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Research Support Service Hub delivered by the University of Leicester and Partners

Delivered by the Universities of Leicester, Lincoln, Nottingham and Loughborough, the Clinical Trials Units in Derby, Lincoln and Nottingham, and Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Derbyshire County Council (see Hub partners, below).

This hub gives advice on research across the full breadth of specialisms, designs, and funders. They particularly welcome teams developing translational research projects and those involving under-researched/under-represented communities, fields, or sectors.

Researchers across the partnership have wide ranging knowledge, including specialist expertise in:

  • multiple long-term conditions, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease
  • lifestyle, physical activity, and weight management
  • ethnic health and health inequalities
  • designing and delivering inclusive research
  • health consequences of climate and environmental change
  • injury risk and prevention
  • health and care service quality, safety, and improvement
  • healthy ageing and the care of older people
  • use of routinely collected health and care data in research
  • air pollution and environmental noise 
  • diagnosis and treatment of mental health conditions
  • technology development, evaluation and commercialisation
  • statistical methods in health and care research
  • realist research approaches

This hub offers a range of flexible research support services, including:

  • advice, support, and small awards for public involvement
  • review and feedback on draft funding applications
  • support for fellowship applications and practice interviews
  • lay reviews of plain English summaries
  • opportunities to collaborate with partner clinical trials units
  • opportunities to collaborate with our partner research groups 

Does our experience and expertise match your research needs?

Use the details below to contact this hub directly.

Contact us

If you would like support from this RSS Hub, please complete the Research Support Request form to tell us a little about yourselves, your research idea, and the help you need.
For all other enquiries please email: rss.leicester@nihr.ac.uk.

Hub partners