National Institute for Health and Care Research
We fund, enable and deliver world-leading health and social care research that improves people's health and wellbeing, and promotes economic growth.
NIHR launches annual competition for NHS trusts to buy research equipment
The NIHR has launched the first in a series of annual capital investment calls for NHS trusts in England following last year’s highly successful NIHR Infrastructure capital competition. Up to £30m is being made available to pay for cutting-edge equipment, associated building refurbishment, and modular buildings to enhance NHS trusts’ ability to carry out innovative research.
Project funding
We fund a variety of commissioned, researcher-led and themed call research:
- in health, social care and public health
- in Global Health
Career development
We support the development of professionals through:
- personal awards including Fellowships
- practitioner academic training
- Global Health Research careers
Making a Difference
Breaking down barriers to effective cystic fibrosis treatment
In the biggest cystic fibrosis trial in the UK, NIHR-funded research has shown that a personalised web platform, CFHealthHub, could markedly increase adherence to treatment.
NHS programme linked to 20% reduction in risk of diabetes
An NIHR-funded evaluation showed referring people with pre-diabetes to the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme cut their risk of progressing to diabetes by 20%.
Children’s treatment time for pneumonia halved in antibiotic research
The CAP-IT trial of antibiotic use in young children with pneumonia has delivered practice-changing results, showing the length of treatment can be reduced.
Programmes
Applied health and care research on both commissioned and researcher-identified topic areas.
Research Infrastructure
Find out more about our expertise, specialist facilities, research delivery workforce and support services.
Specialty therapy areas
The NIHR funds and supports research:
- in all specialty therapy areas
- delivered by expert clinical leaders and practitioners
- through effective collaboration
Global Health Research
NIHR is a major funder of high quality global health research that directly addresses the diverse health needs of people in low and middle income countries (LMICs).
Journals, publications and data
Explore NIHR-supported research projects, their findings and data from our range of resources:
- 5+ journals and publications for the public, care and research professionals
- 3+ open access health research databases
NIHR annual statistics show over one million participants took part in research in England last year
New figures suggest the public's appetite for taking part in research remains remarkably high after an unprecedented period in research history.