Resources: Blogs

From Lived Experience to Research Leadership

In this reflective blog, Inayah Sher shares her journey from caring for a family member and volunteering in her community to becoming a community researcher and NIHR Public Committee Member. Her story highlights the importance of listening to people's experiences, creating opportunities for involvement in research, and supporting individuals to develop their skills and confidence along the way. Read Inayah's inspiring reflection on how research can help turn personal experiences into meaningful change.

Data, Visualisation & AI

Researcher Reflection: Safeguarding children’s rights in the age of AI

In our latest blog post, Professor Mark reflects on the newly published Department for Education (DfE) guidance on AI. Sharing insights from his contribution to the DfE Science Advisory Council on behalf of NIHR YHARC and Born in Bradford, he explores what the new Framework means for evidence-informed practice across our research networks.

From Safe Spaces to Brave Spaces: Reflections from the PPIE Summer School

In this blog, YH ARC's Co-Production and Community Engagement Manager reflects on their experience of attending the NIHR ARC South West PPIE Summer School. They share key learning on valuing lived experience, tackling epistemic injustice and creating meaningful opportunities for communities to shape research and services.

Data, Visualisation & AI

Researcher Response: Teachers are already spotting the warning signs. The scandal is that we fail to act

In response to an article by Daisy Christodoulou in The Guardian, Professor Mark Mon-Williams, NIHR ARC Yorkshire and Humber Data, Visualisation and AI Co-Lead and Professor of Cognitive Psychology at Born in Bradford, reflects on what the evidence tells us about identifying children at risk of becoming NEET ((Not in Education, Employment or Training), and why earlier, coordinated action is needed across education, health and social care.

Health and Care in our Ageing Society

Pardon! Reflections from a Co-applicant on the Hearing Loss in Later Life Study

Chris Quinn shares his personal experience of living with hearing loss and how it has shaped his life over time. As a co-applicant in our Health and Care in an Ageing Society theme, his lived experience is helping to shape research into how older adults can be better supported to manage hearing loss.

Mental Health

Addressing national priorities in mental health – our plan in Yorkshire and Humber

In this blog, our University of York & Univerisy of Sheffield researchers share how research in Yorkshire and Humber is responding to this growing challenge, while also working to reduce the stark inequalities faced by people with severe mental illness. The work focuses on practical, evidence-based approaches that can improve wellbeing, strengthen services, and support more equitable care.

Healthy Families

Making evidence work: How can “embedded researchers” support decision-making in local government?

In this blog, we explore how embedded researchers working alongside local government teams can help bridge the gap between academic evidence and real-world public health decision-making and how to spot the early signs that it's actually working.

Healthy Families STEEM

The Proof of the Intervention is in the Maintenance: Evaluating the Cost-Effectiveness of the JU:MP Whole System Approach to Increasing Physical Activity in Children

In this blog, our Health Economics & Healthy Families theme explore findings from the JU:MP programme, a five-year whole-system intervention in Bradford, which demonstrates the potential for community-based physical activity programmes to be cost-effective, while highlighting that sustained investment is critical to securing long-term public health gains.

Core Projects

Making the Invisible Impacts of Research Visible

In this blog, Natalie Jones explores VICTOR (Visible ImpaCTs Of Research), the UK’s first online platform designed to capture the real-world changes that traditional academic metrics often miss. Led by NIHR ARC Yorkshire and Humber, this co-produced tool allows health and care organisations to evidence research impact across six key domains, including health benefits, workforce development, and service innovation.

Health and Care in our Ageing Society

Broken Systems: Broken Bones- The Osteoporosis Care Crisis

In this blog, we explore how the "silent" crisis of osteoporosis—costing the UK £4.4 billion annually—is worsened by broken healthcare systems that leave older women isolated, and we introduce new co-produced resources designed to bridge the gap between sub-optimal primary care and the integrated support patients deserve.

Healthy Families Mental Health

ACCESS-ED

In this blog post, Kelis Durkin—a Research and Implementation Assistant for Born in Bradford—discusses her involvement with ACCESS-ED and explores the methodologies involved in conducting eating disorder research among youth populations.

Health and Care in our Ageing Society

From Electronic Frailty to INCLUDE

From personal interest to active research: PPIE member David Smith shares his journey within our Older People theme. See how David’s interest about the Electronic Frailty Index (eFI) paved the way for his vital involvement in the INCLUDE study, highlighting the power of patient and public involvement in shaping healthcare research.