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PPI in the time of COVID-19
Public involvement is central to high-quality, ethical research. So, what happens when a pandemic hits and life is turned upside down? We reached out to three experienced PPI contributors – Una Rennard, Julia Hamer-Hunt and Bernard Gudgin – to ask how COVID-19 had affected their personal lives and their PPI work.
NIHR ARC OxTV COVID-19 update
Researchers, clinicians and carers from across the ARC OxTV are working hard to do what they can to combat the COVID-19 crisis
News and feature stories from the NIHR ARC-OxTV
Gender differences in heart failure care need to be addressed
1 October 2020
Women tend to be diagnosed with heart failure five years older than men, but have a better prognosis, finds research published in the European Journal of Heart Failure.
Research photography exhibition moves to Didcot
2 September 2020
A photography exhibition showcasing ground-breaking NHS research taking place across the Thames Valley has opened in Didcot.
PPI in the time of COVID-19
7 July 2020
Public involvement is central to high-quality, ethical research. So, what happens when a pandemic hits and life is turned upside down? We reached out to three experienced PPI contributors – Una Rennard, Julia Hamer-Hunt and Bernard Gudgin – to ask how COVID-19 had affected their personal lives and their PPI work.
NIHR ARC OxTV COVID-19 update
4 May 2020
Researchers, clinicians and carers from across the ARC OxTV are working hard to do what they can to combat the COVID-19 crisis
New ARC OxTV Supported Research Seeks to Tackle Impact of COVID-19 on Children and Young People’s Mental Health
30 March 2020
COVID-19 has led to an elevated awareness of threat in the environment and has caused major disruptions to families’ lives, through social distancing, school closures, and now effective lock-down.
Exhibition on NHS research launched in Oxford
20 February 2020
A photography exhibition showcasing ground-breaking NHS research taking place across the Thames Valley has been launched in Oxford.
Meeting the innovation and research needs of the local NHS
13 January 2020
On 5 September 2019 the NIHR ARC Oxford and Thames Valley and Oxford AHSN hosted a workshop at St Anne’s College, Oxford, focused on identifying and meeting the research and innovation needs of the NHS.
Amount of sugar sold in soft drinks drops by 29% in the UK
13 January 2020
There was a 29% reduction in the total amount of sugar sold in soft drinks in the UK between 2015-2018, despite an increase in sales of soft drinks by volume of 7%, according to new research from the Nuffield Department of Population Health (NDPH) at the University of Oxford.
£9million investment for health and social care research across Oxford and the Thames Valley
27 September 2019
Health and social care across Oxford and the Thames Valley is set to receive a boost over the next five years through £9 million of research funding from the National Institute for Health Research.