Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) Areas of Research Interest (ARIs)

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) Areas of Research Interest (ARIs) focus on areas of strategic policy importance to DHSC. Research and innovation could help make a step change in how we deal with these complex issues and contribute to improving public, patient and service outcomes.

• Early action to prevent poor health outcomes

• Reduction of compound pressures on the NHS and social care

• Shaping and supporting the health and social care workforce of the future

Find out more about these ARIs on gov.uk  

Prevention Revolution

We are announcing a targeted prevention funding opportunity which is part of a co-ordinated response by NIHR to the DHSC Areas of Research Interest 1 (ARI1): Early Action to Prevent Poor Health Outcomes.

Current funding opportunities for ARI 1

• NIHR PGfAR DHSC Areas of Research Interest One Early Action To Prevent Poor Health Outcomes
• NIHR Three Schools Prevention Research Programme
• Studies seeking to improve the health and wellbeing of women
• Management of blood pressure in elderly people with hypertension and symptomatic postural hypotension
• Healthy extended working lives
• Stop smoking interventions for underserved groups
• Interventions to promote mental health and wellbeing among young women
• Workforce health
• Behavioural overweight and obesity management interventions that include long term support in achieving and maintaining weight loss in children and young people  
• Doctoral Clinical and Practitioner Academic Fellowship (DCAF)
• Advanced Clinical and Practitioner Academic Fellowship (ACAF)
• Research Programme for Social Care Competition 3

Applying for Funding

The NIHR is interested in receiving high quality applications in response to the ARIs identified by DHSC.

Proposals must be within the remit of the respective NIHR research programme. The primary outcome must be health-related. Applications can be made via our researcher-led workstream. Please note that researcher-led submission dates vary across the NIHR research programmes. Completed application forms must be submitted by the date specified on the relevant funding opportunity.

For further information about more specific funding opportunities which may also relate to ARIs please visit our funding opportunities page.