Reporting PPI in research publications is the exception and not the rule
Why do we need to improve reporting of patient and public involvement - PPI - in our research?
- Published: 15 August 2024
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Increasing access to Parkinson’s clinical trials through primary care recruitment
Tasmin Rookes discusses an inclusive recruitment strategy that was adopted during the ‘Live Well with Parkinson’s’ trial.
- Published: 31 July 2024
How we've succeeded in recruiting older hospital patients onto our trial
Professor Sarah McColl and Dr Aubretia Pendlebury explain how they've tackled the challenge of recruiting older, frail patients with multiple conditions to trials within acute care in hospitals.
- Published: 31 July 2024
Knowledge mobilisation is everyone’s business
why should you care about knowledge mobilisation? And what tips can you apply to your research? Take a look at this blog from expert advisor, Dr Jenni Lynch to find out.
- Published: 04 July 2024
Professor Kara Hanson: Equitable partnerships and capacity strengthening
Programme Director for Global Health Professor Kara Hanson shares her vision for raising the profile and impact of NIHR’s Global Health Research portfolio
- Published: 17 May 2024
How playing a game can help spread awareness of dementia inequalities
Dr Clarissa Giebel from NIHR ARC North West Coast explains her team's approach to highlighting challenges faced by people living with dementia
- Published: 13 May 2024
How can we give children in care better access to evidence-based mental health interventions?
Young people in care are 12 times more likely to have PTSD than their peers. What is the best way to help them, and what's stopping us?
- Published: 08 May 2024
Extending the Shared Commitment through digital engagement
Two years ago, the NIHR committed to strengthening our work with patients and the public, via the Shared Committment. Since then, we have made huge strides in improving digital engagement.
- Published: 14 March 2024
How the Vaccine Innovation Pathway is advancing vaccine clinical trials
Dr Maria Koufali, Head of the UK Vaccine Innovation Pathway, outlines how the UK's is expanding its vaccine research potential.
- Published: 26 February 2024
How Wikipedia can help to disseminate research: an innovative NIHR project
How Wikipedia can help to disseminate research: an innovative NIHR project
- Published: 05 February 2024
How NIHR funding helps accelerate AI research, boost careers & improve health outcomes
Two NIHR-funded researchers write about how NIHR funding has contributed to the implementation of an artificial intelligence (AI) powered ‘smart stethoscope’. They discuss how this may benefit patients, the public and GPs, in addition to how their roles as clinical academics helped them to deploy the technology.
- Published: 30 January 2024
How we can support research careers for health and social care professionals
Find out how the NIHR aims to attract, train and support the best health and care researchers to tackle the challenges of the future.
- Published: 26 January 2024
Prof Lucy Chappell: insights from India
Our CEO reflects on her visit to India in September 2023, where she met research teams working on NIHR's Global Health research.
- Published: 17 January 2024
Improving research through inclusive design: sex and gender
As we publish a statement of intent highlighting our commitment to ensuring sex and gender are fully accounted for in research, find out how NIHR is working towards reducing long-standing inequalities in health and care research.
- Published: 11 December 2023
From great trials to better systems: NIHR's global health research
Prof. Kara Hanson, NIHR's new Programme Director for Global Health Research, reflects on achievements to date, and sets out her priorities for the future.
- Published: 22 November 2023
How does NIHR know if it's achieving its mission?
This blog discusses NIHR’s new approach to evidencing how we are benefiting patients, the public and the economy.
- Published: 01 November 2023
The common characteristics of a great Fellowship application
Discover the key principles of an excellent application for the NIHR Advanced Fellowship and what the funding committee looks for when shortlisting.
- Published: 01 November 2023
Looking to the future with our new Director of Programme Grants
Professor Marian Knight, new Director of Programme Grants for Applied Research, updates us on her plans for the programme over the next year.
- Published: 19 October 2023
Stop talking and take action: working together to tackle health inequalities
Dr Esther Mukuka, NIHR Head of Research Inclusion and Dr Habib Navqi, NHS Race and Health Observatory (NHS RHO) Chief Executive Officer, explain how the NIHR and NHS RHO will support further action to tackle health inequalities.
- Published: 07 July 2023
Innovative NIHR model to impact how research is shared
Discover how the NIHR Journal's threaded publication model will impact how research is shared.
- Published: 14 June 2023
Diversity in research matters
Diversity and inclusion in research is crucial in an era of precision medicine, writes Professor Kamlesh Khunti, Director of NIHR ARC East Midlands
- Published: 12 June 2023
Why is it important to involve unpaid carers in research?
To celebrate Carers Week we highlight the role of people who care for friends and family in health and social care research
- Published: 05 June 2023
National Contract Value Review is a step change, not a leap of faith
Dr Pippa Corrie, NIHR Specialty Lead for Late Phase and International Cancer Trials, explains why the National Contract Value Review process is a win-win situation.
- Published: 18 May 2023
Tackle young people's mental health now to protect the future
Professor Cathy Creswell from ARC Oxford and Thames Valley explains how the NIHR is tackling the mental health challenges of the next decade
- Published: 10 May 2023
What makes a NIHR Doctoral Fellowship application excellent?
Best practice guidance on fellowship applications from the selection committee chair.
- Published: 04 May 2023