NIHR Global Health

Our new showcase video is live! Our Global Health researchers engage with local communities in countries around the world, helping to drive positive change across borders. Watch the full video to see their trailblazing impact:youtube.com/watch?v=C_E3_c….

The GHR SPARC will enable you to: 📘 learn new skills or techniques 🌏 collaborate with NIHR researchers based in the NIHR GHR programme or the wider UK NIHR Infrastructure 🛜 build your professional network To apply you must be an NIHR GHR Academy Member: nihr.ac.uk/funding/global…

The theme of our recent 2026 NIHR Global Health Research Academy Member Event was 'Harnessing AI to Accelerate Global Health Research'. We discussed how AI can strengthen research and improve health outcomes, but only if used responsibly. Find out more: nihr.ac.uk/story/5-highli…

The NIHR GHR SPARC and CADA awards are open! ✏️ SPARC: Up to £10k to undertake training and a placement in another part of NIHR 🤝 CADA: Funding for cohort-wide training and networking Apply to GHR SPARC: nihr.ac.uk/funding/global… Apply to GHR CADA: nihr.ac.uk/funding/global…

The NIHR GHR CADA is open for applications. Training leads, this is your chance to secure funding for NIHR GHR Academy Members, primarily based in LMICs, and their career development. Apply to strengthen your research community:nihr.ac.uk/funding/global… Apply before 14 April 2026

Thank you to everyone who has shared with us the difference your NIHR-funded research is making! Find out how we use your data ➡️ nihr.ac.uk/researchfish

The NIHR GHR SPARC is open! Get up to £10,000 for a bespoke placement to: 🔬 Learn new technical skills 🌏 Build a global professional network 🚦 Collaborate across the NIHR Open to all GHR Academy Members. Learn more: nihr.ac.uk/funding/global… Apply before 14 April 2026

This #InternationalWomensDay, we highlight Nancy Chebichii, leading NIHR-funded research on household air pollution across Sub-Saharan Africa. She’s protecting health while supporting future women scientists. #IWD2026 #WomenInScience #GlobalHealth #ResearchLeadership

This #InternationalWomensDay, we celebrate Professor Refiloe Masekela, the first LMIC-based NIHR Global Health Research Professor. She’s improving asthma care for children in South Africa and mentoring the next generation of African researchers. nihr.ac.uk/story/women-he…

NIHR-funded Global Health researchers: It's time to show off the impact that your completed research has had in the last year! Head over to nihr.ac.uk/researchfish before 12 March and let us know how our funding has made a difference.

We have launched 2 funding opportunities for our NIHR GHR Academy Members: 1️⃣ GHR SPARC: undertake a placement with another part of NIHR 2️⃣ GHR CADA: get training for a cohort of members Apply to GHR SPARC: nihr.ac.uk/funding/global…. Apply to GHR CADA: nihr.ac.uk/funding/global…

Have you completed your NIHR-funded global health research project? If so, it’s your time to shine and tell us about the difference you've made through your research in the last year: nihr.ac.uk/researchfish Don't miss the chance to showcase the difference you've made!

AI often misses non-indexed studies, low-citation papers and local policy documents that are crucial for context. Dr @EugeneBondzie shares his advice on using AI in your research at the NIHR GHR Academy Members Conference🔍📄

🤖 "Use AI outputs as a suggestion, never as the final answer" - Dr Naureen shares insights on how she uses AI to accelerate her research at the NIHR GHR Academy Member event. Remember that AI boosts speed and professional polish but a human expert must always make the final call

🗣️ "The challenge is not whether AI can improve health, but whether it can do so ethically" Chahat Arora, at the NIHR GHR Academy Member event, dives into the ethics of AI in Global Health. She urged us to centre the voices of the Global South in design and deployment of research

Today is our NIHR GHR Academy Member event. The focus of the event is 'Harnessing AI to accelerate Global Health Research'. Prof Kara Hanson kicked off the event with a discussion on the critical challenges posed by using unrepresentative data sets in global health research 📊

Apply now: NIHR Rising Research Leader prize This prize recognises those going above and beyond to advance the NIHR mission. The award is open to: 🟦 Who: NIHR GHR Academy members 🟨 Level: at pre-doctoral, doctoral, and postdoctoral levels Learn more: nihr.ac.uk/nihr20/researc…

Phenomenal achievement by our Zambian team leading the way in recruiting ahead of the curve in Pappagio (POC PLGF testing in LMIC across the globe). Nearly1000 recruits. So great to be able to meet ftf. Delivery trial about to start. ⁦@lifecourse_KCL⁩ ⁦@NIHRresearch⁩

Investing in the next generation of Global Health research leaders is central to the NIHR GHR programme. Our two prestigious personal award offers will resume in April: 🟦Global Health Research Professorships 🟩Global Advanced Fellowships Learn more: nihr.ac.uk/news/nihr-anno…

📣 There's still time to register for our webinar exploring how Community Engagement & Involvement (CEI) approaches from LMICs are reshaping UK health research and practice. ⏰Tuesday 10 Feb at 3pm Register now: eventbrite.com/e/from-global-…

We’ve announced new priorities and changes to our funding: 🗺️To maximise impact, future funding will target key regions and global health security threats 🗓️ New and some existing calls will open in April Learn more⤵️