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
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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
Why research inclusion leads to better outcomes: An Asian women’s perspective
Research Inclusion in health and care: An Asian Women's perspective
- Published: 20 April 2023
Enabling clinical research to thrive
Professor Lucy Chappell explains what Reset has achieved so far and the work still to do, to ensure that the UK has a thriving and diverse portfolio across the health and care system
- Published: 24 March 2023
Improving women’s health and care through research
Dr Gail Marzetti discusses the best ways to address the under-representation of women across health and care research.
- Published: 08 March 2023
Getting the message across: how can we share our research with everyone?
How could researchers make health research and information accessible for everyone? Find out in this blog from Prof Lindsay Bearne and Dr Helen Baxter.
- Published: 03 February 2023
Why reaching out to communities is key to putting people first in research
We’ve made significant progress in improving how we work with patients and the public, but we need to work harder to reach out to communities if we want to make research truly inclusive.
- Published: 26 January 2023
Race equity in health research: Good for the public and the workforce
Professor Mala Rao OBE established the Ethnicity and Health Unit, under the Department of Primary Care and Public Health, at Imperial College London and NIHR ARC Northwest London to apply an evidence-based approach to addressing ethnic health inequalities. In this blog she explores the scale of the problem in the research arena and issues a rallying call for action.
- Published: 13 December 2022
FAST innovation to improve the health and wealth of the nation
Professor Mike Lewis, Director of NIHR's Invention for Innovation (i4i) Programme, reflects on this year’s FAST funding pilot and the projects it’s funded.
- Published: 05 December 2022
Creating the virtuous circle - the lasting value of bidirectional health research
NIHR Chief Executive Professor Lucy Chappell writes about her recent visit to South Africa and Malawi, and the power of bidirectional learning.
- Published: 23 November 2022
Digital skills support is needed among people with severe mental ill health to avoid exacerbating existing inequalities
Dr Panos Spanakis, Honorary Fellow at the University of York explains how more needs to be done to ensure people with severe mental ill health have the skills they need to fully engage with and benefit from the Internet and digital technologies. He considers the negative impacts of being digitally excluded and suggests ways to promote digital inclusion
- Published: 15 November 2022
What research means for frontline social workers
Dr Jenny Harlock tells us how research can help social care professionals build their careers and why she has signed up to be a Link and Learn mentor
- Published: 11 November 2022
Forging the pathway towards impactful, inclusive and integrated research in social care
How social care practitioners can play an active role in NIHR research funded to help improve social care services.
- Published: 04 November 2022
Why we must weave health and care research ‘into the fabric’ of nursing homes
Professor Catherine Walshe, Co-Director of the International Observatory on End of Life Care at Lancaster University, explains how delivering research in care homes is becoming increasingly important with an ageing population.
- Published: 28 September 2022
Research Integrity: Creating and supporting trust in research
For Peer Review Week 2022, NIHR Journals Library Editor-in-Chief Andrée le May explains why research integrity is vital for improving everyone’s health
- Published: 22 September 2022
Alcohol, obesity and chronic liver disease research: A call to action
NIHR liver disease experts are calling for new research collaborations and ways of working to improve identification and management of chronic liver disease.
- Published: 11 August 2022