Rheumatology research in Bradford was established in 1996 as a small two-person team. Over the years modest expansion had taken place and our staff list now comprises seven. We carry out a mixture of portfolio non-commercial studies and commercial studies of new pharmaceuticals. However, although relatively small, we have a list of high impact factor publications, including the Lancet, and have developed a number of instruments for use in clinical rheumatology research in the field of psoriatic arthritis.