The NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Yorkshire and Humber conducts applied health research to improve the health and wellbeing of the 5.6 million people in the region.

Bringing together expertise from universities, NHS trusts, local authorities and partners, our ARC multidisciplinary teams work with the public to focus on addressing the major health challenges faced by our population.

Our Research Areas

Our Approach

Making a Difference: Our Latest Case Studies

Our latest projects

Hearing Loss in Later Life Study: A qualitative investigation of the barriers and facilitators to managing hearing loss for older adults living with frailty

BackgroundHearing loss and frailty are both common in later life and can have a significant impact on wellbeing, independence and quality of life. Many older adults living with frailty also...

Wellbeing in Later Life in Bradford (WeLL-Bradford)

BackgroundWellbeing in later life is not experienced equally. Factors such as frailty, ethnicity, gender, income and social circumstances can combine to influence how well people age and the care and...

ACMICS: A hospital anticholinergic clinical decision support system

Designing and pilot testing an anticholinergic medication index clinical decision support system (ACMICS) for use in hospitals to support safer prescribing for older people at risk of medication-related harm. BackgroundAnticholinergic...

Upcoming Events

Lunch and Learn

The INCLUDE study: understanding digital exclusion of older people and developing a method to identify digitally excluded older people using electronic health records

17th September 2026

12:30 pm

– 1:30 pm

Online

Parent-Infant Relationships: Sharing, Learning and Networking Event

7th October 2026

10:00 am

– 3:00 pm

Bradford Arts Centre, St Peter's House, BD1 4TY

Lunch and Learn

Voices That Matter: How Care Home Residents Strengthen Health Research

30th September 2026

12:30 pm

– 1:30 pm

Online (Zoom)

Webinars

Evidence into Action Webinar: How Data, AI and Analytics can support neighbourhood health

18th November 2026

12:30 pm

– 2:00 pm

Online (Zoom)

Webinars

Evidence into Action Webinar: Models of Care at the End of Life

6th November 2026

11:00 am

– 12:30 pm

Online (Zoom)

Yorkshire and Humber Knowledge Mobilisation Community of Practice

30th September 2026

9:30 am

– 12:30 pm

Barnsley College Business Centre, Barnsley, England