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New Podcast: What is knowledge mobilisation? Sense making and creating stories with KM

New Podcast: What is knowledge mobilisation? Sense making and creating stories with KM Our implementation specialist Kristian Hudson had the pleasure of speaking to Joe Langley and Helen Baxter who both held and completed Knowledge Mobilisation Fellowships with the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) in the UK. He wanted to answer the […]

West Yorkshire Scientific Advisory Group (WYSAG) launches new video “WYSAG Talks: An evidence-based approach to addressing the school absence crisis by Mark Mon-Williams”

The West Yorkshire Scientific Advisory Group (WYSAG) has released new video in it’s “WYSAG Talks” series which provide the chance to find out more from WYSAG experts about the big challenges facing us, what the science tells us and what we can do to together to build a healthier future in West Yorkshire.  In this […]

Building research capacity in social care

A new project is underway to develop shared working between academic and local authority teams in West Yorkshire.  Led by Professor Anne Forster, member of the ARC Yorkshire and Humber Older People with Frailty theme, it will contribute to the development of research methods that support current and future evaluation of social care initiatives and […]

Be part of shaping the next ARC for Yorkshire and Humber

We are pleased to announce the release of our consultation document outlining initial proposals for the next Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) Yorkshire and Humber. This document represents the first step in an open dialogue about our region’s health research priorities. As we plan for the future of ARC Yorkshire and Humber, we are committed to […]

Research for Real Life Podcast- Youth Mental Health

Bradford Institute for Health Research (BIHR) launched its first podcast on Mental Health Awareness Day, as part of Age of Wonder’s Adolescent Mental Health Collaboratory Project, supported by NIHR ARC Yorkshire & Humber (YH ARC). This podcast is part of a series and features research expert Ruth Wadman, from YH ARC’s Mental Health theme, and […]

BaBi Network Unveils New Logo for Regional Collaboration in Humber and North Yorkshire

The Born and Bred In (BaBi) Network has announced an innovative regional collaboration between BaBi sites in Humber and North Yorkshire, the Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care System (ICS), and the BaBi Network. To mark this significant development, a new logo has been unveiled, featuring key landmarks from its BaBi sites, to create ‘BaBi […]

NIHR awards £7.8m to drive knowledge mobilisation across Applied Research Collaborations

The NIHR has awarded £7.8m to its Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) to build knowledge mobilisation capacity and capability within the health and social care system. As part of this national initiative, ARC Yorkshire and Humber has received a portion of this funding to support local knowledge mobilisation efforts. This initiative aims to reduce the time […]

Ignore ‘Nanny State’ critics and expand sugar taxes, ban sale of energy drinks to under 16s, and roll out national supervised toothbrushing programmes in schools to tackle the crisis of tooth decay affecting millions of children – Child of the North/Centre for Young Lives report  

A new report published today by Child of the North and Anne Longfield’s Centre for Young Lives think tank, “An evidence-based plan for improving children’s oral health with and through educational settings”, makes a series of new proposals to tackle the children’s oral health crisis in England which is seeing millions of children suffering from […]