About us - NIHR Newcastle Clinical Research FacilityNIHR Newcastle Clinical Research Facility

The various components of the NIHR Newcastle Clinical Research Facility aims to deliver high-quality, cutting-edge experimental medical research working with a number of partners within a national framework of other NIHR CRFs and other NIHR infrastructure.

The NIHR Newcastle CRF is central to the partnership between the Newcastle Hospitals and the Faculty of Medical Sciences at Newcastle University. This collaboration has continued to develop and strengthen since the origins of the NIHR Newcastle CRF, in 2005. The strategic partnerships we have built since then with industry the NIHR BRC and the recently established National Innovation Health Partner has further enriched the deliverables of the NIHR Newcastle CRF.

The National Institute for Health Research - NIHR

We are funded by the NIHR, a UK government agency and the largest national clinical research funder in Europe.

Royal Victoria Infirmary Clinical Research Unit (RVRU)

The RVI CRU supports complex experimental medicine research studies in adult and children

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The NCRF benefits from the skills, resources and infrastructure of this “Outstanding” hospital trust which has provided care for over 250 years.

National Health Innovation Partners

Newcastle Health Innovation Partners, one of eight Academic Health Science Centres in the UK, brings together world-class research, education and clinical practice for the benefits of the region.

Paediatric Research Unit (PRU)

Paediatric Oncology team and General Paediatrics team focus on a range of clinical research in children

Clinical Ageing Research Unit (CARU)

The Unit focuses on ageing and ageing-related conditions, has a world-class gait assessment laboratory and co-located with Centre for in vivo imaging.

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust

Collaborating NHS organisation

Dental Research Unit (DRU)

The Unit supports world-class multi-disciplinary research in oral medicine and dentistry

Newcastle University

We are part of a world-leading collaboration of researchers, doctors and teaching professionals at this research-intensive Russell Group institution.