NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre

Our annual report for 2024/25 has been published today, showcasing the impact of NIHR funded and supported research 🎉 Hear from CEO @LucyChappell2 and find out about some of the ways NIHR research is: ➡️ changing lives ➡️ improving quality of life for people across the nation…

What a wonderful time we had at the NIHR BRC & @NIHR_UKCRFN joint conference. Inspiring talks, fascinating parallel sessions and brilliant posters. Thank you @BirminghamCRF & @BirminghamBRC #CRFBRC25 @SheffieldCRF

The #CRFBRC25 two-day conference offered an ideal platform for collaboration, featuring a dynamic blend of insights, information, guidance and great entertainment. Huge kudos to the organising team, @BirminghamBRC, for such a well-curated experience!

Ending #CRFBRC25 on a high with poster prizes - huge congratulations to winners: Jo Merrifield (@EdinburghCRF) Shuk Wa Lau (@uclh) Frances Doyle (@royalmarsdenNHS) Catherine Harvey (@KingsCRF) Aalam Yousuf (@uclh) 👏👏👏 @NIHR_UKCRFN

What a great first day of this year’s Joint UK CRF & BRC Conference in our very own Birmingham! So much learning, networking and collaborating was done…looking forward to day 2 tomorrow! #CRFBRC25 @NIHR_UKCRFN @BirminghamBRC @NIHRresearch

Great to see our Chief Investigator, Professor John Bradley, speaking on stage at the #CRFBRC25 conference in Birmingham on achieving impact through collaboration. @NIHR_UKCRFN

'There's a lot of talk about research inclusion - but to shift the dial, we should also focus and reflect on exclusion, the ways in which we inadvertently discriminate' - thought-provoking reflections from @JWmusesthis (@braphumanrights) in our last plenary on impact. #CRFBRC25

First up, @GailMarzetti (@DHSCgovuk) is highlighting the @NIHRresearch's plans to keep delivering impact, inclusion, investment & innovation in healthcare - with a shout out to @NIHRtakepart which is making recruitment to trials faster and cheaper. #CRFBRC25

Ready to kick off day 2 here at #CRFBRC25! Welcoming us is Prof Neil Hanley (@unibirmingham, @BHPComms), highlighting the strengths of our Birmingham healthcare ecosystem. @NIHR_UKCRFN @NIHRresearch

'The most important stakeholder is our patient' - what better words than these by Dr @JanIdkowiak (@unibirmingham) to open our session on research co-creation? We're now going to hear about how researchers have worked with paediatric patients on the MISSION-EB trial. #CRFBRC25

After lunch (and ice cream! 🍨) it's now time for parallel sessions here at #CRFBRC25 - and our PPIE team is presenting about their work to avoid duplication & create a comprehensive hub to streamline PPIE across organisations in our region. @laura_j_chapman & Claire Wickett 👏

💡 How can frontline healthcare professionals reduce maternal health inequalities? Some great tips from @JohtChandan: 1) ask, not assume 2) understand & address your implicit biases 3) ask yourself: could a potential change widen inequalities? 4) hire an interpreter! #CRFBRC25

More on the importance of collaboration from Prof @JohtChandan (@unibirmingham), this time to address maternal health inequalities: 'Co-produced research, embedded in real world services, can make the difference'. Key NIHR collaborative work happening in this space. #CRFBRC25

'Severe mental illness is way more common than people think', highlighted @RachelUTG (@UniofOxford, @unibirmingham) in her talk - 'there is a lot of work to do to tackle this challenge, and BRCs and CRFs are essential in this endeavour.' #CRFBRC25 @NIHR_UKCRFN @NIHRresearch