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.

Our Research Areas

Our Approach

Making a Difference: Our Latest Case Studies

Our latest projects

Continuation: Youth Resilience Project

BiB researchers worked closely with 27 small community groups, sports groups, local activists, faith settings and schools, and young people from Barkerend neighbourhood in Bradford to coproduce a neighbourhood action...

PROMOTE PRomoting hOMe toOThbrushing in young children through Education settings.

This project aims to explore how to promote home toothbrushing in children participating in Supervised Toothbrushing Programmes and improve the links between brushing in nursery/school and at home. The findings...

Large-Scale Acquisition of Electrical Brain Activity from the Born in Bradford Longitudinal Cohort

The Born in Bradford Brain project (BiB Brain) aims to engage an entire district in neuroscience research by utilising commercial-grade systems to image the brain through citizen-science data collection workshops...

Upcoming Events

Lunch and Learn

The art of movement: Using creativity in the ADAPT study to support different types of stroke survivors to stand and move more throughout the day

1st October 2025

12:30 pm

– 1:30 pm

Online via Zoom

Lunch and Learn

Lunch and Learn: Gestational Diabetes in Bradford

16th July 2025

12:30 pm

– 1:30 pm

Online (Zoom)