Midlands Innovation Health (MI Health)

It's always a pleasure to support the fantastic Midlands Flow Cytometry Network annual conference

A brilliant turnout from academics, technicians, students and industry representatives

With well over 100 attendees, today was another huge success!

Well done Ellen! @midlandsinnovation.bsky.social

East Midlands mental health service for cancer patients shortlisted for national award The East Midlands Cancer Alliance Centre for Psychosocial Health (EMCA CPH), run by Nottinghamshire Healthcare and supported by NIHR ARC East Midla

Exciting news! The East Midlands Cancer Alliance Centre for Psychosocial Health is shortlisted for #HSJDigitalAwards in 'Improving Mental Health through Digital' category!

This service empowers professionals, supports patients, and advances cancer care research.

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Congrats to our member Jenny Shin who was awarded the @keeleuniversity.bsky.social School of Life Sciences pump-priming grant to generation human cognition circuit in-a-dish!

Scientists uncover how microswimmers move faster in groups, paving way for tiny drug-delivering robots Scientists have revealed how tiny swimming cells—such as sperm and bacteria—are able to move faster when traveling as a group, and the research could accelerate the development of microscopic robots t...

Scientists uncover how microswimmers move faster in groups, paving way for tiny drug-delivering robots 🌊🦠💊🤖

Great to see research by Dr Mazza and colleagues in @sciencex.bsky.social ⤵️

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A fantastic turn out @unibirmingham.bsky.social for the first Midlands Extracellular Vesicles (EV) Network annual conference!

We've had a great day of inspiring and insightful presentations with collaborative discussions

Bookings are already coming in for next year

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Fantastic to be @millenniumpoint.bsky.social to support The SPARK Europe Showcase

Here in the Midlands, this brilliant programme drives investment within our landscape that delivers £400m of clinical activity addressing unmet clinical need sparkthemidlands.co.uk

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Read our latest newsletter on #ARCMLTCnetwork Dissemination Event taking place on March 19 in Leicester!

Engage with experts, discover insights from the ARC #MLTC Implementation Programme, and participate in interactive workshops.

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Delivering innovation in Integrated Care Systems
13th March 2025, 09:30 - 19:00, Birmingham

Speakers:
⭐ Roland Sinker
⭐ @paulettehamiltonmp.bsky.social

The event is organised by @chamberuk.bsky.social in partnership with the NHS Innovation Accelerator.

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Fitness has a class problem – here’s what we can do about it Research has shown that people on lower incomes feel alienated from gyms and exercise classes. Katie Rosseinsky looks at where the industry is going wrong and talks to fitness advocates who want to ch...

Does fitness have a class problem? 🤔

Loughborough's Professor of Sociology of Sport, Dominic Malcolm, spoke to the Independent to share his expert opinion.

Read 👇

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🌍 As we approach #InternationalWomensDay this Saturday, join us for an inspiring reflection from Professor Elizabeth Orton, who transitioned from hearing researcher to a leader in public health.

Let's celebrate contributions of #WomenInScience!

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New sleep study for children with SATB2-associated syndrome! 😴 — SHINE Lab New opportunity to take part in sleep research for children with SATB2-associated syndrome!

We've just launched a new sleep study for children with SATB2-associated syndrome!

If you're a caregiver of a child with SAS aged 4-15 we would love to invite you to take part in a home-based assessment of your child’s sleep! ✨💤

More details here: www.shinelab.org.uk/updates/2025...

THIS WEEK it's our 3rd SPCR Bitesized Impact Showcase session, where we’ll explore many insightful topics! 📅 6 Mar, 12noon - 1pm 🔗 Register here: bit.ly/Register-SPC... 📌 See all sessions: bit.ly/Register-SPC... #PrimaryCare #Research

THIS WEEK it's our 3rd SPCR Bitesized Impact Showcase session, where we’ll explore many insightful topics!

📅 6 Mar, 12noon - 1pm
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/Register-SPC...
📌 See all sessions: bit.ly/Register-SPC...

#PrimaryCare #Research

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Three Research Schools' Online Seminar | The Commercial Determinants of Mental Health, 6 Mar 2025, 10am to 11am: https://www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/events/online-seminar-the-commercial-determinants-of-mental-health #MentalHealth #Research

Three Research Schools' Online Seminar | The Commercial Determinants of Mental Health, 6 Mar 2025, 10am to 11am: www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/events/onlin...

#MentalHealth #Research

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@georginaspcr.bsky.social

The SPCR Summer Internship Programme is live! Great opportunities available for undergraduate students to get involved in primary care research: https://www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/career-development/spcr-undergraduate-programme Application deadline: 1pm, 25th March 2025 #PrimaryCare #undergraduate #Internship

The SPCR Summer Internship Programme is live! Great opportunities available for undergraduate students to get involved in primary care research: www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/career-devel...

