The NIHR funds a range of health and social care research with the aim of improving people’s health and promoting the economy. We collaborate with a variety of organisations in the region who are also funded by the NIHR. These organisations can support research at the invention, evaluation, adoption and diffusion phases.

Glossary of NIHR funded organisations in the region

Applied Research Collaboration North East North Cumbria (ARC) aims to achieve better, fairer health and care at all ages and in all places.

Clinical Research Network North East North Cumbria (CRN) aims to improve health and care outcomes for the people of the North East
and North Cumbria through research.

Innovation Observatory (NIHRIO) aims to efficiently captures current trends in health innovation delivering outstanding outputs and guiding on areas for future promise.

Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) aims to improve lives through world-class research in ageing and long-term conditions.

Newcastle Clinical Research Facility (CRF) aims to deliver high-quality, cutting-edge experimental medical research through working with a number of partners within a national framework.

Newcastle Clinical Trials Unit (CTU) aims to achieve excellence in trial and study methodology and conduct for the translation of scientific discoveries and advances through to patient benefit.

Patient Recruitment Centre: Newcastle are dedicated to setting up and delivering late phase commercial clinical trials in the NHS at pace and scale.

Policy Research Unit in Behavioural Science (PRU) uses behavioural science evidence, theory and methods to support decision-making.

Public Health Intervention Responsive Studies Team enable Local Authorities to rapidly evaluate interventions to improve health across the UK.

Research Design Service North East North Cumbria (RDS) aims to increase the number and quality of grant applications for applied health and social care research that benefits patients and the public.

School of Public Health Research (SPHR) conducts high quality research to build the evidence base for effective public health practice.

Read the NIHR in the North East and North Cumbria brochure to find out more about NIHR infrastructure in the region and the support we provide.