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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 8h

To complete #WorldAlzheimersMonth, meet our dementia lead research nurse Naomi Thomas and find out what makes our CPFT research unit #DementiaFriendly! To find out more and join a study with us visit: ➡️ www.cpft.nhs.uk/be-part-of-r... or contact our research team at: RandD@cpft.nhs.uk / 01223 219753

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Congratulations to Prof. Valerie Voon, CPFT honorary consultant psychiatrist & #MentalHealth researcher, on receiving a Pioneer Award at the international 2026 Neuromodec conference in New York City! 🌟 Her #research is exploring innovative #MentalHealth treatments:⬇️ www.cpft.nhs.uk/research-new...

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CPFT psychiatry researcher wins international pioneer award | Research news

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Today is #WorldAlzheimersDay, this year highlighting the importance of an early diagnosis to help those living with Alzheimer's Disease & #dementia get the care and support they need ASAP. Thank you to everyone who participates in dementia research! 🩵 Join Dementia Research here: ➡️ lnkd.in/dhUmMRx

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

For #WorldAlzheimersMonth, everyone is invited to take part in our surveys for #dementia #research projects. Share your views on blood tests to help diagnose dementia early, in the READ-OUT study: ➡️ popped.org.uk/read-out/ #DementiaDiagnosisMatters #AlzheimerDiagnosisMatters #EarlyDiagnosisMatters

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

If you're planning to apply for a Research or Impact Fellowship with @arceastofengland.bsky.social don't miss their free lunchtime webinar on Tuesday from 12pm to find out everything you need to know! ❔ Register ASAP to join next week online and prepare: 👇 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d3e540...

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Apply by 1pm on Monday 14 September for the @nihr.bsky.social Senior Investigator award! ⚠️ Research leaders @ CPFT from all health professions can bid to reward and recognise outstanding work to improve #NHS care & services. Check the guidance + apply here by Monday: ➡️ www.nihr.ac.uk/funding/seni...

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Apply this week for CPFT #Research funding by Friday 11 September! ⏰ This fund is suitable for colleagues wanting to build #NHS research capacity and skills in your team to deliver studies to #ImproveCPFT. 📈 Check the full guidance and how to apply here: ➡️ www.intranet.cpft.nhs.uk/apply-for-re...

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

We're working with @mrccbu.bsky.social on a #research study to help improve therapy for young children aged 3-8 years old who may be struggling after a traumatic experience. 🧸 If a child you know/care for/work with might benefit from a new child-friendly #CBT treatment, contact RandD@cpft.nhs.uk 📩

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

If you have an idea for an applied #research project to improve #NHS healthcare or social care, start applying now for a Fellowship with @arceastofengland.bsky.social! ✍️ Join one of the webinars to learn more and submit your application by 12pm on 9 December 2026 ⬇️ arc-eoe.nihr.ac.uk/news-blogs/n...

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Applications for the ARC East of England fellowship programme 2027 are now open!

NIHR ARC East of England fellowship programme offers people working in health, care and voluntary service settings an opportunity to develop research and impact skills. Applications are now open and w...

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Volunteer for the In2research programme with In2scienceUK & @ucl.ac.uk by Sunday! ⏰ CPFT colleagues are invited to help inspire the next generation of researchers by mentoring a participant or hosting a placement for 2026/2027. Apply here by Sunday 23 August 2026: ⬇️ in2scienceuk.org/our-programm...

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In2research - In2scienceUK

Find out more about our In2research programme, developed with our partners to support those interested in STEM-based postgraduate research.

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Learn about our Mood Disorders Research Clinic with co-lead & #psychiatrist Dr Catherine Hatfield in this short film. 📽️🔽 They aim to help anyone with #depression and hope that people will take part in #research to improve care for mood disorders: ➡️ www.cpft.nhs.uk/moodclinic youtu.be/6RlQ3-QBDW4?...

