ARC West Midlands was deeply saddened to learn of the death of Dr Mark Tompkins, who was awarded his PhD from the University of Birmingham in July 2025 for his research on Older People and Unpaid Carers’ Experiences of Hospital-at-Home.
PPIE Journal Club As part of our commitment to capacity building around public and patient involvement in research, we have set up a monthly online
General Guidance NIHR Briefing Notes for Researchers: https://www.nihr.ac.uk/briefing-notes-researchers-public-involvement-nhs-health-and-social-care-research NIHR Renewed Commitment to Public Involvement (2025–2030): Renewing the NIHR’s commitment to public partnerships Training & Support
Introduction In the UK it is currently estimated that almost 1 million people live with dementia, and this number is predicted to rise by 80%
The University of Birmingham have produced a guide for Inclusive Research to support researchers in their work with groups underserved by research. A number of
Background National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) support applied health and care research that responds to, and meets, the
Introduction ARC West Midlands is one of 15 ARCs nationwide to have been awarded £260,000 to grow social care research capacity in the region. This
Co-Theme Lead: Assoc Clin Prof Daniel Todkill, University of Warwick Co-Theme Lead: Prof Kate Jolly, University of Birmingham University of Warwick Dr Lena Al-Khudairy Dr Abimbola Ayorinde
Centre Lead: Prof Richard Lilford, University of Birmingham University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Katharine Reeves Hannah Crothers Sandra Remsing Felicity Evison Suzy Gallier
What Is Public Involvement in Research? Public involvement in research is research done ‘with’ or ‘by’ members of the public rather than ‘to’, ‘about’ or