Our stories

Identifying mental illness among new and expectant mums

As a recipient of an NIHR Research Professorship award, Professor Louise Howard’s research influenced national policies and increased government funding for perinatal mental health services.

Furthering your career as a Clinical Research Practitioner

Georgia Melia was one of the first Clinical Research Practitioners in the country to be accepted on the Pre-doctoral Clinical and Practitioner Academic Fellowship Scheme.

Hear from NIHR Senior Investigators

Read testimonials from 5 NIHR Senior Investigators about their work.

Working with industry as part of a Development and Skills Enhancement Award

Anaesthetist Dr Gareth Kitchen explains how the DSE helped him to build a relationship with industry partners.

Equitable Bereavement Care for All

Bereavement support can fall short for people from diverse ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds. We are funding research to improve services for all communities.

New evidence for shorter early breast cancer treatment

The NIHR-funded PERSEPHONE trial found that 6 months’ treatment with Herceptin (trastuzumab) for women with HER2-positive early breast cancer was as effective as 12 months’ treatment. Shorter treatment led to fewer side effects and hospital visits and was linked to significant cost savings for the NHS.

An app to reduce the risk of dementia

A £2.9m NIHR grant supported the development of an app to help reduce the risk of dementia.

Improving recovery for people with first episode psychosis

NIHR Mental Health TRC enabled the development of a national database to improve recovery for people with first episode psychosis.

Giving preterm babies the best start from birth

NIHR-funded research into the best feeding approach for extremely preterm babies showed that babies can thrive using a standard schedule and content. The results have informed national guidelines, cut NHS costs and supported a consistent nationwide approach to practice.

Creating a shared data system to improve the quality of life for care home residents

NIHR supported study establishes a minimum shared data set in social care organisations which helped improve the quality of care offered and improved the commission of new services.