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NIHR Biomedical Research Centre: Newcastle

  • About
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    • Ageing, Sarcopenia and Multimorbidity
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    • Digital Health, Ageing Innovation and Inclusion
    • Informatics and Precision Care for an Ageing Population
    • Liver Disease, Multimorbidity and Lifestyle
    • Musculoskeletal Disease and Inflammation Medicine
    • Neuromuscular Disease, Rare Diseases and Mitochondrial Dysfunction
    • Skin Disease, Oral Disease and Immunogenomics
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  • Welcome to the NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre
  • Our Annual Report 2025-2026
  • International Professors of Geriatric Medicine Visit to Newcastle
  • Training the Next Generation of Researchers
  • £25.8m Investment to Turn New Discoveries into Treatments for Patients
  • Our vision is transforming lives through world-leading research on ageing and multiple long-term conditions

  • pdfIn this report, we are celebrating our key achievements between 2025-2026 across our research themes and cross-cutting areas.

  • AGE Research Group and the Ageing Sarcopenia and Multimorbidity theme of the NIHR Newcastle BRC welcomed an international group of Professors of Geriatric Medicine to Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle University

  • We have brought together expertise from across our partnership to design and deliver a range of training and career development opportunities at all levels

  • The investment supports a five-year programme to better understand and treat a range of conditions for patients in the UK and beyond

  • Welcome to the NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre
  • Our Annual Report 2025-2026
  • International Professors of Geriatric Medicine Visit to Newcastle
  • Training the Next Generation of Researchers
  • £25.8m Investment to Turn New Discoveries into Treatments for Patients

 

Our Impact at NIHR BRC: Newcastle

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre (BRC): Newcastle brings together world-leading researchers and clinicians to turn early scientific breakthroughs into potential new treatments, diagnostics and health technologies for patients.

  • Ageing, Sarcopenia and Multimorbidity

  • Dementia, Mental Health and Neurodegeneration

  • Digital Health, Ageing Innovation and Inclusion

  • Informatics and Precision Care for an Ageing Population

  • Liver Disease, Multimorbidity and Lifestyle

  • Musculoskeletal Disease and Inflammation Medicine

  • Neuromuscular Disease, Rare Diseases and Mitochondrial Dysfunction

  • Skin Disease, Oral Disease and Immunogenomics

Projects and Stories

Our projects and impact stories spread across our research themes and showcase cutting edge research

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  • Diagnosing and Managing Prodromal Lewy Body Dementia

  • Autologous Tolerogenic Dendritic Cells for Rheumatoid Arthritis (AuToDeCRA)

  • Sustainability in Research

News and Events

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  • Care nurse at a house visit to an older men sitting on a sofa chair. In the background are crutches.

    News

    Newcastle researchers funded to cure rather than manage inflammatory disease

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  • News

    MLTC CNC and HRC Network Launch Joint Industry Collaboration Challenge Fund

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  • Young male physician examining a patient

    News

    Newcastle team wins National Excellence in Clinical Audit Awards 2026

Our Impact

3600
Research Participants in 2024

315
Active Research Projects

74
Research Staff

31
PhD Students

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The NIHR Biomedical Research Centre (BRC): Newcastle is part of the NIHR and hosted by The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in partnership with Newcastle University, and Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust.

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