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Ruth Challis @drruthchallis.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

If you are interested in the Wessex Health Partners @whpartners.bsky.social / NIHR WEMN Small Grants Call and missed the webinar please find the recording on Youtube: youtu.be/R1OLmxLC9ks?... @uhsft.bsky.social @uhdnhs.bsky.social @bournemouthuni.bsky.social @uhsftresearch.bsky.social

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Small Grants Webinar June 11 2025

YouTube video by Wessex Health Partners

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Ruth Challis @drruthchallis.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Wessex Health Partners / Wessex Experimental Medicine Network (WEMN) Small Grant Scheme now open @whpartners.bsky.social @uhsftresearch.bsky.social

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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Apply Now - Associate Professor in Psychiatry of Older Age at University of Southampton, combining research leadership with clinical work in partnership with HIOW NHS Trust. Closing date: 15th July www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/associat...

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Associate Professor: Psychiatry of Older Age

Associate Professor in Psychiatry of Older Age at University of Southampton, combining research leadership with clinical work in partnership with HIOW NHS Trust

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Ruth Challis @drruthchallis.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Getting ready for the #iFLS hosted Future Diagnostics Symposium @unisouthampton.bsky.social Chilworth Science Park today, Today also marks the launch of our new Small Grants funding call with @whpartners.bsky.social

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Health Research | Southampton @uhsftresearch.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Taking part in an advanced liver disease study at @uhsft.bsky.social has changed Alan’s life 🏥💙 Now, he is supporting an @nihr.bsky.social campaign to encourage others to #BePartOfResearch. More than half a million people have already registered 👏 Read more: research.uhs.nhs.uk/news/man-wit...

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Health Research | Southampton @uhsftresearch.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Great to see @laboursatvir.bsky.social cut the ribbon to officially open a new commercial research centre 📸 Working with regional partners, @uhsft.bsky.social will host the multi-million pound centre set to increase access to cutting-edge clinical trials. 🔗👉 research.uhs.nhs.uk/news/regiona...

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Ruth Challis @drruthchallis.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Bit late to the party for #Red4Research as I was at another party myself that day! #IsleofWightfestival 😉 but highlighting some the unique challenges Isle of Wighters have accessing complex healthcare Here I am in all weathers on the ferry crossing ‪@redfunnelferry.bsky.social @hiowaa.bsky.social

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Health Research | Southampton @uhsftresearch.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Southampton is proudly turning #Red4Research ❤️ Teams at @unisouthampton.bsky.social and @uhsft.bsky.social are wearing red to celebrate everyone who plays a part in making progress possible. Find out how you can get involved in @nihr.bsky.social research 👇 bepartofresearch.nihr.ac.uk/join

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NIHR ARC Wessex @arcwessex.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Our latest news update includes: How one woman has been changing the way veterans are treated on hospital wards & groundbreaking support to boost the number of women leaders. Oh & why we're all so busy 😁 www.linkedin.com/pulse/summer... @uhdnhs.bsky.social @hiowhnhsft.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social

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Summer update - June 2025

Contents ARC Event | Applied Research, Real Lives & Change that matters News round up | How research can improve ambulance services for older people, Domestic Abuse project continues after recognition...

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Wessex Health Partners @whpartners.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Have you seen our latest newsletter? Here it is! Check out our latest news, partner updates and events: mailchi.mp/0c9a9275f4aa... 👉 Subscribe here: mailchi.mp/20f6423ef49a...

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Health Research | Southampton @uhsftresearch.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Meet Andrew Bates, who's helping patients recover after intensive care 🛌 Around one in five of these people develop post-traumatic stress disorder (#PTSD). He's using his @uhsft.bsky.social Research Leaders Programme award to find treatments for them 👇 www.soar-southampton.org/rlp-cohort-5...

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Ruth Challis @drruthchallis.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

This is an AMAZING timeline of infectious diseases over the history of time which just shows the impact that modern medicine has had on treating devastating pandemics that have happened throughout human history. Brilliantly presented - I love it 👏👏👏

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British Society for Immunology @britsocimm.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Thanks to global immunisation efforts, an estimated 154 million lives have been saved over the past 50 years 🌎 🤝 That’s equivalent to 6 lives every minute. #CelebrateVaccines

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NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) @nihrarcs.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

The 2025 national #ARCseminar series on: The healing power of creative arts 💃🏾🎷🎵 7 May: Improving #MentalHealth & wellbeing with creative arts 🎭🎤🖌️ 11 June: Exploring lived experience with creative arts 🎵🕺🎭 9 July: Creative arts for #dementia eventbrite.com/cc/nihr-arcs...

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Ruth Challis @drruthchallis.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Fantastic to see such brilliant onward work from one of the earliest recipients for the NIHR Wessex Experimental Medicine Network (WEMN) and Wessex Health Partners @whpartners.bsky.social seed funding 👏👏👏

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Wessex Health Partners @whpartners.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

We've been bringing great minds together again! NIHR WEMN (Wessex Experimental Medicine Network) is finding innovative new ways to #collaborate with regional partners. wessexhealthpartners.org.uk/news/42/brin...

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Ruth Challis @drruthchallis.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Looks like the innovative PPIE #Research event run in #Southampton city centre last week was a real success - have a look at this great video with views from public contributors. @unisouthampton.bsky.social @uhsft.bsky.social #whywedoresearch www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckm8...

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Shaping the future of health research together

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Ruth Challis @drruthchallis.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Did you apply for the recent NIHR WEMN / WHP joint funding call? @whpartners.bsky.social Find out more about 2 of the successful projects, and the overall funding call outcomes: shorturl.at/qmVvN

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Wessex Health Partners @whpartners.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Did you apply to our most recent funding call? Find out more about the outcomes - shorturl.at/hqaeE

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Ruth Challis @drruthchallis.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Massive congrats to Dr Phil Hyde on this onward funding. Phil is also the lead on the linked PRANA (Pre-hospital Research and Audit Network) project funded in the first round of NIHR Wessex Experimental Medicine Network seed funding 👏 @whpartners.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Car crash project 'world leading' say researchers

Data Sustains Life will combine crash data with health records to try to reduce road collisions.

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Ruth Challis @drruthchallis.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

So having worked in research for over 10 years @uhsft.bsky.social I am still learning new things all the time. #Today I heard about the Associate Principal Investigator Scheme with formal training and recognition from @nihr.bsky.social What a brilliant scheme: www.nihr.ac.uk/career-devel...

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Associate Principal Investigator Scheme

The NIHR Associate PI Scheme is a six month in-work training opportunity for any healthcare professional who wants to develop their research skills.

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University of Southampton @unisouthampton.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Is cancer treatment about to become more effective? Our scientists have been working with Cancer Research UK on improving survival rates and have made a key discovery about the disease. What they found is groundbreaking, read more 👉 brnw.ch/21wPOpc

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Ruth Challis @drruthchallis.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Have you heard about the NIHR Wessex Experimental Medicine Network (WEMN)? It’s a joint initiative between our BRC and Wessex Health Partners Find out more in this Q&A with project manager @drruthchallis.bsky.social wessexhealthpartners.org.uk/news/26/what...

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