Our vision is to achieve better, fairer health and care at all ages and in all places

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OUR SEVEN RESEARCH THEMES

Inequalities

Inequalities

Exploring and challenging unfair health differences in our region and beyond

Healthy eating

Prevention

Supporting people to achieve better health and avoid illness

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Multi-morbidity

Helping people to live well for longer and manage their health as they age

Families

Making sure children get the best possible start in life

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Integration

Understanding how physical, mental and social needs are linked, to improve care

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Knowledge

Using research knowledge in society to improve health and care

Enabling

Enabling research evidence to be used by health and social care decision-makers

NEWS AND EVENTS

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16 Apr 2026

Brighter Futures Conference: Connecting lived experience, research, policy and practice to improve health outcomes with young people in the North East

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29 Jan 2026

Football is a ‘familiar and powerful' way to support people with dementia

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16 Jan 2026

A novel way to boost health: research shows how reading can be used to improve mental health and wellbeing

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