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State of Ageing Spotlight: Older LGBTQ+ people

The Centre for Ageing Better’s new State of Ageing report shines a spotlight on the older LGBTQ+ community – a population that is often overlooked in data, policy and service provision. A rapidly growing older

Webinar: Senior Research Leader (SRL) Programme

The Senior Research Leader (SRL) Programme supports nurses, midwives, and allied health professionals (AHPs), pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in England to drive improvements in health and social care through research leadership. Benefits of the programme include: Who: eligible

UKRI Translation: BBSRC Proof of Concept

Apply for funding to translate bioscience research into innovations such as products, services or solutions that generate real-world economic, societal, and environmental impact. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC

Chair of NIHR Postdoctoral Award Funding Committee

The NIHR is looking for 2 Chairs for their Postdoctoral Award funding committees, the: These roles are honorary posts with a tenure for 3 years in the first instance, with potential to extend for a

Registration now open for the 2026 UKARFF Early Career Researchers’ event

Webinar: What does the public think about social care?

Social care is currently at the centre of political debate. With prime minister Andy Burnham committed to reform and the Casey Commission launching its Big Conversation on Care, there is renewed attention on the future

Health Equals campaign

Health Equals is a campaigning coalition to reduce health inequalities founded and supported by the Health Foundation. They have launched its Shelf Life campaign to highlight the impact of health inequalities on life expectancy across

Black Researcher Consortium: Community gathering in remembrance of Professor Jason Arday

An online community gathering, organised by the Black Researcher Consortium, will take place on Tuesday 1 September at 17.30 in remembrance of Professor Jason Arday. The session will provide a supportive space for reflection, remembrance

Cancer in the UK: Age

This new Cancer Research UK (CRUK) report has found that people over the age of 70 account for 53% of all cancer cases in the UK, while only making up 14% of the population. While cancer

Cultivating Academic Research and Empowerment (C.A.R.E): A workshop for Racially Minoritised Health and Care Professionals

The NIHR supported Incubator for Race Equity & Diversity in Careers (REDiC) is organising a workshop Monday 12 October 2026 (9:30 AM to 5:00 PM) at thestudio, Birmingham City Centre, 7 Cannon St. B2 5EP.

EPSRC Healthcare Technologies ICURe Engage

EPSRC Healthcare Technologies ICURe Engage is a a four-week, part-time programme for early career researchers and technicians, aiming to identify potential beneficiaries of research, provide tools for commercialisation and foster consideration of entrepreneurship as a

Optimising the impact of geriatricians: British Geriatrics Society’s report

Health and care systems across the UK are facing sustained workforce constraints at the same time as demand from an ageing population continues to rise. This British Geriatrics Society’s (BGS) report considers how healthcare services