mistakes made in the early weeks of the pandemic. socialpolicyblog.com/2022/11/11/old…

NEW BLOG about #ResearchCommunications in the #SocialCare sector. 🔍 After a year of steering #comms at CPEC, Annabel Fenton shares 5 lessons she's learnt, including the power of cross-promotion + when to accept that outputs are "good enough". READ NOW:👉lse.ac.uk/cpec/news/rese…

Hi The Times and The Sunday Times. One of your columnists, Matthew Parris, writes that PIP is for people “medically unfit to work.” This isn’t remotely true. PIP is a non-means tested benefit to pay for the extra costs of disability. Will your editors correct it? Thanks. thetimes.com/comment/column…

❗ Last chance: secure your early bird tickets to our conference on thinking differently about change across the health and care sector. With case studies, reflective workshops & presentations. Book by the end of the week for a discounted price. #KFLead kingsfund.org.uk/events/thinkin…

Join us on 17 September for an open access webinar that will focus on the implications of the Rethinking Domestic Abuse and Child Protection (RDAC) project findings for practice. ow.ly/etAY50SZ4jG

Just out: new paper from Unit Director Annette Boaz et al. If health organisations and staff engage in research, does healthcare improve? Strengthening the evidence base through systematic reviews in Health Research Policy and Systems #OpenAccess doi.org/10.1186/s12961…

As a part of Jisc, from Wednesday 21 August, HESA will cease activity on X. We will continue to operate Jisc Major Incidents as a broadcast outlet for any outage issues and technical updates. Read our full statement here: ji.sc/LeavingX

Four key #REF2029 main panel chair vacancies: A: Medicine, Health and Life Sciences B: Physical Sciences, Engineering and Mathematics C: Social Sciences D: Arts and Humanities Deadline 26 Sep

Research metrics vs. me.

📢 Registrations for the next RaCEEs (Rapid Conversion of Economic Evaluations) course are now open! 🌱If you want to grow your skills in #HealthEconomics while co-producing a commentary this is the course for you ➡️Register here: shorturl.at/ZKJnD 🗓️Deadline is 18th Oct

"Social care contributes c.£60bn to the economy, more than agriculture & utilities..an industry in its own right. It's a partner to the NHS, deserving the parity of esteem. It's time for the government to “think social care first” across policy depts. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

It’s such an irresistible anti-Culture-Wars argument, yet nobody had formulated it as plainly before Walz. “They talk about small gov’t. Small enough to be in your bedroom, small enough to be in your exam room, small enough to be in your library.”🔥 ~AA

I’m sure many of us are thinking this Racism, misogyny, lies: how did X become so full of hatred? And is it ethical to keep using it? theguardian.com/technology/art…

The NIHR Doctoral Local Authority Fellowship Scheme is now inviting applications! This is your chance to pursue a fully funded PhD while continuing your work in a local authority setting. Open to staff and charities working with Local Authorities. Apply👇 nihr.ac.uk/funding/nihr-d…

Very touched to receive this through the post as I return from the holiday of a lifetime! Gestures like this go a long way. Thank you Chris Oliver Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

There are always flowers for those who wish to see them. Henri Matisse