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In less than 2 weeks, I will have been with NRAS a full year and what a year it has been; I have moved house, twice; I had my first Christmas away from home; I brought a modern car with power steering and other modern gadgets (not like me); and ventured further North than I have ever been in ...

Unbelievably we are already halfway through February and where did January go?! I think it’s a sign of getting older when the time passes faster so am feeling very old at the moment!

The good news is that January seems to have whizzed past because so much has been happening. And ...

It’s the beginning of February. It’s Friday. It’s cold. And I am coming down with a sniffle. I should be thinking about the weekend and a trip I have planned to Bristol, but instead my eyes are trained firmly on a heap of forms with such uninviting titles as ‘Conference Observer’ and ...

I'm on the hunt for case study subjects for some media outreach around the end of this month (February).

Ideally (and I realize this might be a challenge to achieve so I'm utterly open to those outside the range) men and women between 30 to 50??

We need you ...

All through my life, tea has been a constant. We Irish love our tea and that’s for sure. The United Kingdom Tea Council confirms the Republic of Ireland is the largest per capita tea drinking nation. It is consumed on high days and holidays, at happy times and for comfort in sad times. A ...

Unless you've had your head buried in the sand, you are likely to have heard something in the press about the Welfare Reform Bill, which is currently going through the UK Parliament (hint: it's quite controversial).

The news headlines are currently focused around the ...

Hi All,

We would like your help with our new 'Rheumatoid Arthritis: Impact on the Family' survey! For this survey we need to collect responses from your close family members you live with, or have lived with.

As you all know, rheumatoid arthritis often ...

I began working as a data analyst intern for NRAS. My role is to evaluate the services at the charity to ensure that they are having the best possible impact on the people who use them. As a result I’ve been conducting focus groups, telephone interviews and if you’ve been sent any ...

I started working for NRAS at the end of August and my initiation ceremony was to be taken to Swindon to see off some Men in Tights (literally). Well, what an initiation ceremony that was! I couldn’t have asked for a better one than to see a group of very fit men in Lycra touring around the ...

I'm going to dispense with the humour and just do a straightforward blog about something important, that is happening right now, which you can help with. So here goes...

Justice for All is the campaign for free legal advice, which is a coalition of almost ...