Child health experts, including researchers from ARC Yorkshire & Humber, call on new government to urgently address inequalities in rising infant mortality
More babies are dying before their first birthday, with those in deprived areas, the North of England and Black and Asian ethnic groups the worst affected, according to new analysis released today. National figures on infant deaths in 2022 reveal that, after a brief hiatus, infant mortality is rising once again, exposing stark inequalities across […]
West Yorkshire Scientific Advisory Group (WYSAG) launches “WYSAG Talks”
The West Yorkshire Scientific Advisory Group (WYSAG) has released videos in it’s new “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. Whilst we […]
Success for YH ARC PhD student, Peter Murphy
Peter Murphy passed his PhD viva in June and is now working as a research fellow with the Global Health Team in the Centre for Health Economics (CHE) at the University of York. . He will be specifically working on a programme of work called HFACT. Peter explains that his PhD is titled: Evaluating childhood public health […]
Dacheng Huo presented at the HSR UK Conference in Oxford in July
Dacheng Huo, member of the YH ARC Health Economics team, and Research Fellow in the Centre of Health Economics at the University of York presented at the HSR UK Conference in Oxford in July.
BaBi Network joins the NIHR Associate Principal Investigator Scheme
The ARC Yorkshire & Humber BaBi Network study has recently announced its participation in the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Associate Principal Investigator (API) scheme. This collaboration marks a significant step forward in developing research capacity and experience across the UK BaBi sites.
Congratulations to Senior Research Fellow, Sebastian Hinde who has completed a PhD by publication, using research as part of YH ARC.
Seb Hinde’s PhD project evaluated how decisions are made about spending NHS funding and made recommendations to involve more local decision makers.
Bradford leap-frogs London, Oxford and Cambridge to top UK medical research table for first time
Bradford has consolidated its position at the forefront of world-class, people-powered medical research after recruiting the highest number of volunteers to NIHR portfolio studies in the UK over the past year.
Child of the North 2024 Campaign continues with fifth report providing an evidence-based plan for supporting physical activity and healthy nutrition with and through education settings
The fifth report in a year-long series is a collaborative programme of work between Child of the North and the Centre for Young Lives including researchers from ARC Yorkshire & Humber. The report calls for schools to be supported to fix the broken school food system and tackle Britain’s child obesity crisis.
Born and Bred in Wakefield: New exhibition celebrating families living in Wakefield District launched
Wakefield Museums & Castles’ new online exhibition explores the experience of families living in the Wakefield district who have recently had a baby. The exhibition, entitled Born and Bred in Wakefield, introduces four young families who live in the Wakefield district. It features photographs, objects, and oral histories from the families as well as a […]
ARC Yorkshire & Humber receives an 18 month extension
ARC Yorkshire & Humber is pleased to share that the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has confirmed that YH ARC has received an 18-month costed extension, until the end of March 2026. ARC Yorkshire & Humber would like to extend a big thank […]