Author: Peter Mansell

Reconfigured NIHR CRN now in operation

A newly streamlined version of the National Institute for Health Research Clinical Research Network (NIHR CRN), whose geographical boundaries correlate with those of the influential Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs), is now in operation across England.

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DH funding for HRA Assessment and Approval programme

The UK’s Department of Health (DH) has endorsed, and announced extra funding for, the Health Research Authority’s plans to implement a single application, assessment and approval process for National Health Service research proposals in England.

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Funding slowdown threatens US lead in global health R&D

A slowdown in federal government funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), as well as the volatile environment in Congress for annual budget appropriations, could over the longer term threaten US leadership in supporting global health research and development, a new report warns.

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