Application deadline: 1pm, 25th March 2025

#PrimaryCare #undergraduate #Internship

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@sapc.ac.uk

Glorious day. The Behavioral Network Science: Language, Mind, and Society is now available. Thanks for waiting and thanks to all you network scientists (and other scientists) who made the project a joy to work on. TOC and code at thomasthills.github.io/BehavioralNe....

Tomorrow's department Brown Bag speaker is our own PGR student Yun-xiao Li (@yunxiao-li.bsky.social), who'll present on how utilities affect mental simulations (preprint: osf.io/awdr7_v1)! #AcademicSky #PsychSky

We are excited to share with you our PRIMIS Year in Review 2024, highlighting the many exciting and innovative projects that we have been working on over the past twelve months.

See primis.link/Year_in_Review or our website for the full report

Apply to observe a Wellcome funding advisory committee | Prepare to Apply | Wellcome Find out how to observe a Wellcome funding advisory committee. Researchers who are considering applying for Wellcome funding in the next two years can apply to observe a shortlisting committee.

Are you a researcher planning to apply for Wellcome funding in the next two years?

We’re offering researchers the opportunity to observe a Wellcome funding advisory committee and learn how grant applications are assessed.

Learn more ⤵️
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Funding Success for The SPRINT Project! We are excited to share the fantastic news that multiple members of the SPRINT Project research team have successfully secured funding from the QR Research and Knowledge Exchange funds. These grants w...

🚀 Exciting news! The SPRINT Project has secured funding from QR Research & Knowledge Exchange funds to advance our research on mental health in research settings & dance environment safety. Stay tuned for updates. #Research #MentalHealth #DanceSafety

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Congrats to our members Prof Chari and Dr Adams on receiving the 2024 Replacing Animal Research Innovation Grant. In collaboration with the Liverpool Preclinical Imaging Centre, they will develop a humanised in vitro model of brain injury and repair. replacinganimalresearch.org.uk/our-funded-r...

The Reemergence of Psychedelics in Contemporary Medicine An opportunity to hear about Professor Garcia-Romeu's seminal work on the effects of psychedelics as an aid in the treatment of addiction.

Join us on March 24th 5:30 PM (GMT) to hear about Professor Albert Garcia-Romeu from @jhpsychedelics.bsky.social on his research on using psychedelics to treat addiction. The event is free & for everyone but you need to register ahead of time: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-reemer...

⏳ Three internships close this week! Don’t miss your chance to apply for our Dementia Capacity Internships. Applications close on 9th March 2025!

Make a meaningful impact in #dementia #research and enhance your skills! Apply now 👇

Digital innovators & tech companies—join our Q&A sessions!
Grow Digital Health Midlands is open for applications, supporting high-impact digital health innovations in the NHS & care sector.

4 March, 2PM
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13 March, 1PM
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🌷Read the March roundup from across all 15 NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs):
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Including the latest research, resources, blogs, awards, events, training & more from ARCs across the country

Join the ARCs newsletter here: tinyurl.com/ARCsnewsletter

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Our next Midlands Research Culture Webinar - addressing doctoral inequalities: Making change in doctoral admissions and reasonable adjustments/mitigating circumstances - shorturl.at/ts6PG

Had a great time this weekend at the International Psychology Conference Dubai! Happy I got to represent UoB and share the early stages of my PhD work with @lisabortolotti.bsky.social & @matthewbroome.bsky.social through a poster and talk in the Applied Cognitive & Social Psychology stream🙏

The fitness routines the health experts actually stick to There's a wealth of advice out there - but how can you really achieve your fitness goals? Five trainers and sports scientists reveal their regimens

The fitness routines the health experts actually stick to

@lborouniversity.bsky.social Professor Amanda Daley shares her fitness routine with @theipaper.com 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

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Is there any point in taking electrolytes? Exercise fans swear by them, but we investigate whether we should we really be replenishing our bodies with these essential minerals

What are electrolytes and are they good for you?

Loughborough Sport's performance nutritionist, Bethan Crouse, tells the Telegraph all you need to know.

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Eight ways to lose weight fast – and safely We’ve always been told it’s best to slim down slowly, but what if you’re in a rush? Dietitian Juliette Kellow weighs up where to start

How to lose weight fast and safely

Dr James King @lborouniversity.bsky.social talks to
@telegraphnews.bsky.social about the role exercise plays in healthy weight loss.

Read more here 👇

www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitne...