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This is now the home of the NIHR Research Delivery Network (RDN). We enable the health and care system to attract, optimise & deliver research across England.

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Joined March 2014
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Our strategic and wider care settings funding aims to make health and care research delivery more inclusive across England. Apply now for funding for your project. For more information, visit our website 👉nihr.ac.uk/support-and-servi…
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Our November updates: Faster set-up times, streamlined pathways, and a range of digital upgrades. Find out what's changing, what's been achieved and how this work is helping to strengthen research delivery across the country. 👇rdn.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/rdn-…
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The Team Science Award is now open for applications! This is a development award of up to £100,000 per team. The award is designed to support research teams to collaborate on a future application to other research programmes, expand their research network, and develop research capacity. Find out more and apply: nihr.ac.uk/funding/team-scie…
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Meet the successful interns from cohort 2 of the NIHR Researcher Development Programme for Social Care Nurses. The programme helps social care nurses build research skills and confidence. Find out more: nihr.ac.uk/career-developmen…
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We're backing a world-leading new trial to investigate whether simple blood tests can help GPs detect a range of the most common cancers earlier. The STRIDE-RCT study will involve more than 20,000 patients across at least 200 GP practices in England. It will investigate if multi-cancer detection blood tests can spot early markers for conditions such as bowel, stomach, ovarian, pancreatic and liver cancer before severe symptoms develop. Find out more on our website: nihr.ac.uk/news/world-first-…
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Our strategic and wider care settings funding helps to connect underserved communities to research. Have you got a project that could benefit from the funding? Visit our website to apply nihr.ac.uk/support-and-servi…
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Our support has enabled more dentistry settings across the country to offer research to patients. The ENHANCE-D trial looked at how dental staff could play a greater role in encouraging people to stop smoking. Read the full story on our website: rdn.nihr.ac.uk/news/rdn-supp…
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An exciting new collaborative network launched this month between the RDN and the 8 Primary Care Research Units in our North London region. The first meeting focused on sharing best practices, troubleshooting common issues and discussing shared standards to maximise impact.
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Sandra O'Sullivan, Head of Research Delivery and Support for Wider Care Settings in North London said: "There is already lots of excitement about future plans around this work.
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"This network aligns with our core mission to expand research across primary and wider care settings and to ensure equal access to research opportunities for all residents."
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Can professional registration make a difference to your career as a Clinical Research Practitioner? Registered CRP Gavin shares how it’s helped him gain greater recognition for his role. Explore the CRP Learning and Development Framework on NIHR Learn: learn.nihr.ac.uk/course/view…
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Join us on 14 December for our 'Power Hour' webinars on getting started in learning disability research! The sessions are aimed at anyone interested in getting involved in research delivery, or in building capacity and capability in this area. eventbrite.co.uk/e/power-hou…
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How can we build trust in health and care research? 🎬We screened ‘Trust: Overcoming Mistrust in Health Research’ with Basingstoke Voluntary Action, bringing NHS staff, leaders and residents together to discuss health inequalities. 🎥 Watch the film: youtube.com/watch?v=4vQB4l-E…
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Are you a Clinical Research Practitioner thinking about professional registration? The CRP Learning and Development Framework can help you understand where you are in your journey and plan your next steps. Explore now on NIHR Learn: learn.nihr.ac.uk/course/view…
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Every research participant has an experience to share. Join us on 3 Nov, 1–2:30pm, as we explore insights from the 2025/26 My Research Experience survey and what participant feedback can tell us about improving research participation. eventbrite.co.uk/e/research-…
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Great to hear from Professor Paresh Malhotra on @BBCr4today this morning speaking about the new NIHR-funded clinical trial speeding up the search for #Alzheimers treatments Prof Malhotra, the chief Investigator on the trial, is our National Specialty lead for #Dementia and Neurodegeneration at @NIHRrdn and Deputy Director at @ImperialBRC. The AD-SMART trial is being led by @UKDRI at @imperialcollege and @AlzResearchUK. We're co-funding the research alongside @AlzResearchUK, @UKDRI, @HDR_UK and @The_MRC. Interested in taking part? You can sign up using our Join Dementia Research service: joindementiaresearch.nihr.ac… @beatdementia
A new kind of clinical trial is under way which could speed up the search for drugs for people with Alzheimer’s. Professor Paresh Malhotra at Imperial says he’ll assess the impact of repurposed medicines on ‘people’s thinking and the way they carry out daily activities’.
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📊 My Research Experience survey gives people taking part in research across England the opportunity to share their experiences. Join us on 3 Nov, 1–2:30pm, to hear insights from the survey and explore how participant feedback can help improve research. eventbrite.co.uk/e/research-…
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💬 “I want her to have a future where she can feel safe and fall in love.” Frances, is talking about her 2 yr old daughter, Kyra. Kyra had her first sickle cell crisis at just 7 months old and has already been hospitalised at least 6 times since. She wants a better life for her daughter and other people with the disease, so she joined the NIHR-supported SCORE project, which worked with people with lived experience to design “sickle hubs” – safe community spaces offering education, wellbeing and practical support outside of hospital. Her story, alongside others affected by sickle cell, features in our latest article with @TheVoiceNews. 🔗 Read more and discover how you can help shape the future of Black health through Be Part of Research: voice-online.co.uk/sponsored…
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What if research changed the way it reached people? With NIHR RDN Strategic Funding, Sam Hussain and her colleagues at @UHDBTrust made clinical research more inclusive by building community relationships and addressing cultural barriers. Read more: rdn.nihr.ac.uk/stories/one-q…
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The primary care network, Affinity Care, had its research capacity boosted by our wider care settings funding. You can apply for wider care settings funding now for your project. Visit our website to find out more and apply 👇 nihr.ac.uk/support-and-servi…
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