The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) is the nation’s largest funder of health and care research and provides the people, facilities and technology that enables research to thrive.

NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) support applied health and care research that responds to, and meets, the needs of local populations and local health and care systems.

The NIHR ARC Greater Manchester is one of 15 ARCs across England, part of an initial £135 million investment over five years by the NIHR to improve the health and care of patients and the public. This initial five-year investment has been extended by 18 months until 31 March 2026.

NIHR ARC-GM work with partners to translate priorities into answerable research questions, ensuring that jointly-produced research is relevant, useful and applicable to local service needs and affects policy and practice within Greater Manchester and beyond.

NIHR ARC-GM is hosted by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, as part of Health Innovation Manchester (HInM), working in collaboration with the local NHS, universities, councils, research funders, patients and the public, to deliver and enable world-class research.

Find out more about our research on the NIHR ARC-GM website