Research Projects
The NIHR funds a range of research projects through a number of NIHR programmes which address a broad range of health priorities. Funding is based on the quality and relevance of the research to personal social services, public health and the NHS. Find out more about NIHR research.
The Journals Library website provides information relating to each research project from the Programmes below. The information, links and documents for each project build over the life of the research.
Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation
Programme
The Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (EME) Programme evaluates current research into the clinical efficacy of an intervention, where proof of concept in humans has already been achieved.
Health Technology Assessment Programme
The Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme produces research information about the effectiveness, costs and broader impact of healthcare treatments and tests.
Evidence Synthesis (ES) Programme
The Evidence Synthesis (ES) Programme summarises information from a range of sources to provide decision makers with information about the effects of tests, treatments and other interventions used in health and social care.
NIHR Clinical Trials Unit Support Funding
NIHR Clinical Trials Unit Support Funding (CTU) recognises the crucial role played by CTUs in the design, conduct and delivery of quality NIHR research projects.