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Introducing the Mood Disorders Research Clinic

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Congratulations to @cpft-nhs.bsky.social trainee #psychiatrist Dr Clara Faria - joint winner of the national Child Psychiatry Research Society Trainee Publication Award! 🌟 Clara's #research with @cam.ac.uk and CPFT explores early intervention for #EatingDisorders in children and young people. 🔍

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Great to meet @arceastofengland.bsky.social Directors Steve & Alex at the launch event this summer and find out how they will work with our communities to improve health + wellbeing! CPFT is proud host of ARC 2 for this next phase - collaborate with us to #BePartOfResearch!🔎 youtu.be/rvZPYgjnTwI?...

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ARC 2 Launch Event 2026: ARC Directors interview

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

If you're planning/working on a #research project and would like to know how to involve patients & public, book on free online training courses with our research partner @cambridgebrc.bsky.social.🤝 Register for the intro session next Wednesday to start learning:⬇️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/introducti...

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Introduction to Patient and Public Involvement for Researchers Aug 2026

An introductory session for all research staff conducting research studies and clinical trials with patients in the NHS

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

One of the largest ever philanthropic gifts for #autism #research to @cam.ac.uk will support our research partners and Cambridge Children’s Hospital with @cpft-nhs.bsky.social. Working together we will improve diagnosis, care + support for autistic people and their families to help them live well: ⬇️

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

If you're curious about #research or already building it into your role @cpft-nhs.bsky.social, register for the free online Research Roadshow with @nihr.bsky.social East of England! 🗓️ All healthcare professionals invited to join on 16 September from 9am - 1.30pm: ⬇️ www.eventbrite.com/e/nihr-east-...

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NIHR East of England Regional Research Delivery Network Research Roadshow

Are you curious about research - or already building it into your role? Join us for this online event to explore your research potential.

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

📣 Our dietetics team @cpft-nhs.bsky.social are trialling digital resources to help people with #dementia & #ParkinsonsDisease eat well and prevent weight loss. We're working with a #NHS clinical entrepreneur to offer The Restore Programme as part of #NHS nutrition care: ➡️ cpft.nhs.uk/research-new...

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

📣Help explore more treatment options for #depression with Cambridge Psychedelic Research Group @cpft-nhs.bsky.social! They're offering the EMBRACE trial for anyone aged 18-85 diagnosed with #MajorDepressiveDisorder who feels current medication isn't working. 🖐️To join contact: psychedelic@cpft.nhs.uk

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

👏 Well done to @cpft-nhs.bsky.social #ClinicalPsychologist Dr Ratko Radakovic 🌟 for leading an international workshop at the #ENCALS meeting in Madrid and presenting #research exploring #apathy & #depression in #AmyotrophicLateralSclerosis #ALS. Thanks for representing CPFT and improving #NHS care!

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

🖐️ If you're looking for some help to design a clinical trial @cpft-nhs.bsky.social check out this resource from the NIHR! ⬇️ Read guidance to plan high-quality research to improve #NHS care & services, and get in touch with our CPFT Research team for further advice: 📩RandD@cpft.nhs.uk

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

🔎 Learn about #innovation at your leisure with a new online playlist from NHS InSites! The series gives an introduction to innovation and supports clinical innovators to identify problems to solve, develop solutions, and learn how to pitch + test them with the #NHS: ➡️ www.youtube.com/@NHSInSitesP...

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

📣 Anyone aged 18+ living in Cambs/P'boro with #depression or mood disorders who would like to help find new treatments can self-refer to our CPFT Mood Disorder Research Clinic. 👋 They offer assessments, advice & opportunities to #BePartOfResearch: ➡️ cpft.nhs.uk/moodclinic

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

💬 Research nurse Vip's closing reflection for #Red4Research: "Behind every successful treatment is a team of dedicated researchers. Today we wear red to honour that life-saving work." Thanks to everyone who takes part in #research @cpft-nhs.bsky.social and all those who help us deliver it!

