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Curious about who we are? We’re the National Institute for Health and Care Research, also known as the NIHR.
We drive life-changing research for the health and wealth of our society.
Funded by @dhscgovuk, we work with people and communities, universities and the NHS to understand our most urgent health and care challenges.
We then target our research where it’s needed most. Where it will make the biggest difference to people’s health and happiness.
On any day, our research could discover a new vaccine that saves thousands of lives. It could make a revolutionary new treatment available and affordable for everyone. Or help someone get their independence back.
From new medicines, to better treatments and services, it starts with our research.
Find out more about us at nihr.ac.uk
#nihr #healthresearch #research #medicalresearch #socialcare
04 Apr 2026
Our research doesn’t just make people healthier, it makes our economy healthier too. 💙
By making the UK an even better place to do health and care research, we’re transforming lives, fuelling innovation and building the foundations for long-term growth in every postcode.
Swipe to find out more about how we’re making a difference for people across the UK through our support for:
💷 The economy
👨🏾🔬 British jobs
🍎 A healthy workforce
💼 Home-grown companies
🩺 Our NHS
#healthresearch #NHS #UKjobs
21 Sep 2026
Everyone can take part in research.
Whether you want to take part in research for a health condition you are affected by, you have an unrelated health condition, or even if you don’t have a health condition at all – you can still take part in research.
Some of the ways you can take part are:
🙋🏽♀️ Taking part as a healthy volunteer
🧬 Register and get matched to suitable studies
📢 Become a Research Champion
💻 Take one of our online courses
💜 Raise awareness with your friends and family
Explore more options to take part in research via the link in our bio!
#healthresearch #research #healthandcare #bepartofresearch #nihrresearch #takepartinresearch #researchanddevelopment #socialcare
19 May 2025
💙 Diabetes care is about more than blood glucose levels.
This World Diabetes Day, we're shining a light on diabetes distress – the emotional burden of managing diabetes.
Almost half of adults with type 1 diabetes experience diabetes distress, yet it can often go unrecognised in routine care.
We co-funded the @dstress_study with @diabetesuk to develop and evaluate a new care pathway to help NHS diabetes teams identify and support people experiencing diabetes distress.
People with lived experience are at the heart of this research. A patient forum of 14 people with personal or family experience of type 1 diabetes is helping shape the study, including its design, dissemination and co-authorship of research outputs.
The research is already influencing international diabetes care, helping inform the world's first international clinical practice guideline on diabetes distress.
➡️ Swipe to hear from Calum about his experience and why he got involved, and discover how D-stress is helping shape a more holistic approach to diabetes care, one that recognises the person behind the blood sugar readings.
#WorldDiabetesDay #DiabetesResearch #Type1Diabetes
14 Nov 2026
Each year, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 2.9 million people die prematurely from illnesses attributable to household air pollution.
The CLEAN-Air (Africa) project is a partnership between UK researchers and health authorities and institutions in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda and Cameroon.
The project is addressing the threat of household air pollution, improving health and reducing the harmful impact on the environment.
Since work started in 2018, the project has:
🍳 demonstrated that switching from polluting fuels to clean cooking liquid petroleum gas improves women’s and children’s health
🧑⚕️ trained 2,500 instructors who will go on to train 120,000 community health workers through policy and community engagement
📊 launched a digital tracking system to evaluate the health and economic benefits of families transitioning away from solid fuels in real time
Click the link in our bio to read more in our latest #NIHR20 gamechanger on our impact across the globe.
13 Nov 2026
🌍 We’re at the forefront of global innovation, working with researchers and communities around the world to tackle some of the biggest health challenges facing people today.
➡️ Swipe to see 3 key stats, that highlight the recent worldwide impact of our research.
This includes:
💉 Playing a critical role in the worldwide response to the COVID-19 pandemic by funding and supporting the development of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.
🧂 Funding a programme to teach children in China about the dangers of too much salt and encourage them to share what they learnt with their families.
🚑 Funding trials to explore whether tranexamic acid could be repurposed for trauma patients who have suffered severe, sudden physical injuries, where bleeding is a major cause of death.
Click the link in our bio to read our latest #NIHR20 gamechanger on our impact across the globe.
11 Nov 2026
For the past 20 years, we've been driving life-changing health and care research, helping everyone live longer, happier, healthier lives ✨
Over 2 decades, we’ve powered game-changing advances in every area, from cancer and heart disease to mental health and social care.
This incredible progress is all thanks to the thousands of people who make research possible every day - from the patients, people and communities who shape and take part in our research, to the scientists, doctors, nurses and more who make it happen.
Together, we drive life-changing research for the health and wealth of the UK (and beyond!) 🌍
🎬 Thanks to our friends at @kirklees.council, @leedshospitals, Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust, NIHR Biomedical Research Centre: Exeter, NIHR Biomedical Research Centre: Leeds, NIHR Clinical Research Facility: Birmingham, NIHR Regional Research Delivery Network: West Midlands, @uhbtrust, @uniofexeter, @universityofleeds, Woodhouse Moor @parkrunuk and @slateandmortar for making this film possible!
#NIHR20 #healthcare #socialcare #publichealth #lifesciences #clinicalresearch
10 Nov 2026
We drive scientific breakthroughs that cut across borders. Our research is transforming lives and providing hope to patients and loved ones, so they can stop living a life of uncertainty.
➡️ Swipe to meet a few families who have benefitted from our research
Click the link in our bio to read our latest #NIHR20 gamechanger on our impact across the globe.
06 Nov 2026
Phyll Handley from Worcester is taking part in a research trial, which has halved her blood pressure medication. 🩸
Like many older adults in the UK, 92-year-old Phyll was taking 2 different kinds of medication daily to help lower her blood pressure.
High blood pressure is one of the most common medical conditions in older people and many take 2 or more drugs to treat it.
Following a routine visit, Phyll’s GP recommended she take part in a clinical trial to test whether she can safely reduce her blood pressure medication.
Swipe to read Phyll’s story 👉
05 Nov 2026
Professor Catriona Waitt is a Global Health Research Professor.
Her research is helping to inform clinical decisions about safe and effective prescribing in breastfeeding mothers and their infants.
📹 Watch our video to find out what an average work day is like for her in Uganda!
Click the link in our bio to read our latest #NIHR20 gamechanger on our impact across the globe.
@makerere @livuni
03 Nov 2026
For the past 20 years, our research has transformed care for millions and pioneered new treatments that have made an impact worldwide.
Swipe to take a look at just a few of the ways we're improving the health and care of people both at home and abroad.
Click the link in our bio to read our latest #NIHR20 gamechanger on our impact across the globe.
30 Oct 2026
For years, sudden episodes of breathlessness would leave 80 year-old Ivy terrified.
Ivy suffers from Sjögren’s syndrome which is an autoimmune condition that has affected her lungs. It has caused scarring, and she suffers from a dry cough and fatigue.
Ivy also experiences episodes of severe breathlessness caused by the condition.
A routine visit to hospital led to an invitation to join the SELF-BREATHE study which led to Ivy regaining control of her breathing.
Swipe to read Ivy’s story 👉
28 Oct 2026
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