In 2024, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) awarded three years of funding to Universities across twelve regions in England to help build research capacity and capability by providing a range of engagement activities and research training to showcase the diversity of research carers available. The funding is specifically designed to inspire and support practitioners to develop research skills and undertake training early in their career, with the aim to have a research active health and care workforce.
Funded Masters Places
Each region offers up to 30 funded research master’s places annually, alongside a range of research engagement activities. These opportunities are open to current students and early career professionals in healthcare, social work and public health professions.
Inspiring pre-registration students
The programme also aims to inspire and encourage pre-registration healthcare, social care and public health students to be aware of the impact of research undertaken by health and care professions and to become involved in opportunities as they develop their practice careers.
In Yorkshire and Humber, the programme is hosted by the University of Leeds in collaboration with universities and organisations across the health, care and public health sectors across the region. Together, we support health and social care professionals to gain academic training and develop the skills needed for a wide range of research careers – from research delivery to academic leadership.
Whether you are interested in pursuing a research career, or simply want to develop your understanding of, and contribution to, evidence-based practice within your service, this programme is for you.
Click here to access a recording of our launch webinar for the programme.
Partner Organisations
The NIHR INSIGHT Programme for Yorkshire & Humber is a collaboration between the below Universities and NHS partner organisations.
The programme is also supported and works in partnership with our critical NIHR partners, who support health and social care professionals in funded centres across our region. For more details, click on the images below
Supporting applied health research to improve the health and well-being of the people across Yorkshire
Driving innovation in translational research in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of ill-health
Dedicated to improving the treatment and care of those with long-term health conditions
A Collaboration between universities and NHS Trusts across the region to support patient safety research.