
Dr Riya Patel
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Psychologist, Research Fellow @uniofleicester Research interests: Ethnicity & Health, Religion, Spirituality & Health, Qualitative Methods All views are my own
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Our Trustee Professor Prof Kamlesh Khunti will be delivering a key lecture at the World Congress of Diabetes! #WCD2025 🗓️ 14 February 2025 🕒 11:30am 📍 Diabetes India, Ahmedabad Explore the future of holistic care in diabetes management. Register here: 🔗 2025.diabetesindia.org.in




What a brilliant project to address knowledge gaps and digital exclusion within South Asian and Black communities, led by our NIHR colleagues at NIHR ARC East Midlands - take a look! ⬇️ Centre for Ethnic Health Research Prof Kamlesh Khunti

🔍 What to expect Explore key learnings from the national ARC MLTC projects: NIHR Applied Research Collaboration North Thames: Cardiovascular disease prevention intervention NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) West: Personalised primary care NIHR ARC Oxford and Thames Valley: Enhance NICE Do-Not-Do prescribing guidelines NIHR ARC Oxford and Thames Valley: Optimising medication reviews

NEW PROJECT: Exploring barriers to statin adherence in heart disease patients. Building on the Med-Help study, this research will gather insights from patients and stakeholders to improve implementation and reduce cardiovascular risk. Prof Kamlesh Khunti arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/research/explo…

Come join our team, a fantastic team to be part of (of course I’m biased) but we also have some exciting projects you could be part of. Qualitative Applied Health Research Centre Early Career Qualitative Health Researcher Network #qualitativeresearch #healthresearch Public Health jobs UKSBM ECN BPS DHP DHP Postgrads please share


Viewpoint Race and Ethnicity in Biomedical Research - Changing Course and Improving Accountability This is work that Centre for Ethnic Health Research & NIHR ARC East Midlands have been leading on for over 10 years Harriette Van Spall, MD MPH 🇨🇦 also doing great work in CVD research jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…



Honoured to have Chaired Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) Alliance Special Interest Group on Ethnicity Coding Standards with Ashley Akbari Recommendations on improving collection of ethnicity data Benefit people through data-driven research, innovation & policy decisions nature.com/articles/s4159…



👩🏿🤝👩🏾 Last week we celebrated #InternationalWomenDay with the ‘Mindful Mending' sewing group community WesleyHall This work will inform our 'Menopause and Mendhi project. Prof Kamlesh Khunti NIHR ARC East Midlands



National Walking Month begins tomorrow and the Walk @LeicesterFestival from ChooseHowYouMove has some great free guided walks to get you on your feet! Check them out at the link below! ow.ly/ZGFr50VKz2G #NationalWalkingMonth #WalkLeicester Prof Kamlesh Khunti NIHR ARC East Midlands 🌱Leicester Diabetes



THREAD: A deep dive on Community Voices in data: The power of public involvement in data research ✍ 1. A new series of 15 essays published by British Science Association explores the importance of bringing missing voices into research process britishscienceassociation.org/creating-knowl…

Join us for the second NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) #ARCseminar series on 11 June: Exploring lived experience with creative arts! 🎨✨ Hear from NIHR Applied Research Collaboration North Thames NIHR ARC East of England NIHR ARC East Midlands. Featuring our arts-based research with Centre for Ethnic Health Research on Gypsy & Traveller women and pregnancy. eventbrite.com/e/exploring-li…

❓What does equity mean & how can you embed ‘equitable’ practices while creating a more ‘equitable’ research culture? Meet our team: 👥'Moving Beyond Boundaries: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Equity' 📅May 30 ⌚️10 – 17:00 🔗ireacch.le.ac.uk/event/moving-b… Prof Kamlesh Khunti NIHR ARC East Midlands
