National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)

The NIHR is funded by the Department of Health and Social Care to improve the health and wealth of the nation through research.

Working in partnership with the NHS, universities, local government, other research funders, patients and the public - NIHR fund, enable and deliver world-leading health and social care research that improves people's health and wellbeing and promotes economic growth.

NIHR are also a major funder of applied health research in low and middle income countries, work that is principally funded through UK government international development funding.

Through this important funding partnership, UK DRI and NIHR will boost translational research into dementia. The funding will enable new national and international research collaborations, to generate new scientific insights from diverse cohort datasets, which will inform early diagnosis strategies, ensure novel research solutions work for all, and help reduce brain health inequities. The UK DRI will also deliver new research training programmes for clinicians, nurses and allied health professionals, to ultimately benefit people living with or at risk of dementia.