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NIHR Biomedical Research Centre Leicester

About us

NIHR research changes lives and improves quality of life for the nation.

Research funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)  improves lives by tackling the nation’s most urgent health and social care challenges, addressing inequalities and strengthening global healthcare resilience.

We deliver life-changing new drugs, treatments, services and therapies, helping everyone lead healthier, happier lives.

The NIHR drives life-changing research for the health and wealth of our society across 4 areas; Impact, Inclusion, Innovation and Investment.

A £26.1 million award from the NIHR enables us to do this work in Leicester through the Biomedical Research Centre (BRC).

NIHR Biomedical Research Centres (BRCs) are collaborations between NHS organisations and universities. They bring together academics and clinicians to translate scientific discoveries into potential new treatments, diagnostics and technologies.

The NIHR BRC Leicester is part of the NIHR and hosted by the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust in partnership with the University of Leicester,  Loughborough University and the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire NHS Group.

“We have a proud history of health research and the NIHR BRC Leicester will enable us to push the barriers of science in the quest for more answers and, ultimately, improved care for people with – or at risk of – long term conditions.” Professor Melanie Davies, CBE, Director of NIHR BRC Leicester.

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Participants

744

Projects

1,950

Publications

2022 – 25

Activity Period

We specialise in research in six key areas:

Find out how we do it.

*The NIHR funds, enables and delivers world-leading health and social care research that improves people’s health and wellbeing and promotes economic growth.

The Centre’s manager is Dr Aarti Parmar – t: 0116 258 8583
email: aarti.parmar1@nhs.net