Breaking: REF 2029 downgrades research culture weighting, reinstates five outputs per academic limit www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ref-202... via @jgro-the.bsky.social #REF2029

My reaction to the Government's White Paper on Post-16 Education and Skills. As it pertains to universities, it's a total botch that somehow manages to both raise fees and hack everybody off. The worst of all worlds, a bit like the rest of Labour's offer. Do have a read if you're interested. 👇

Very proud of our new paper in #JHOM on the politics involved data sharing. An @arc-gm.bsky.social research project, we found resistance to data reporting reflected hidden issues of power and trust between healthcare providers & managers. doi.org/10.1108/JHOM... #WorkforceData #Transparency

Organisational Behaviour in Health Care (OBHC) Conference 2026 Submit your paper You are invited to submit a paper for the Organisational Behaviour in Health Care (OBHC) Conference 2026. The conference will be jointly hosted by Saïd Business School and the Nuffield Department of Primary Care…

📢 We’re looking for a Research Fellow (with a strong qualitative research background) to work on an NIHR-funded project exploring additional roles in primary care in England and Scotland. You will be working with a great team @kathcheckland.bsky.social @damianeh.bsky.social tinyurl.com/dnr6djtk

Health Services Research UK 2025 By Imelda McDermott The Health Services Research UK (HSRUK) conference is a must-attend annual event for those interested in health and care services research, policy, and practice in the UK and internationally. It brings together a diverse community including…

Workforce Researchers! Don’t forget to head to our Meeting Point this lunchtime 12:45-1:45pm for the opportunity to network with fellow workforce peers!

Great new piece from @kathcheckland.bsky.social & team about what policy means when it asks NHS orgs to reduce health inequalities: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Could you do with £10k for some humanities or social science research? We’ve opened the call for our small grants. These are assessed using partial randomisation - after applications meet our quality threshold awards are allocated at random, reducing bias www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/ba-l...

When I was as young as 7 I think I understood - deep in my bones - a trade strategy like this was doomed. And all that required was watching Ferris Bueller's Day Off about 163 times. #energysky #econsky www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuOH...

Great to see @billypalmer.bsky.social discussing nursing shortages and how we compare with other countries on @channel4news.bsky.social with @rcn.org.uk @alisonleary1.bsky.social @cathynewman.bsky.social www.channel4.com/news/impact-....

Calling all mental health researchers! Do you need some #ElfHelp from The Mental Elf? 🌳🌤️🍄 This year we have been commissioned by many mental health research groups to help them disseminate their new research. We know how difficult it can be for researchers to get their work out there. 🧵 THREAD

If you are involved in public health research and local or national policy, then please join us for our first @know-ph.bsky.social webinar with @lizzysuch.bsky.social et al. Mobilising NIHR research with local government. Monday, April 28 - 1-2pm www.eventbrite.com/e/mobilising...

My conference plans are shaping up nicely @hsruk.bsky.social

Rapid review on #PhysicianAssociates and #AnaestheticAssociates #NewRoles www.bmj.com/content/388/...

NEW on Wonkhe: With announcement of a new UKRI chief executive expected imminently, Anton Muscatelli and Miles Padgett set out the most pressing issues for the new incumbent https://bit.ly/42YlxA8

If you're an early career researcher - perhaps based in a fledgling authoritarian state - and want an out, @britishacademy.bsky.social offer 2-year fellowships to come to a UK university (including relocation costs and research funds). www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/inte...

VACANCY: Research Fellow in Health Economics with @hope-uom.bsky.social at University of Manchester www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Why not submit an abstract of your latest health and care services research for the @hsruk.bsky.social annual conference to be held in Newcastle in July? More information at hsruk2025.org #healthpolicysky #healthresearch #healthservicesresearch #academicsky #medsky

My colleague @drpmanc110.bsky.social telling us more about our findings from the new roles in mental health services research @damianeh.bsky.social @niftyfoxcreative.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/posts/sheffi...

'The implementation of current Health Research Authority approval processes for low risk staff research has the potential to use more NHS organisational resources than the research study itself.' The governance burdens of research highlighted. bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

More from our work on new roles in mental health services. #academicsky #healthservicesresearch @drpmanc110.bsky.social @damianeh.bsky.social @niftyfoxcreative.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/posts/sheffi...

Some of the early results from our research into New Roles in Mental Health Services www.linkedin.com/posts/sheffi... @drpmanc110.bsky.social

Worrying. Really good automated transcription is the Holy Grail for qualitative researchers. So far the best I've found is Quirkos, developed by a qualitative researcher. He has written here about why ChatGPT is not a good route. www.quirkos.com/blog/post/ou...

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Today Justine Karpusheff from the Health Foundation explores a new realist synthesis of factors affecting retention of staff in UK adult mental health services nationalelfservice.net?p=183171

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New @bmj.com and Health Foundation paper from Kieran Walshe @taralamont.bsky.social @alisonleary1.bsky.social and me on the pressing need for more investment in and use by policy makers of high quality workforce research evidence: www.bmj.com/content/387/...