NIHR Biomedical Research Centre: Birmingham

@BirminghamBRC

A partnership between @uhbtrust and @unibirmingham, funded by @NIHRresearch. Improving outcomes for people with inflammatory diseases.

Birmingham, England birminghambrc.nihr.ac.uk Joined March 2018

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NIHR Biomedical Research Centre: Birmingham @BirminghamBRC Jul 28

It was a windy but wonderful day at @SimmerDownFest in Handsworth Park on Sunday! 🌳💨
Our PPIE experts joined to talk to local communities about health & care research, with lots of fun science activities for all ages.
Thanks to everyone who visited our stand & chatted with us!

PPIE team standing at stand, wearing matching t shirts and showcasing public engagement activities

Big plastic dome in a park containing colourful balloons forming the festival name 'Simmer Down'

Team member wearing a tabard with removable body parts, which an unrecognisable child is trying to assemble in the correct places

NIHR Biomedical Research Centre: Birmingham @BirminghamBRC Jul 27

New guidance from researchers at @unibirmingham and our BRC aim to strengthen the patient voice in healthcare research, by recommending how to collect and embed patient-reported outcomes in real-world studies and rare disease drug development.

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Picture of Prof Melanie Calvert, Professor of Outcomes Methodology, with quote: By improving how we measure and use patient-reported outcomes, we can help deliver research that is more relevant, more inclusive and more impactful for patients.

NIHR Biomedical Research Centre: Birmingham @BirminghamBRC Jul 24

Last week, our team returned to @GreenLaneMasjid to discuss research with around 45 women from the local community 🕌
Researchers shared work on women's health and infection, while exploring how community members can help shape future research. Thank you to everyone who joined!

BRC team sitting at a table with NIHR branded tablecloth

BRC team engaging with woman from the Mosque's community, photographed from the back and wearing a hijab

NIHR Biomedical Research Centre: Birmingham @BirminghamBRC Jul 20

In our latest #PhDPerspectives blog, our BRC-funded PhD student Florentia Kitas explores how reducing sedentary behaviour could help improve quality of life for people living with rheumatoid arthritis.

👉 birminghambrc.nihr.ac.uk/news-and-event…

#RheumatoidArthritis #HealthResearch #NIHR20

Picture of Florentia Kitas smiling. Text on graphic: PhD perspectives: reducing sedentary behaviour in rheumatoid arthritis. by Florentia Kitas. Read the blog

NIHR Biomedical Research Centre: Birmingham @BirminghamBRC Jul 2

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