Diabetes | NIHR

Summary

We support and deliver research in the following areas:

prevention of type 2 diabetes and obesity
type 1 diabetes
prevention and treatment of the complications of diabetes
gestational diabetes
multiple long-term conditions
moving research findings into practice
addressing health inequalities in diabetes

We oversee a wide range of studies. These include:

single-centre, multi-centre, early stage, observational studies
randomised controlled trials of medical, surgical interventions and medical technology

National Specialty Lead

Melanie Davies is the Clinical Research Network (CRN) National Specialty Lead for diabetes.

Diabetes partnership and strategy

The NIHR-Diabetes UK Partnership brings together experts funded by the NIHR and Diabetes UK to advance the scientific and research agenda in diabetes.

See the UK Strategy for Clinical and Applied Diabetes Research

Funding opportunities / funding calls

See the latest funding opportunities for diabetes research

Associate Principal Investigator (PI) Scheme

If you’re a healthcare professional, you could be eligible for our Associate PI Scheme

Help with research

Through the Clinical Research Network (CRN), you can get help with:

planning and delivering your research to achieve the greatest impact
recruiting patients for your study
costs for your study, if you are eligible. This could include money for extra staff, facilities or equipment

Find out more about the Services to support study delivery