University of Birmingham

Birmingham has been challenging and developing great minds for more than a century. Characterised by a tradition of innovation, research at the University has broken new ground, pushed forward the boundaries of knowledge and made an impact on people’s lives. Birmingham was named University of the Year 2014 in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide in October 2013. Outstanding performance across the league tables and Birmingham's bold and sector-leading initiatives were recognised by this prestigious accolade.

NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre

The vision of the NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre is to establish a multidisciplinary team of clinicians, nurses, scientists and clinical trials experts that can deliver a Trials Acceleration Programme (TAP) to reduce the time taken to translate scientific discoveries into clinical benefits for patients. Our BRC has an important educational remit, helping to train the next generation of biomedical researchers and to inform and educate the public about advances in medical care for inflammatory diseases.

University Hospitals of Birmingham (UHB)

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, serving a regional, national and international population.It includes Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Solihull Hospital and Community Services, Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham Chest Clinic. They see and treat more than 2.2 million people every year across their sites and their hospitals deliver more babies than anywhere else in Europe.

NIHR Applied Research Collaboration West Midlands

The NIHR Applied Research Centre West Midlands (ARC WM) is a five-year initiative commencing in October 2019 with a mission to create lasting and effective collaborations across health and social care organisations, universities (Birmingham, Keele, Warwick) and local authorities to improve the services we can deliver for patient benefit.

NIHR Birmingham Clinical Research Facility

The Birmingham NIHR / Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility (CRF) comprises adult and paediatric facilities based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Birmingham Children’s Hospital. The facility provides high-quality clinical environments where patients can take part in experimental and complex clinical research studies.

AHSN West Midlands

The West Midlands Academic Health Science Network (WMAHSN) will be pivotal to the generation and maintenance of a healthier region in which there is equitable access to high quality, efficient, effective, person-centred care that delivers the best clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction through the faster adoption of innovation.

NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre

Over the past six years the NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research centre (SRMRC) has developed a unique and cohesive multi-disciplinary environment for trauma research.

The centre is joint-funded by the National Institute for Health Research and the Ministry of Defence with match funding from University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Birmingham.

This is a place where basic scientists work alongside clinicians in areas including immunology, endocrinology, microbiology, neuroscience, biomedical engineering and computer engineering.

NIHR Trauma Management MedTech Co-Operative

The NIHR Trauma Management MedTech Co-Operative is one of 11 MedTech and In Vitro Diagnostics Co-Operatives (MICs) set up to build expertise and capacity in the NHS to develop new medical technologies and provide evidence on commercially supplied in vitro diagnostics (IVD) tests.

It is based at the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB). UHB is a Major Trauma Centre, treating the most serious casualties from across the West Midlands. UHB also hosts the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine (RCDM), which provides dedicated training for defence personnel and is a focus for medical research.

The remit of the Trauma Management MedTech Co-operative is to develop and deliver a programme of work that could improve clinical outcomes and quality of life for patients who have suffered a traumatic injury. Link to website: https://www.traumamic.nihr.ac.uk/

Paediatric Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre

The Birmingham Paediatric ECMC is based at Birmingham Children’s Hospital, at the heart of the city at our Steelhouse Lane site. The unit provides specialist care for patients under the age of 16, with thriving teenagers and young adults (16-24) service managed in conjunction with University Hospitals Birmingham at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

The centre sees approximately 250 new cases per year across a wide geographical area, and frequently accepts referrals for early phase trial participation from centres nationwide. BCH is also the central hub for the Midlands Paediatric Oncology Shared Care Centres network which sees collaboration with smaller units across the Midlands.

The centre is currently in the process of facilities redevelopment, with the unit having outgrown its current home on ward 15 and oncology outpatients. In summer 2017 the £40 million, cancer and rare diseases centre is due to be completed; bringing world class facilities to what is already a world class care provider.

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre

The Birmingham ECMC aims to improve the feasibility and quality of research in the areas of immunotherapy and gene therapy, translational genetics and biomarkers.

This work is being conducted in many different types of cancer. The Centre has established bio-repositories, developed antibody-based assays and conducted various immunotherapy/gene therapy trials.