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

👑💃🪭 Our PPIE Lead Binnie is bringing #Red4Research to the Golden Age Fair today and connecting people in Fenland with our #research studies and opportunities. Thanks to everyone who visited our stand to discuss research @cpft-nhs.bsky.social and ideas to improve #dementia care! #ImproveCPFT

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

🙏 Thanks Ishmeet for your support for #research from the #physiotherapy team @cpft-nhs.bsky.social Cambridge Rehabilitation Unit! Helping to bring more #AHP #AlliedHealthProfessionals expertise to #ResearchWithCare at CPFT specialising in improving care for #SpinalCordInjury. #Red4Research

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

🥳🎉 We're celebrating #Red4Research today with thanks to everyone @cpft-nhs.bsky.social making our health research studies possible! 💃 Our staff are splendid in red today and fabulous everyday - delivering #research to improve lives now and in future with better #NHS care and treatments. #ImproveCPFT

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

📣 For the last talk of the term, join Dr Jennifer MacRitchie to explore how to redesign music technologies to support agency, creativity & relationships for people with #dementia. 🔎 Learn how a strength-based approach could improve music therapies & care: ➡️ www.intranet.cpft.nhs.uk/events/event...

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

🚨 Get ready to wear red this Friday with #Red4Research! Join people @cpft-nhs.bsky.social, in the UK and around the world showing support for everyone involved in #research making a difference. 📌 Simply wear something red 🕺💃💅💋 share your fun photos and get creative - pets allowed too!

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

📣 For #CarersWeek #dementia carers are invited to help develop online resources to manage #FrontoTemporalDementia symptoms with @cpft-nhs.bsky.social & @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social. 💬 We need your views & experiences to make sure the #FTDToolkit really works. 🖐️ Contact 01223 219753 RandD@cpft.nhs.uk

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Our Chief Clinical Information Officer @moghraby.bsky.social shared on That's TV Cambs how @cpft-nhs.bsky.social is testing Ambient Voice Technology in #NHS clinics to help our staff and improve patient care. A great digital #innovation project to #ImproveCPFT: 🎦▶️ www.facebook.com/reel/1398829...

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

📣 Join our @cpft-nhs.bsky.social #Schizophrenia expert Emilio tomorrow @ 12.30pm🕧 to learn how schizophrenia affects mortality and ageing. 🔎 Explore why people with schizophrenia die earlier and why ageing accelerates in this severe #MentalHealth condition: ➡️ www.intranet.cpft.nhs.uk/events/event...

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

📣 Colleagues @cpft-nhs.bsky.social can join a hybrid seminar online tomorrow at 3pm to learn about adolescent #MentalHealth + latest #research findings. 🔎 Explore how young people’s mental health is shaped by the mental health of those around them. 🚨 Sign up ASAP 👉 www.cfr.cam.ac.uk/events/cafr-...

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

📣 Come and spend a day with the Cambridge NeuroWorks team showcasing latest developments in #neurotech on Monday 15 June! 🔎 Learn about this exciting area of #research & #innovation with @cpft-nhs.bsky.social to improve healthcare & treatments. ⚡Register ASAP➡️ cambridgeneuroworks.org/news-events/...

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

📣 Join Dr Akeem Sule tomorrow at 12.30pm 🕧 online to learn how pop culture can help us understand #MentalHealth conditions. 🔎 Explore how TV shows like The Wire highlight social determinants of crime, poverty and social justice issues: ➡️ www.intranet.cpft.nhs.uk/events/event...

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

📣 Don't miss the free #NIHR20 PPI showcase for our region to find out how #NHS patients and the public help to improve health #research - on Tuesday 16 June! ⬇️ Hosted by @cambridgebrc.bsky.social on @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

📣 Our clinical teams are testing #AmbientVoiceTechnology #AVT in #NHS clinics to see if it can help health professionals automate clinical documentation and improve care. Staff, patient and public panels helped to shape the three month trial to #ImproveCPFT: ➡️ www.cpft.nhs.uk/news/cpft-tr...

