We’ve prepared a festive gift in the form of another Partner Portrait in our gallery! Alastair Richards, CEO of North West Cancer Research Research, expands our view of the not-for-profit sector through his role in cultivating ‘real impact for patients’ : tinyurl.com/54yr624z (1/4)

Accelerate your career in international development, global healthcare or the charity sector with an MSc in Global Health Equity from Lancaster University. Part-time, distance learning, it’s designed to fit around your existing commitments. tinyurl.com/ydy7nk9v

‘Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence’. Our packed-to-the-brim Collaboration Cafe gave the floor to Dr Milli Raizada Dr Milli Raizada to speak about empowering patients and practitioners towards a proactive understanding of ‘the lifespan of hormones’ (1/5)

Time, research, funding, and education are the four pillars needed to uphold a more robust understanding of hormones. Milli made the case for moving beyond data taken from mice and men to improve patient satisfaction, education, and advocation (2/5)

Alongside 12 million perimenopausal and menopausal women in the UK, Milli emphasised how hormonal changes impact menstrual cycles, pregnancy, and the post-natal period – clearly strong evidence is needed to understand hormonal changes in a nuanced and individualised manner (3/5)

Next week we’re holding a special extended Cafe. The first session (9-9:45) welcomes Omollo Rogers shamar from Kenya-based Activate Action, a youth-led organization working with young people living with HIV and disabilities. Come by to find out about international collaboration! (4/5)

The second session (10-10:45) is with Division of Health Research, Lancaster University's Dr Rachael Eastham, and Charles Tyrer from Gregson Centre, on embedding health research into the community. Through the morning, there will be a plethora of health-based activities – including a choir on the Spanish Steps! (5/5)

This morning’s Collaboration Cafe was a special one – a double diagnosis of community-organised health initiatives, both in the local sphere and internationally. We kicked off with Kenya-based Activate Action, where Omollo Rogers shamar discussed support for HIV and disabilities (1/5)

As part of our extended Collaboration Cafe, we welcomed Breath of Fresh Air 'singing for lung health' choir to grace our Spanish Steps with their uplifting sound. This is a top-notch project sustained at The Gregson Centre through research-centred collaboration.

Professor Catherine Walshe Catherine Walshe from IOELC Division of Health Research, Lancaster University with Prof Alison Leary 💙#ProtectNurse and Dr Ben Bowers RN FQICN QN highlights ‘missed opportunity’ to influence work of the Palliative and End-of-Life Care Commission lancaster.ac.uk/news/lancaster…

‘When we are together, our health improves’. Today’s Collaboration Cafe welcomed local GP Dr Mark Spencer Mark Spencer to discuss the ‘Healthier Fleetwood’ project – a radical approach which actively listens to the 30,000 residents of an improving town (1/4)

Lancaster University Lancaster University CHICAS Group is supporting World Neglected Tropical Disease Day which aims to increase awareness of a group of twenty-one different conditions that can cause significant disfigurement and disability lancaster.ac.uk/news/world-neg…

Professor Nancy Preston IOELC Lancaster University Faculty of Health & Medicine travelled to Westminster this week to give evidence to the parliamentary committee considering the assisted dying bill 👇 lancaster.ac.uk/news/lancaster…

Lancaster University Faculty of Health & Medicine has fully funded PhD opportunities available for Oct 2025. They include a stipend at UKRI rates, tuition fees and bench fee. BLS Lancaster University Division of Health Research, Lancaster University Lancaster Medical School List of competition-funded projects available below. findaphd.com/phds/united-ki…

Collaboration with Health Innovation Campus, Lancaster University On AI Secretary Project #AISecretary With Management school Students to help with AI solution for NHS clinicians NHS England Transformation Aaron Cummins MorecambeBayNHSTrust Lancaster University Cazz Brock Scott McLean

Why ask someone to do something you wouldn’t do yourself? A key strength of our Health Partnerships Team is getting stuck into any task. Our work on partnerships and research collaborations often leads to public participatory projects (1/4)

Packed with partnership opportunities, today’s Collaboration Cafe saw Lisa Ashmore, Prof Louise Connell Louise Connell, and research fellow Dr Suzanne Ackerley reveal how critical skillsets within the Healthcare Professions Network can augment health and care projects (1/4)

A rare opportunity has arisen to take up a suite of offices in Lancaster University's flagship Health Innovation One building. Get in touch today to discuss further by emailing [email protected]. (1/3)

Two Honorary Clinical Chairs at the Faculty of Health and Medicine have given inaugural lectures before packed audiences lancaster.ac.uk/news/inspirati…

We’re back with our latest Partner Portrait🎨! Bob Hart of Rosebank PR & Communications offers a vignette of his role as an independent consultant, working with the NHS, public sector bodies, charities, and private businesses. View the full portrait here: tinyurl.com/m9ef6d5p