This is a short film based on a synthesis of 77 qualitative studies exploring the experience of over a thousand adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain. The script is drawn from peoples' own words about what it is like to live...

This day will celebrate the partnerships between scientists and the public that lie at the heart of dementia research at the University of the West of England. The morning will include focussed presentations, each lasting about ten minutes, emphasising how...

As part of the Evidence Based Commissioning initiative, the West of England Academic Health Science Network would like to offer Commissioning member organisations a day’s training delivered by Government Knowledge and the University of Chester, and designed to help people...

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council will soon launch its first Science Photo Competition, open to all EPSRC-supported researchers and students. Enter the competition to share your research through pictures. Prizes will be awarded in a range of categories....

It’s official:  patient involvement increases the likelihood of study success.  Research from King’s College, London[1], found that studies which collaborated with service users were up to four times more likely to recruit successfully than those which only consulted them. Researchers...

Bristol Health Partners hosted TEDMEDLive Bristol on 18 April 2013 at the MShed in Bristol. TEDMEDLive Bristol was the official launch of Bristol Health Partners and brought together some of Bristol's leading thinkers, researchers and innovators. The event aimed to inspire...

Date: 30 October 2013 Venue: The Paintworks, Bath Road, Bristol Time: 10:00 - 17:00 The recent launch of the Academic Health Science Networks (AHSN) opens up new opportunities for companies to engage with the NHS, providing “a systematic delivery mechanism...

The West of England AHSN is a new geographical network which brings together the local Universities, NHS Trusts, social enterprises who provide community health and social care services, Clinical Commissioning groups and colleagues from industry and is launching its first...

Western Comprehensive Local Research Network Enhancing Commercial Research Monday 2nd December 2013 9.00am – 4.00pm Grand Council Chamber, Old Council House, Corn Street, Bristol, BS1 1JG Aims of the day: Enhance the delivery of industry sponsored research and integrate commercial...

Pain management research has shown that pain is subjective: different people experience pain in different ways. Scientists at the University of Bath are researching how the brain interprets pain signals and how pain stops us from functioning in our daily...