New video guide to general practice launched
09th January 2025
A new video highlighting the benefits of general practice research and the processes underpinning this has been released:
New Commercial Research Delivery Centres (CRDCs) announced
16th December 2024
Bradford is to be home to one of twenty new research hubs in the UK.
Read more on the Bradford Institute for Health Research website.
NIHR annual recruitment figures published
01st August 2024
The National Institute for Health and Care Research has shared recruitment figures for the year 2023-24, with over 115,000 participants taking part across our region.
You can read more on the NIHR website:
NIHR INSIGHTS masters programme launches
12th July 2024
Applications are now open for the NIHR INSIGHTS programme for Yorkshire and Humber.
To find out more, including the eligibility criteria, visit:
https://yh.insight.leeds.ac.uk/mres-msc-research-opportunities/
New University of Bradford project announced
13th February 2024
Read about this on the University of Bradford website:
£5m project to ensure university research informs public policy decisions
New COVID-19 antiviral treatment trial opens to recruitment
08th December 2021
The NIHR reports: "a first-of-its-kind clinical trial to investigate the effectiveness of new COVID-19 oral antiviral treatments - which can be safely taken at home - has begun enrolling participants today."
You can read more about this on the NIHR website:
HRA combined review update
02nd December 2021
The Health Research Authority (HRA) has updated its guidance for researchers and sponsors carrying out clinical trials of investigational medicinal products – or CTIMPs – using combined review:
The Health Research Authority turns 10
01st December 2021
The Health Research Authority (HRA) has turned 10 years old.
To mark the occasion the HRA has reflected on the last ten years on their website, whilst also looking to the future:
Chief Nursing Officer for England’s strategic plan for research
29th November 2021
The Chief Nursing Officer for England has published a strategic plan for research that sets out a policy framework for developing and investing in research activity across the NHS in partnership with others:
New NIHR open access policy
11th November 2021
The NIHR has changed its open access policy to make all new peer-reviewed articles from their funded research freely and immediately available from when they publish, with no barriers to re-use.
https://www.nihr.ac.uk/news/new-open-access-policy-for-nihr-funded-researchers/29244