Chapel Allerton Hospital

The NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) is part of the NIHR and hosted by Leeds NHS Teaching Hospitals in partnership with the Universities of Leeds and York.

Leeds BRC was awarded £21.76 million (2022-28), our largest single research award, with the mission to:

  • Drive innovation in preventing, diagnosis and treatment of ill-health
  • Deliver breakthrough experimental medical research that benefits patient care
  • Involve patients and the public in research design and delivery
  • Train the next generation of researchers through our Academic Capacity Development strategy

Our activities prioritise research focussed on those who are in most need, designed for each individual patient and aimed at increasing the speed research is adopted.

Our partnership unites leading clinicians and researchers to maximise the impact of innovative ideas and discoveries, transforming early-phase applied research into real-world clinical care results that contribute to the local and national economy.

Our Research Themes

Initially dedicated to Musculoskeletal research, Leeds BRC has expanded to a six-themed research centre as of December 2022 under NIHR Leeds BRC Director Professor Philip Conaghan. To find out more about our work please explore our six research themes below.

Icon for Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection theme, showing a cartoon of a shield containing a bacterium and a virus with a tablet of medication in front of it.
An cartoon image representing the Cardiometabolic research theme. Showing a heart at the top of the symbol with a pulse through it and below a syringe and a cube block.
An cartoon icon representing the Haematology research theme. Depicts a blood drop with a magnifying glass over it to show two red blood cells.

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection

Cardiometabolic Disease

Haematology

Icon representing the Musculoskeletal research theme. The icon shows a cartoon of the bones in the pelvis, upper legs and lower spine.
The Pathology Research Theme's icon. The icon shows a cartoon representation of a microscope on the right hand side with a speech bubble coming out from the slide under the microscope containing a cartoon representation of bacteria and other microbes.
An image of the icon for the Surgical Technologies theme. The icon shows a cartoon of a gloved hand holding a scalpel and a dotted line behind the scalpel to indicate its being used to cut.

Musculoskeletal Disease

Pathology

Surgical Technologies

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