{"id":12779,"date":"2026-02-18T09:46:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T09:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ideas\/?p=12779"},"modified":"2026-02-24T10:35:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T10:35:11","slug":"elementor-12779","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ideas\/?p=12779","title":{"rendered":"IDEAS-NET Celebrates One Year of Funding\u00a0with First Annual Away Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12779\" class=\"elementor elementor-12779\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7e6390 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b7e6390\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b56dee elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9b56dee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771331851785-1024x493.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12805\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771331851785-1024x493.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771331851785-300x144.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771331851785-768x369.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771331851785-1536x739.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771331851785.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a50d5c0 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a50d5c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d79ac45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d79ac45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Featured in order of appearance (L-R): Dr Katie Shearn, Martins Iyekekpolor, Dr Sebastian Potthoff, Dr Rebecca Hunter, Professor Angela Bate<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d99706 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d99706\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We\u2019re\u00a0proud to mark one year since IDEAS-NET began its funding period\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0and what an extraordinary year it has been.<\/p><p>From our official launch at The Future of Evaluation in Health and Social Care Symposium, to building a dedicated and talented team, and receiving our first National Evaluation, the past 12-months have been defined by momentum, collaboration, and ambition. Each milestone has strengthened our commitment to research excellence and set a clear direction for the impactful work ahead.<\/p><p>Held at The Common Room in Newcastle upon Tyne, this\u00a0event\u00a0provided\u00a0a valuable opportunity to explore our ways of working in greater depth and to take part in an interactive workshop delivered by our co-applicants, <a id=\"ember711\" class=\"ember-view\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.northumbria.ac.uk\/about-us\/our-staff\/v\/peter-van-der-graaf\">Peter van der Graaf<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northumbria.ac.uk\/about-us\/our-staff\/p\/sebastian-potthoff\/\">Sebastian Potthoff<\/a>. 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Professor Angela Bate We\u2019re\u00a0proud to mark one year since IDEAS-NET began its funding period\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0and what an extraordinary year it has been. From our official launch at The Future of Evaluation in Health and Social Care Symposium, to building a dedicated and talented team, and receiving our first National Evaluation, the past 12-months have been defined by momentum, collaboration, and ambition. Each milestone has strengthened our commitment to research excellence and set a clear direction for the impactful work ahead. Held at The Common Room in Newcastle upon Tyne, this\u00a0event\u00a0provided\u00a0a valuable opportunity to explore our ways of working in greater depth and to take part in an interactive workshop delivered by our co-applicants, Peter van der Graaf and Sebastian Potthoff. The workshop offered practical insights into how we can maximise our impact through the NIHR School for Public Health Research&#8217;s six knowledge-sharing principles and the Implementation Stakeholder Engagement Model (I-STEM) Toolkit, developed by Sebastian alongside fellow co-applicant Professor Tracy Finch and colleagues. 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