All the latest updates on research and events.
Celebrating 2024: SPCR Highlights and Achievements
16 December 2024
As we wrap up 2024, the NIHR School for Primary Care Research (SPCR) is celebrating a year of achievements with two festive infographics.
Three NIHR Research Schools' Mental Health Programme Funding Call - Suicide Prevention
16 December 2024
The Three NIHR Research Schools' Mental Health Programme has launched a new funding call for Suicide Prevention.
December 2024 | NIHR SPCR Newsletter
10 December 2024
The December NIHR SPCR newsletter, along with a NIHR SPCR Publication Special, is out now. Sign-up to receive our monthly newsletters to stay updated about our latest news, publications and funding.
SPCR Impact Case Studies: Showcasing Pioneering Primary Care Research
9 December 2024
The NIHR School for Primary Care Research (SPCR) presents its updated Case Studies collection, highlighting 21 transformative research projects that advance healthcare delivery and patient outcomes.
How can schools be more inclusive for the most marginalised children?
3 December 2024
Dr Rhiannon Barker, Mental Health Fellow, writes about the recent qualitative study she led, reflecting on the team’s findings and actions schools should take to improve practices.
SPCR Nursing and Midwifery Research Conference 2025
2 December 2024
Abstracts welcome for the next School of Primary Care Nursing and Midwifery Research Conference, Monday 10 February 2025 - deadline Friday 10 January 2025.
New study will explore how voluntary organisations support young people at risk of suicide
27 November 2024
Dr. Maria Michail, Three Schools' Mental Health Award holder, has been commissioned to lead a new study exploring how voluntary organisations support young people at risk of suicide.
Found poem gives voice to patients’ experiences of blood tests
19 November 2024
Jess Watson's NIHR SPCR funded project recently co-produced a poem that gives voice to patients' experiences of having blood tests and receiving blood test results.
NIHR Three Schools Prevention Programme: Call 2 for Pre and Post-Doc Fellowships and Career Development Awards NOW LIVE
18 November 2024
The second call for applications to the NIHR Three Research Schools Prevention Research Programme for Pre-Doctoral and Post-Doctoral Fellowships and Career Development Awards.
Three NIHR Research Schools’ Mental Health Programme Newsletter - November 2024
12 November 2024
The November Three NIHR Research Schools’ Mental Health Programme Newsletter is out now. Sign-up to our newsletters to stay updated about our latest news, publications and funding.
Funding awarded to six innovative projects to build relationships with under-served communities
11 November 2024
Earlier this year, our School for Primary Care Research (SPCR) Public Involvement Fund awarded grants to support innovative projects focused on strengthening connections with under-served communities in primary care research.
In Memorandum | Dr Sudeh Cheraghi-Sohi
11 November 2024
We are saddened to hear of the death of our SPCR colleague Dr. Sudeh Cheraghi-Sohi. Our thoughts go out to our colleagues, at the University of Manchester, and to her family and friends.
October 2024 | NIHR SPCR Newsletter
8 November 2024
The October NIHR SPCR newsletter, along with a NIHR SPCR Publication Special, is out now. Sign-up to receive our monthly newsletters to stay updated about our latest news, publications and funding.
Three NIHR Research Schools' Mental Health Programme Funding Call - Projects to improve PPIE
5 November 2024
The NIHR Three Schools Mental Health Research Programme has launched a new funding call for Projects to improve PPIE.
Where is the village that was promised?
5 November 2024
Mental Health Fellowship award holder Ruth Naughton-Doe shares a video called 'Where is the village that was promised?' that focuses on perinatal loneliness.
Unearthing Our Joy - Utopia Creative Hub's Community Ensemble
4 November 2024
In collaboration with Utopia Creative Hub, the University of Sheffield's Festival of the Mind team Stephanie Ejegi-Memeh, Three NIHR Research Schools' Mental Health Programme Career Development Award holder, has created a video promoting Black mental health, wellbeing and joy.
Psychosis risk prediction tool could help GPs detect risk of condition early
22 October 2024
The University of Bristol team, funded by the SPCR, have developed P-risk to help GPs identify at-risk psychosis patients.
September 2024 | NIHR SPCR Newsletter
14 October 2024
The September NIHR SPCR newsletter, along with a NIHR SPCR Publication Special, is out now. Sign-up to receive our monthly newsletters to stay updated about our latest news, publications and funding.
Exploring co-production to tackle health inequalities through primary care services
8 October 2024
SPCR Study Bridging Gaps project and Liverpool’s Tackling Racial Inequalities in Health project are case studies in a new British Journal of General Practice (BJGP) paper.
Three NIHR Research Schools' Mental Health Programme Funding Call - Career Development Award
7 October 2024
The NIHR Three Schools Mental Health Research Programme has launched a new funding call for a Career Development Award.