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

📣 Share your views on #research projects aiming to improve #dementia care and treatments, to make a difference for #DementiaActionWeek and everyone at risk. 💬 Tell our researchers what factors help you or people you care for decide to take part in dementia clinical trials: 👉 popped.org.uk/choice-d

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

📣 The first clinical trials at our new #research base in Peterborough will open soon! We're bringing more research to people in the north to improve treatments and outcomes for #dementia, physical & #MentalHealth: Take part here: ➡️ cpft.nhs.uk/be-part-of-r... #ClinicalTrialsDay #DementiaActionWeek

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

📣 Join Dr Rohan Bhome on Thursday for our #DementiaActionWeek research talk online at 12.30pm🕧 🔎 Learn about #LewyBodyDementia #LBD and how novel neuroimaging methods can help us understand disease mechanisms in LBD to improve diagnosis and treatments: ➡️ www.intranet.cpft.nhs.uk/events/event...

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

📣 To help everyone in the UK at risk of dementia, share your thoughts on #research projects aimed at improving #dementia care and treatments, for #DementiaActionWeek. 💬 Tell our researchers what you think about blood tests to help diagnose dementia here: 👉 popped.org.uk/read-out/

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

🎦 Lights, camera, action, Lili!🌟 Thanks @skynewsrss.bsky.social for visiting our Cambridge Psychedelic Research Group and interviewing Dr Liliana Galindo to learn how #psychedelics can help in new #MentalHealth therapies for trauma: ▶️ news.sky.com/video/why-sc... #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #MHAW2026

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

🚨 At 12.30pm join Dr Rachel Kowert to find out how video games build better humans and examine the play paradox! 🔎 Learn how gaming and digital play can improve skills, thinking, emotional regulation and connections helping us to thrive in the 21st Century: ➡️ www.intranet.cpft.nhs.uk/events/event...

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

📣 In #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek everyone 16+ is invited to take part in the UK @gladstudy.bsky.social study of #anxiety & #depression! #MHAW2026 People with no #MentalHealth conditions can join as well as those who have, to compare data. 🖐️ Sign up with @cpft-nhs.bsky.social here: ➡️ gladstudy.org.uk

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

🎉 Happy International Nurses Day #IND2026 to all our @cpft-nhs.bsky.social nurses and thanks for everything you do! 🌍 Our international team of clinical research nurses put #NHS patients and participants at the heart of all our #research studies to make their visits and experiences so enjoyable! 💙

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

📣 New @cpft-nhs.bsky.social research clinic open to help people with mood disorders! Our specialist team offers assessments and access to #research to improve care and treatment for #MentalHealth conditions like #depression. Read more for #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek: ➡️ www.cpft.nhs.uk/research-new...

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

🗓️ Register for the regional #MentalHealth #research meeting online next Wednesday 13 May! 🕧 👋 Meet speciality lead @cpft-nhs.bsky.social psychiatrist @muzafferkaser.bsky.social and discuss clinical research to improve #NHS mental health services. 🤳 Scan QR code below or email: eoe.rrdn@nihr.ac.uk

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

⏰ Three days left to apply to present @ the Cambridge NMAP Research Conference by midnight this Sunday! ➡️ tinyurl.com/urspx3dd Showcase your work, meet and learn from #NHS Nurse/AHP colleagues across the region. ⚠️ Only a few free tickets left so register soon here: www.eventbrite.com/e/cambridge-...

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

📣 For tomorrow's #research talk @ 12.30pm🕧 join @hannakienzler.bsky.social to learn how neighbourhoods & local conditions shape #MentalHealth & daily life. 🔎 Explore thorny matters of dynamic spaces where safety violence & exclusion coexist to impact lives: ➡️ www.intranet.cpft.nhs.uk/events/event...

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Research at CPFT @cpftresearch.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

🥳 Our CPFT psychiatry star trio 🌟 donned their capes to attend the official @rcpsych.bsky.social Fellowship ceremony! 👏 Congratulations to @muzafferkaser.bsky.social, Dr Annabel Price & Dr Julius Essem, elected for outstanding #MentalHealth care + #research. Read more: ➡️ cpft.nhs.uk/research-new...

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