Born in Bradford launched the world’s first major study into social media impact on young people
Born in Bradford has launched the IRL (In Real Life) trial, the world’s first major study exploring the impact of reducing social media use among adolescents. The study will involve 4,000 students aged 12-15 from secondary schools across Bradford and will provide robust evidence on how social media use affects young people’s mental health and […]
Families Help Generation Study in Bradford Reach 1,500 Participants
Research midwives in Bradford have enabled more than 1,500 women to join the Generation Study, marking a significant milestone for the national research programme. The achievement reflects the dedication, innovation and hard work of the Bradford research midwives and maternity teams, who have worked tirelessly to raise awareness of the study and support families to […]
Connecting Science and Community: BIHR Launches Official Instagram Channel
The Bradford Institute for Health Research (BIHR) has launched its official Instagram channel (@bihr.bradfordresearch), creating a shared visual hub to bring health and care research directly to the public. Hosted at Bradford Royal Infirmary (Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust), BIHR acts as the overarching umbrella bringing together major regional research infrastructures. The new Instagram […]
NIHR Funding Supports Ednah and Faatima’s Journeys in Clinical Research Nursing
Clinical research nurses play a vital role in delivering clinical studies, supporting patients and helping to advance healthcare through research. Opportunities for professional development are essential in equipping research staff with the knowledge and skills needed to deliver high-quality research. As part of the NIHR Gamechanger series, we are celebrating Ednah and Faatima, two research […]
Prestigious £4.5m Wellcome Discovery Award boosts Bradford research to tackle childhood health inequalities
The internationally renowned Born in Bradford research programme has received a prestigious £4.5m Wellcome Discovery Award to fund an ambitious eight-year study aimed at addressing childhood health and wellbeing inequalities. The newly funded project, BiBBS Achieve, will build on the success of Born in Bradford’s Better Start (BiBBS) birth cohort—an innovative early childhood study in the UK that […]
Stories of Safety, a new patient safety podcast by the NIHR Yorkshire and Humber Patient Safety Research Collaboration
The NIHR Yorkshire and Humber Patient Safety Research Collaboration (YH PSRC) have launched a new podcast series titled Stories of Safety. YH PSRC are a national centre for Patient Safety research that aims to develop and test innovations and interventions that lead to improvements in patient safety and the safety of healthcare services. Hosted by Prof Jane […]
Bradford initiatives showcased to Children’s Commissioner for England
Bradford played host to Dame Rachel de Souza, the Children’s Commissioner for England, who found out how community insights, world-leading research and people’s experiences are shaping services in Bradford District and Craven and across West Yorkshire. Dame Rachel visited Miriam Lord Primary School and Farcliffe Family Hub in Manningham before meeting researchers from the Bradford […]
Born in Bradford’s Age of Wonder Portrait Series on Permanent Exhibition at the BRI
Portraits of Born in Bradford’s Age of Wonder participants are on permanent exhibition at the BRI. BiB: Age of Wonder is a seven-year project documenting the journey through adolescence for all teenagers in Bradford by using surveys and health measures in schools to learn about teenagers’ opinions on key topics such as mental health and […]