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  1. How missing out on nursery due to COVID has affected children’s development – new research by Oxford Brookes University

    How missing out on nursery due to COVID has affected children’s development – new research Nurseries can be noisy places. A clutch of three-year-olds gathered round a book shout excitedly. Across the room, a small committee of toddlers negotiates over stickers and string. Outside, key workers encourage pairs of miniature gymnasts while others sing to […]

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  2. Birmingham City University has launched a new study to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on period poverty in the UK.  

    WATCH THE VIDEO #MINDYOURBLOODYLANGUAGE CAMPAIGN Period poverty is widely recognised as the difficulty people may experience accessing period products often as a result of financial constraints.  It also includes a poverty of education, resources, rights and freedom from stigma for women, girls and those who menstruate. Funded by ESRC as part of UK Research and […]

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  3. Coventry University expert helps devise rapid test to assess thousands of PPE masks

    A Coventry University researcher was part of a team that devised a rapid test to assess the usefulness of a huge stockpile of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) masks and helped Manchester City Council to respond to an emergency COVID-19 situation. In March this year, Manchester City Council needed to decide within days whether to use […]

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  4. How volunteering for the NHS helped me become a pandemic-resilient PGR (and introduced me to the Queen!)

    As a doctoral researcher, I found myself in a lonely place at the beginning of the pandemic, wallowing in self-pity about the impact the pandemic was having on my research, including the struggles of studying at home as a parent. As a DTA researcher, I had imagined that I was future-proofed for any disruption to […]

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  5. Alliance universities set to play a vital role in the UK’s recovery from the pandemic

    The 12 universities that make up the University Alliance group will help power a national economic, social and cultural recovery from COVID-19, according to a new campaign launched today. These universities will deliver the skills, ideas and innovations needed to generate the pillars of growth for an economic recovery that will see communities across the […]

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  6. Kingston University pain rehabilitation programme

    Kingston University pain rehabilitation programme The ESCAPE-pain rehabilitation programme – developed by a Kingston University and St George’s, University of London professor to help people with chronic hip and knee pain- has been heralded in the 10-year long term plan by the NHS as a solution to cut waiting times in hospitals and GP surgeries and […]

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  7. Improving the accuracy of pre-natal screening

    Oxford Brookes University – Improving the accuracy of pre-natal screening Diagnostic and screening tests produced by Oxford Brookes University have been received in routine clinical practice by tens of millions of women worldwide. One such test developed a method to measure the two forms of the reproductive hormone, inhibin: A and B. Inhibin A measurement has been […]

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  8. Support for people living with long-term conditions.

    Coventry University- Support for people living with long-term conditions. More than 15 million people in the UK live with a long-term physical or mental health condition. Research at Coventry University has led to the development of several evidence-based face-to-face and digital self-management courses to help support people living with these conditions cope with anxiety and […]

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  9. Mend the Gap – enhancing support for carers

    Birmingham City University’s Department of Social work hosted a ‘Mend the Gap’ pilot project on behalf of the Regional West Midlands Social Work Teaching Partnership. The project was designed to identify, and resolve, gaps in social work provision for carers of people with learning disabilities and/or difficulties. More information: The aim of the project was […]

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  10. Mend the Gap – BCU enhancing support for carers

    Birmingham City University’s Department of Social work hosted a ‘Mend the Gap’ pilot project on behalf of the Regional West Midlands Social Work Teaching Partnership. The project was designed to identify, and resolve, gaps in social work provision for carers of people with learning disabilities and/or difficulties. More information: The aim of the project was […]

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