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Bradford Institute for Health Research @bihr.bsky.social · Aug 13

Art Exhibition by Stroke Survivor and Academic Unit for Ageing and Stroke Research Participant Kicks off in Bradford
@auasresearch.bsky.social @drandyclegg.bsky.social @drjessjohansson.bsky.social @louisabu.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social

www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/2538365...

Stroke survivor's artwork shines light on the road to recovery

Stroke survivor Mark Chappell from Skipton is using his new art exhibition to highlight the challenges and recovery journey after a stroke

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Academic Unit for Ageing and Stroke Research @auasresearch.bsky.social · Jul 11

Join our team!

This role is an exciting opportunity to take a role in the development, management and analysis of a new repository of Individual Participant Data (IPD) from ageing research trials.

📌 Apply till 07 August 2025: jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

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Louisa Burton @louisabu.bsky.social · Jun 27

*NEW PAPER*
How do stroke unit professionals feel about talking about recovery with patients and their families?
Support and training for staff is crucial for better care @auasresearch.bsky.social

Read the full text here 👇
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/6...

Funded by @thestrokeassociation.bsky.social

Experiences and views of conversations about recovery and prognosis on the stroke unit: findings from semistructured interviews with professionals

Objectives Providing information about the process of poststroke recovery, and individuals’ likely outlook can be challenging for professionals, which may lead to avoidance of this important issue, le...

bmjopen.bmj.com

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Louisa Burton @louisabu.bsky.social · Jun 17

**New job alert**
Come join our awesome team on the @NIHRresearch HSDR-funded EQUITY-TIA project:
ageingstrokeresearch.org/research-pro...

If you're a researcher with qualitative expertise, this one's for you! 👇👇👇

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Louisa Burton @louisabu.bsky.social · Jun 6

Only a couple of days left to apply for this Senior Research Fellow post on our new qualitative study exploring the impact of green spaces for stroke in-patients with our team @auasresearch.bsky.social

Louisa Burton @louisabu.bsky.social · May 27

Super excited to see this job ad out.. our @thestrokeassoc.bsky.social funded Project Grant is due to start in October and we're looking for an experienced qual researcher to join the team!
We're exploring the impact of green spaces 🌱🌳 for stroke inpatients, their visitors and staff. Come join us!

Academic Unit for Ageing and Stroke Research @auasresearch.bsky.social · May 27

Looking for a Senior Research Fellow!

Lead innovative research on hospital green spaces for stroke patients, visitors and staff.

Apply by: 8 June 2025 📍
www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jo...

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Dr Clare Gordon (PhD) @claregordon.bsky.social · Jun 2

If you are a professional working in #stroke services in the UK and involved in investigating the cause of stroke, please consider taking part in our case-discussion interview. Contact [email protected] for more information. #StrokeResearch @Uni_Lancashire

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Louisa Burton @louisabu.bsky.social · May 27

Super excited to see this job ad out.. our @thestrokeassoc.bsky.social funded Project Grant is due to start in October and we're looking for an experienced qual researcher to join the team!
We're exploring the impact of green spaces 🌱🌳 for stroke inpatients, their visitors and staff. Come join us!

Academic Unit for Ageing and Stroke Research @auasresearch.bsky.social · May 27

Looking for a Senior Research Fellow!

Lead innovative research on hospital green spaces for stroke patients, visitors and staff.

Apply by: 8 June 2025 📍
www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jo...

New position at the Academic Unit for Ageing and Stroke Research

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Louisa Burton @louisabu.bsky.social · May 21

Team stroke @auasresearch.bsky.social are in Helsinki for #ESOC2025!
Look out for Prof Anne Forster presenting the RECREATE trial results at 9am tomorrow in Hall 3B
@esostroke.bsky.social

Academic Unit for Ageing and Stroke Research @auasresearch.bsky.social · May 21

Helsinki welcomed us with a great weather and we look forward to seeing you all at the #ESOC2025

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Louisa Burton @louisabu.bsky.social · May 14

Looking forward to visiting Helsinki for #esoc2025 next week with colleagues from @auasresearch.bsky.social! Look out 👀 for
➡️ results from the RECREATE trial which evaluated an intervention to reduce sedentary behaviour after stroke
➡️ progress from the ADAPT ideal types study
@esostroke.bsky.social

Academic Unit for Ageing and Stroke Research @auasresearch.bsky.social · May 14

Meet us at this year’s @esostroke.bsky.social Conference!🙌

Professor Anne Forster will talk on the RECREATE study findings, while @drjessjohansson.bsky.social will be pleased to discuss the team progress on the ADAPT Study, and the evaluation process of the RECREATE trial.

#ESOC2025

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Louisa Burton @louisabu.bsky.social · Apr 27

Just love the purple carpet in the woods.. think this may be my favourite time of year

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Louisa Burton @louisabu.bsky.social · Apr 11

First tulip we've grown in our little garden. After days of (im)patiently waiting, it's finally bloomed. Proud of this little beauty!

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Louisa Burton @louisabu.bsky.social · Apr 11

Today was the last meeting of the Work Together Project, following 6 months of working with our South Asian stroke survivor and carer collaborators to understand how we can better support participation in research. Grateful to all involved.. We've learned so much, now to put it into practice!

Louisa Burton @louisabu.bsky.social · Sep 14

South Asian people in the UK are more likely to experience #stroke but frequently underrepresented in research.

Looking forward to learning how we can work collaboratively with this underserved group to design participatory research that meets their needs:
ageingstrokeresearch.org/research-pro...

