SPCR internships: changing impressions of primary care research

Aimed to encourage careers in academic primary care, the School's internship programme offers medical students a unique opportunity to join a research team for hands-on experience in one of our partner departments, for a few weeks over the summer.

Damehood for Professor Louise Robinson in New Year's Honours list

The University of Newcastle's Professor Louise Robinson has been awarded a damehood for services to Primary Care and for improving older people's quality of life and care they receive.

George Lewith Prize open for applications

The NIHR School for Primary Care Research has established an undergraduate medical student prize in memory of Professor George Lewith.

Increasing the effectiveness of the flu jab with comedy

Current research at the University of Nottingham, led by Professor Kavita Vedhara, will consider whether using comedy before administering the flu jab, will increase the effectiveness of the vaccination.

CBE awarded to Prof Richard Hobbs in New Year's Honours 2019

Professor Richard Hobbs, Director of the NIHR School for Primary Care Research, is appointed CBE for services to medical research, and receives the RCGP Discovery Prize.

Welcome

The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) School for Primary Care Research is a partnership between nine leading academic centres for primary care research in England. Our main aims are to increase the evidence base for primary care practice through high quality research and strategic leadership, and to build capacity in primary care with a well established training programme.

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Established in 2006

443 projects to date

153 trainee awards made