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  • About
    • Our Vision and Strategy
    • Our Governance
    • Our People
    • Our Partnership
    • Our Region
    • Acknowledgement and Branding
  • Our Research
    • 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
  • Patient & Public Involvement
    • Get Involved in Research
    • Public Partnership Advisory Group
    • PPIE Resources for Researchers
  • Industry & Partners
  • Training & Professional Development
    • Our Research Training
    • Resource Hub
    • Opportunities
  • Our Impact
  • News and Events
  • Contact

About

Who We Are

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

Newcastle’s BRC is the only one of the 20 BRCs across England that is dedicated to the study of ageing and multiple long-term conditions (MLTC).

Our experimental medicine and translational research turns innovative ideas and discoveries into practical benefits for patients, as well as contributing to the local and national economy.

Our work on diagnosis, treatment and prevention puts us at the forefront of the translational medicine revolution, leading to major advances in patient healthcare, regionally, nationally and globally. 

 

We are a North East Success Story

Newcastle is the only centre outside of London, Cambridge, and Oxford to have been awarded NIHR BRC status in every funding round since 2007.

That’s four consecutive funding awards from the NIHR and nearly 20 years of experience in world-leading translational research here in the North East of England.

Making a Difference: Ageing and Health

Newcastle University’s world-leading researchers are working with partners locally, nationally and around the globe to tackle these issues head on and make a difference.

 

Ageing Research Excellence in Newcastle

Newcastle University has a long history of excellence in ageing research with a well-established critical mass of academics, clinicians and researchers working on all aspects of ageing; from medical, biological and cellular, to psychosocial, economic and environmental.

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Recent Developments

Harveian Oration 2024

The Harveian Oration is a prestigious yearly lecture followed by a dinner and one of the oldest traditions of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP). Established in 1656 by William Harvey, who discovered the principle of the circulation of the blood through the body, the tradition continues each year with a leading doctor or scientist invited to speak on issues relating to their field of work.

NIHR Newcastle BRC Director and Ageing, Sarcopenia and Multimorbidity Theme co-lead Professor Avan Aihie Sayer give the 2024 Harveian Oration on ‘From bench to bedside and beyond: new horizons for translational ageing research', giving a comprehensive overview of research in ageing. 

Watch the presentation on demand

Multiple Long-term Conditions

The challenge of multiple long-term conditions (also called multimorbidity) is one of the biggest currently facing the UK healthcare system.

The term multiple long-term conditions, also known as multimorbidity broadly refers to the existence of two or more medical conditions in a single individual and can include both physical and mental health.

For many regions of the world there is evidence that a substantial, and likely growing, proportion of the adult population is affected by more than one chronic condition, at least in part, because of population ageing.

At the NIHR Newcastle BRC, our research across ageing and multiple long-term conditions examines the basic biology of ageing, helping us to learn more about the underlying causes of multiple conditions. This knowledge can help us to develop potential interventions.

By understanding which interventions are effective in reducing the number and impact of chronic conditions we face as we age, we aim to find better ways to treat multiple conditions, including using fewer treatments to reduce side effects and treatment burden, whilst helping improve overall health and well-being.

  • Our Vision and Strategy
    • Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
  • Our Governance
  • Our People
    • Leadership Team
    • Research Theme Leads
    • Public Partnership Advisory Group (PPAG)
    • Cross-Cutting Area Leads
    • Core Theme
    • Trainees
  • Our Partnership
  • Our Region
  • Acknowledgement and Branding

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NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre
Biomedical Research Building
Campus for Ageing and Vitality
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE4 5PL
United Kingdom

Email: Newcastle.BRC@newcastle.ac.uk

Tel: +44(0)1912081148

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

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