The NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Yorkshire and Humber conducts applied health research to improve the health and wellbeing of the 5.6 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

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

Lunch and Learn

Voices That Matter: How Care Home Residents Strengthen Health Research

30th September 2026

12:30 pm

– 1:30 pm

Online (Zoom)

Webinars

Evidence into Action Webinar: How Data, AI and Analytics can support neighbourhood health

18th November 2026

12:30 pm

– 2:00 pm

Online (Zoom)

Webinars

Evidence into Action Webinar: Models of Care at the End of Life

6th November 2026

11:00 am

– 12:30 am

Online (Zoom)

Yorkshire and Humber Knowledge Mobilisation Community of Practice

30th September 2026

9:30 am

– 12:30 pm

Barnsley College Business Centre, Barnsley, England

Webinars

Evidence into Action Webinar: Models of Care for People with Mental Health Conditions

9th October 2026

1:00 pm

– 2:30 pm

Online (Zoom)

Webinars

Evidence into Action Webinar: Neighbourhood health models of care for children and young people

23rd September 2026

11:00 am

– 12:30 pm

Online (Zoom)