The NIHR BRC: Newcastle receives sustained funding from NIHR to translate promising scientific breakthroughs and develop them into new treatments, diagnostics and medical technologies for the benefit of patients, the public and the health and care system.

It is a contractual requirement to use correct acknowledgement for any outputs produced from NIHR-funded research. This includes publications (research papers and abstracts, conference papers, research reports, books or book chapters), media activity (online, print, magazine or newsletter pieces, blogs, case studies, media interviews or press releases), websites, presentations and posters, research databases and models, participant materials, research tools or methods, software or technologies and intellectual property.

All materials produced for the public must:

• Apply the current NIHR visual identity and assigned name and NIHR Biomedical Research Centre logo across all activities and materials, including signage
• Correctly acknowledge the NIHR and NIHR Biomedical Research Centre: Newcastle
• Follow the NIHR style guide and tone of voice 
• Support researchers, partners and users of NIHR facilities, expertise and services to acknowledge the NIHR in research outputs
• Press releases must acknowledge NIHR funding or support for the research by naming and linking to the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), ideally in the first or second paragraph of the body of the press release
• Funded by NIHR / Supported by NIHR acknowledgement logos can be used as needed by partners and other users of the facilities, service or expertise
• Use the core NIHR logo for event materials

 

NIHR disclaimer and acnowledgement

Research papers should include this disclaimer as part of the acknowledgement to demonstrate the independence of the research:

"[Insert NIHR acknowledgement of funding]*. The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care."

 

*Examples for NIHR acknowledgement of funding:

• Researchers funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
• Research funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
• Researchers at the University of Newcastle funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
• NIHR research(ers) at the University of Newcastle...'
• An NIHR study at ....

 

Please also acknowledge any other type of NIHR support your project/study may have received. For example, from the Research Delivery Network or an NIHR Clinical Research Facility.

 

Aligning Communications Strategies

The NIHR BRC: Newcastle is closely following the wider NIHR communications strategy by adopting a consistent tone of voice, visual identity, and messaging framework that reflects national priorities. Our communications activities and channels play a critical part in how NIHR engages and involves audiences and stakeholders in what it does, demonstrating the value of health and social care research and the research findings that are possible as a result. Having a consistent visual approach helps to connect the NIHR BRC to the wider NIHR infrastructure so our audiences perceive a cohesive whole.

As part of the NIHR, we support awareness of the NIHR and its public funding by:

• using the designated NIHR name for BRCs and the set statements describing its relationship to the NIHR and the host trust
• engaging health and care professionals, patients and the public
• promoting research that external stakeholders value, trust and engage with
• encouraging researchers in the BRC and partnering organisations to use appropriate acknowledgements in research outputs and other activities
• applying the NIHR visual identity, including the BRC sub-logo, on digital and print materials
• keeping our digital channels engaging, inclusive and integrated
• curating a branded web presence and using social media channels to share BRC-funded and supported research
• flagging press releases, media activity and good news stories on research breakthroughs with the NIHR communications team
• supporting national NIHR communications activities and campaigns, such as Be Part of Research.

 

Brand Guidelines

NIHR BRC: Newcastle comms and channels play a critical part in how we and NIHR engage and involve audiences and stakeholders in what we do. Having a consistent visual approach helps to connect the NIHR BRC with the wider NIHR Infrastructure, so audiences perceive a cohesive whole.

Please follow the guidelines and look at the brand guidelines for visual outputs, promotion material and acknowledgements:

• Use the correct name, referring to NIHR Biomedical Research Centre (BRC): Newcastle in acknowledgements
• Encourage researchers in the BRC and partnering organisations to use appropriate acknowledgements in research outputs and other activities
• Apply the NIHR visual identity inclusive of the NIHR colour scheme, and the NIHR BRC logo, on digital and print materials
• Flag press releases, media activity and good news stories on research breakthroughs with our This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and support the BRC's communications activities
• Include references to the involved BRC themes in press releases, media activity and good news stories.

  

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