Welcome to ARC Wessex

NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) Wessex carries out health and care research together with our partners and with the support of patients and the public. Our aim is to make life better and healthier for our communities and beyond

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Our research

The ARC Wessex programme of research addresses four areas related to the health and social care needs of our community:

Ageing and Dementia
Healthy Communities
Long-term Conditions
Workforce and Health Systems

NIHR ARC Wessex is acting as the national lead on research for Ageing and Dementia

NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) support applied health and care research that responds to, and meets, the needs of local populations and local health and care systems.

The NIHR ARC Wessex is one of 15 ARCs across England, part of a £135 million investment by the NIHR to improve the health and care of patients and the public.

Our research

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Hosted by ARC Wessex

Nursing and Midwifery Incubator

The Nursing and Midwifery Incubator has been established to accelerate capacity building and support the development of a skilled clinical academic research workforce across the nursing and midwifery professions.

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Our research results

Our Impact

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Our Academy

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ARCs funded for research into National Priority Area of Healthy Ageing, Dementia, and Frailty

The NIHR has approved research plans for a consortium of Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) led by NIHR ARC Wessex with NIHR ARC Greater Manchester, NIHR ARC Yorkshire & Humber and NIHR ARC South West Peninsula.

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Latest news

How Covid-19 has changed our research world - Watch the seminar

NIHR ARC Wessex - How has covid-19 changed the way we do research_.mp4 from NIHR ARC Wessex on Vimeo.

ARCs get to work on Healthy Ageing, Dementia and Frailty priority research

A consortium of ARCs from across England have started work on three research projects to improve the lives and care for older people - Read more

Want to plant the seed of an idea or grow as a researcher?

Take a look at the Researcher Initiation and Researcher Enhancement awards for Health and Care 2021