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  1. About Us
    1. About Us
    2. The Team
    3. Member Organisations
    4. Governance
  2. Research & Knowledge Mobilisation
    1. Research & Knowledge Mobilisation
    2. Impact
    3. Social Care and Social Work
      1. Social Care and Social Work
      2. Social Care - Kent, Surrey & Sussex Region
    4. Starting Well: Children's Mental Health
      1. Starting Well: Children's Mental Health
      2. Meet the team
    5. Primary and Community Health Services
      1. Primary and Community Health Services
      2. Meet the team
    6. Living Well with Dementia
      1. Living Well with Dementia
      2. Meet the team
    7. Co-production
      1. Co-production
      2. Meet the team
    8. Public Health
      1. Public Health
      2. Meet the team
    9. Digital Innovation
      1. Digital Innovation
      2. Meet the team
    10. Implementation
      1. Implementation
      2. Meet the team
    11. Rapid Evidence Synthesis
      1. Rapid Evidence Synthesis
      2. Meet the team
    12. Knowledge Mobilisation
      1. Knowledge Mobilisation
      2. Meet the team
  3. Public and Community Involvement
    1. Public and Community Involvement
    2. What is PCIE?
    3. Getting Involved
    4. Support for researchers
    5. Resources
    6. PCIE Guide
      1. PCIE Guide
      2. Contents
      3. Introduction
        1. Introduction
        2. An overview of ARC KSS
        3. Who can help you with PCIE?
        4. Terminology and PCIE
      4. Why and When to do PCIE
        1. Why and When to do PCIE
        2. Why involve members of the public in research?
        3. Why do members of the public want to get involved in research?
        4. When to get members of the public involved?
      5. How to do PCIE
        1. How to do PCIE
        2. Communication and Accessibility
        3. Budgeting
        4. Planning for involvement and engagement
        5. How to recruit members of the public
        6. Inclusive Research
        7. Approaches – different options for undertaking PCIE
        8. Facilitating meetings and Group dynamics
        9. Ethics
        10. Feedback
        11. Impact and Evaluation
      6. Examples/Case Studies
      7. Appendix/Useful tools
  4. Learning and Development
    1. Learning and Development
    2. ARC KSS AcademyARC KSS Academy
    3. Learning and DevelopmentLearning and Development
      1. Learning and Development
      2. Learning and Development Finder
      3. Researchers Journeys
    4. MentorshipMentorship
    5. Research communities of practiceResearch communities of practice
    6. Research Week Research Week
      1. Research Week
      2. Previous Research Weeks
    7. NIHR Health and Care Professional Internship Programme South EastNIHR Health and Care Professional Internship Programme South East
    8. Building social care research capacity
  5. Resource Library
  6. Events
  7. News
  8. Contact Us

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Researchers, health and care professionals, public contributors, students and community partners came together last month (September), for this year's National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration Kent, Surrey and Sussex (ARC KSS) Research Week 2026, a week-long programme of online and in-person events exploring how inclusive, collaborative research can improve health and care across the region.

Delivered by the Academy, the week brought speakers and attendees together for a varied programme exploring how inclusive, collaborative research can improve health and care. Sessions covered participatory research, engaging seldom-heard communities, health inequalities, sex and gender in research, the use of routinely collected data, research impact, knowledge mobilisation, building research capacity, and lessons from collaborative programmes across health and social care..

The week concluded with an in-person symposium, held at the University of Kent. The event brought together researchers, health and care professionals, public contributors, students and community partners from across the region for a day of presentations, interactive learning and networking. Sessions explored public health, knowledge mobilisation, community research partnerships and support available to researchers at different stages of their careers.

The symposium also celebrated research from across Kent, Surrey and Sussex through the 2026 Research Poster Competition. Posters displayed throughout the day showcased a wide range of projects and sparked new conversations and connections. Winners of the poster competition and ViPER presentations were announced during the afternoon session.

Dr Julie MacInnes, ARC KSS Research Capacity Building Lead, said:

"This year's Research Week highlighted the breadth of research talent, innovation and collaboration across Kent, Surrey and Sussex. By bringing together researchers, practitioners, public contributors and community partners, the week provided valuable opportunities to share learning, build connections and explore how inclusive research can deliver meaningful improvements in health and care.

"We would like to thank all speakers, presenters, poster competition entrants, public contributors and attendees who helped make the week a success."

Missed any of the sessions? You can watch the recordings from the sessions and download the presentations, below.
 

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