Developing approaches to collaborating with the South Asian community to develop stroke research priorities – Academic unit for Ageing & Stroke Rehabilitation

ageingstrokeresearch.org

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White Rose University Consortium @whiteroseuc.bsky.social · Mar 11

📣 Calling all Early Career Researchers postdocs!
Help the Action Research on Research Culture @cambridgeuni.bsky.social project to better understand and alleviate the precarious nature of fixed-term contracts.
Survey takes 10-15 mins: redcap.link/ECR_job_pref
For further info:

Action Research on Research Project

redcap.link

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Louisa Burton @louisabu.bsky.social · Mar 10

Looking forward to talking to a group of Year 5s for #ScienceWeek about stroke research. It's great to share how science helps people and hopefully inspire some future researchers! #StrokeResearch

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Charlotte Albury @charlottealbury.bsky.social · Mar 4

Our new interactive training tool supports healthcare professionals to develop skills to have positive & well received conversations with patients living with obesity.

tinyurl.com/7ubu7nz2

#WorldObesityDay
@oxprimarycare.bsky.social
@designscience.bsky.social
@rachaeldrewery.bsky.social

Image of a the new training tool open on a laptop above university of oxford and CPD logos.

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Louisa Burton @louisabu.bsky.social · Feb 23

After what feels like an endless winter, it's so refreshing to see signs of spring emerging at RHS Harlow Carr this weekend. New season, fresh possibilities #SpringAwakening 🌱

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Madeline Cruice @madelinecruice.bsky.social · Feb 17

Are you a #SLT in the UK working with people w #aphasia & family members/ others delivering communication partner training? Want to participate in an online discussion session in February or March 2025 about what comm strategies you address in rehab? Email [email protected] for details! 👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆

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facialpalsyuom.bsky.social @facialpalsyuom.bsky.social · Feb 17

📢 Calling Healthcare Professionals & Researchers!

🙏 Help us develop a core outcome set for post-stroke facial palsy.

⭐️Your expertise would be invaluable!⭐️

↘️ Take part in the first round Delphi survey: qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...

💌 Please repost 🌟

#stroke #facialpalsy

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PenARC (NIHR ARC South West Peninsula) @penarc.bsky.social · Feb 13

PenARC & @arc-yharc.bsky.social researchers are working in partnership with older people with #heartfailure and #frailty to increase their independence.

> Learn more: tinyurl.com/4xt8f7en

@nihrarcs.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk @universityofleeds.bsky.social @livunipress.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social

NIHR APPLIED RESEARCH COLLABORATION SOUTH WEST PENINSULA.
Two older men smile as they walk through a park.

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Academic Unit for Ageing and Stroke Research @auasresearch.bsky.social · Jan 30

This Stroke Prevention Day, we join @thestrokeassoc.bsky.social in encouraging everyone to have their blood pressure regularly checked. If your reading's high, healthy lifestyle changes and medication can often lower your risk of stroke.
stroke.org.uk/stroke/manag...
#SPD25 #StrokeResearch

High blood pressure is the biggest risk factor for stroke.

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Louisa Burton @louisabu.bsky.social · Jan 12

A beautiful afternoon out on the snowy moors makes up for all the stress caused by this week's icy weather!

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Louisa Burton @louisabu.bsky.social · Jan 12

Absolutely! We built on this initial work using coproduction with stroke survivors, carers and professionals.. look out for our next paper later this year 🙂

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Louisa Burton @louisabu.bsky.social · Jan 8

Proud of this new paper from my @thestrokeassoc.bsky.social funded PhD providing an example of using the #BCW in the early development of a complex intervention to support conversations about recovery on the #stroke unit @auasresearch.bsky.social
👇👇👇
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Using the Behaviour Change Wheel to develop an intervention to improve conversations about recovery on the stroke unit

Background Understanding recovery is important for patients with stroke and their families, including how much recovery is expected and how long it might take. These conversations can however be uncom...

journals.plos.org

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Kathleen Vancleef @kathleenvancleef.bsky.social · Jan 7

👩‍⚕️ OTs and Orthoptists 👨‍⚕️ New survey about current practice of visual perception difficulties after a brain injury: tinyurl.com/mpbebbmt.
Results will inform new training and clinical tools. ⏳ 5-10 min 🏆 15 free posters about visual perception difficulties + rehab advice, see 🔽. Thank you!!

Achromatopsia poster. It shows a drawing of glasses. In one lens you can see letters in all colours. In the other lens, the same letters are in black and white. At the bottom there are come colouring pencils. A cartoon character is pointing to the yellow pencil and says 'what colour is this?' another character is saying 'yellow'. At the top is a post-it note that says '22% of stroke survivors will have some form of achromatopsia'. The main text reads: "This refers to a difficulty recognising or perceiving colour. The world can appear in shades of grey, or just look more dull. This can make it hard to tell the difference between similar shades of colours such as yellow and green. Difficulties can be restricted to either the left or right side of vision, or can cover both sides. There is no cure for achromatopsia, but managing its symptoms can look like: asking others to point out the colours of things, wearing tinted lenses to help with light sensitivity, using technology like apps to identify colour"

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Louisa Burton @louisabu.bsky.social · Dec 23

Last email received before Christmas is a paper acceptance! A wonderful way to sign off for the holidays

a merry christmas greeting card with a snowman and a christmas tree

ALT: a merry christmas greeting card with a snowman and a christmas tree

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