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The NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Yorkshire and Humber conducts applied health research to improve the health and wellbeing of the 5.4 million people in the region.

Bringing together expertise from universities, NHS trusts, local authorities and partners, our ARC multidisciplinary teams work with the public to focus on addressing the major health challenges faced by our population.

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Making a Difference: Our Latest Case Studies

Our latest projects

Symphonia: LLM-Assisted Expert Consensus Platform

Symphonia is a digital platform designed to improve how expert knowledge is synthesised for decision-making. It is based on the idea that evidence synthesis is a coordination problem: many experts...

Enhancing Paediatric Integrated Community Care (EPiCC)

There is strong national support to expand Children and Young People’s (CYP) Hospital at Home (HaH) and Virtual Ward services, with RCPCH and the RCN highlighting the importance of ensuring...

Creating Active Schools (CAS): Embedding Sustainable Physical Activity through Systems Change

Over the past 5 years, Bradford based researchers have engaged in a coherent, staged body of work charting the design, implementation, evaluation, and system-level impact of Creating Active Schools. The...

Upcoming Events

South Yorkshire Research & Innovation Expo

6th October 2026

9:00 am

– 4:30 pm

Magna Science Adventure Centre, Rotherham (6th Oct), National Centre for Child Health Technology, Sheffield (7th Oct)

Lunch and Learn

The IRL Trial – a randomised controlled trial exploring the impact of reduced social media use among young people.

3rd August 2026

12:30 pm

– 1:30 pm

Online (Zoom)

Webinars

JU:MP Webinar & Workshop: Building capacity and diversifying the workforce through developing young leaders

21st July 2026

12:00 pm

– 2:30 pm

Online (Zoom)