Infection

Health & Social Care Research Across North East & North Cumbria.

Clinical infection and its subsequent prevention, diagnosis and treatment exert influence across all research specialties, age groups and care settings. Clinical infection research studies come under the following themes; Studies of the development and treatment of acute and chronic infectious diseases.

Studies of the prevention, treatment and control of hospital-acquired infections. Prevention of infections by vaccination, particularly acute infectious diseases and studies in microbiology laboratories of infections and clinical infectious diseases including development of new diagnostic tests.

How to get involved

Explore

Visit the national specialty page here

Collaborate with experienced researchers

Find collaboration opportunities with experienced researchers in your clinical area of expertise

Explore funding awards and programmes

Apply for an NIHR Academy award and find the programme that is right for you.

Familiarise yourself with the available support

Familiarise yourself with clinical research settings, whether this is the NHS, a social care or a community setting. Know how to access support with regards to running your study idea.

Explore funding opportunities

Explore funding opportunities for research into infection, which has cross cutting specialties weaved through the NHS, public health and social care specialties. Most funding programmes also hold funding calls which are open to researcher-led proposals.

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