NIHR invests £157m in health and care research
NIHR invests £157m in 10 Applied Research Collaborations to deliver high quality research, tackle health challenges, and accelerate care innovations nationwide.
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The Healing Power of Creative Arts
Creative arts in research: The NIHR ARCs 2025 webinar series drew 700 attendees, exploring arts in wellbeing, lived experience and dementia care.
New NIHR seminar series – research method designs
NIHR Research Methods Academy launches seminar series on innovative methodologies, offering practical learning to strengthen health, public health & social care
Bringing Your Best Self to Work
Discover how self-awareness, values and visibility shape your impact at work in this practical NIHR Academy webinar with Jean Burke. Watch the recording now.
The Future of Research Delivery in the UK
The NIHR Research Delivery Network is adopting new ways of working to support research across all settings, improving access, impact, and national coordination.
Engaging and involving Indigenous and native communities
How can health research truly engage Indigenous communities? Hear from NIHR researchers working in Latin America in this episode on inclusion and respect.
Population-level policies on risk factors for dementia could reduce costs
Population-level policies tackling dementia risk factors like salt, sugar, smoking and pollution could save billions and add healthy years to people’s lives.
Practical Approaches to Patient & Public Involvement in Research
Explore practical ways to embed meaningful patient & public involvement in your research, with expert insights, lived experience, and real-world examples.
NIHR & NHS Streamlining and reform of study set-up
Learn about the NIHR UK Study Set-Up Plan, a plan that aims to streamline and reform the set-up and delivery of all clinical trials
NIHR Evidence – What impact does hearing loss have on dementia risk?
A comprehensive review of research explored the link between adult-onset hearing loss, findings support suggestions that addressing hearing loss might reduce the risk of some types of dementia.
NIHR Evidence – Brain training improved thinking, memory & attention in older people
Daily brain training boosts memory & thinking in older adults. Study shows benefits for 6,500+ people, even those at risk for Alzheimer’s. Start today! 🧠
PPI with policymakers & practitioners: NIHR Active-6 study
NIHR Webinar series, drawing on the experiences of public contributors and researchers, will showcase examples of patient and public involvement in research.