Bradford Institute for Health Research are proud to announce a Global first in Immedcia phase 3 paediatric study for pegzilarginase in arginase 1 deficiency (ARG1-D)

ARG1-D Is a rare inherited disease affecting growth, learning and health. Pegzilarginase has not previously been studied in patients below 2 years of age. Our patient recruited into the trial is receiving weekly treatment through the study at St Lukes hospital and hopefully it will have a substantial impact on the course of their disease […]
Bradford to receive part of £100 million investment boost to unlock cutting-edge treatments

• Bradford is set to be one of 20 new research hubs (Commercial Research Delivery Centres – CRDCs) to be set up across UK to accelerate research into the next generation of treatments.• Funded through £100 million of private investment from pharmaceutical companies, boosting economic growth• New centres will shift research from big hospitals into […]
Bradford researchers shape global policies on improving child health in their first 2,000 days of life

RESEARCHERS from Bradford are playing a key role in inspiring new guidance to protect and enhance children’s health and wellbeing all over the world. The landmark study, Born in Bradford (BiB), has already worked with respected medical journal The Lancet to shape best practice for a child’s first 1,000 days. Recommended policies focused on overall […]
£1.5m grants boost City of Research as UK’s leading health research hub

HEALTH researchers in Bradford can look forward to a double boost after being awarded twin grants worth almost £1.5m, further securing the city’s role at the national forefront of vital medical studies and clinical trials and its reputation as a City of Research. The Bradford Institute for Health Research (BIHR), part of Bradford Teaching Hospitals […]
Bradford Institute for Health Research launches the Wellbeing in Later Life study, backed by Nuffield Foundation

Researchers from the Bradford Institute for Health Research (BIHR) have been awarded a major grant of £892,518 from the Nuffield Foundation to establish the ‘Wellbeing in Later Life in Bradford’ cohort study, in partnership with the Universities of Leeds, Edinburgh, Manchester and Hull-York Medical School at University of Hull. Wellbeing is a positive and sustainable […]
Bradford leap-frogs London, Oxford and Cambridge to top UK medical research table for first time

City transformed from ‘neglected backwater’ of health research into global leader, as Bradfordians advance medical science in record numbers BRADFORD has consolidated its position at the forefront of world-class, people-powered medical research after recruiting the highest number of volunteers for health studies in the UK over the past year. The team at the Bradford Institute […]
ARC Yorkshire & Humber receives an 18 month extension

ARC Yorkshire & Humber is pleased to share the NIHR and DHSC has confirmed that YH ARC has received an 18-month costed extension, until the end of March 2026.
Major new research award to reduce health inequalities

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded a major new research grant to help improve population health and reduce inequalities.
Bradford researchers recruit first UK and European participants for innovative global respiratory disease trials

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Patient Recruitment Centre (PRC) at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has successfully recruited the first participants in Europe for two new clinical trials investigating innovative potential treatments for respiratory conditions.
Local Healthcare Hero Nominated for Prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award

Professor Phillip Helliwell, Rheumatology Consultant at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and a Senior Lecturer in Immunology, has been nominated for the Outstanding Lifetime Contribution to Healthcare award in the 2024 ‘Our Health Heroes’ awards.