Are you interested in delivering research that ensures policy decisions are informed by high quality evidence?
The Policy Research Programme (PRP) is a National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) programme. The PRP funds high quality and cost-effective research to deliver relevant, timely and accessible evidence to inform policy decisions across the health, care, and public health systems. The PRP supports the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (DHSC), Ministers, and officials in the Department and its Arm’s Length Bodies.
Policy Research Units (PRUs) are an important feature of the PRP. PRUs are units or consortia, typically based in universities, that are generally contracted for around five years to deliver a blend of longer-term and responsive policy related research. Planning for the next set of PRUs to meet policy priorities from January 2024 to December 2028 has begun. We expect to launch a call in the summer that will initially involve completion of a focused application form by late autumn.
We are currently consulting policy teams on the high level topics needed. The topics are likely to be broadly similar as now with the possibility of some new areas to support departmental priorities: see Build Back Better - Our Plan for Health and Social Care*. Before a call is launched we are hosting a webinar on 10 June 2022 at 11am and welcome interested applicants to come along to find out more about PRUs and the PRP more generally.
Webinar
Before a call is launched we are hosting a webinar on 10 June 2022 at 11am and welcome interested applicants to come along to find out more about PRUs and the PRP more generally.
If you would like to attend, please sign up via the PRU Webinar Registration Form.
If you have any queries regarding the Policy Research Units, please submit a PRU Query Form.