
ALT An event banner for the NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research), celebrating "20 Years." The banner features three photos side-by-side: 1. **Left:** A man stands at a podium giving a presentation. The slide behind him reads, "Welcome and Introduction to Today's Event, Professor Martin Gibson, Network Director, NW RRDN." 2. **Middle:** An audience seated at round tables listening to a presentation in a conference hall. 3. **Right:** A speaker stands on a stage next to a seated panelist, presenting in front of a projection screen that reads, "Eddie's Story - why research matters: An experience of taking part in research in Primary Care." Empty red chairs sit on the stage next to them.

ALT An informational graphic celebrating the Impact Prize winner 2026. At the top, a photo shows six smiling team members standing side by side against a colorful, geometric background. Three women wear grey clinical scrubs, two men wear collared shirts, and one woman wears a black and yellow floral dress. Below the photo, a dark teal banner features a white trophy icon on the left, next to the text: "Impact Prize winner 2026," accented with yellow decorative lines on the right. The lower half has a light beige background with dark grey text: "Southampton HARMONIE Trial Team" "University Hospital Southampton and HARMONIE Trial Team" "Respiratory virus jab to protect babies from hospitalisation" At the very bottom, a dark teal footer displays the logo for the "NIHR National Institute for Health and Care Research" on the left, and a "20 Years" logo on the right.

ALT "Research is for social workers and practitioners in any profession. You do no have to have an academic background - I was kicked out of school and now my expertise is valued in practice and in theory The opportunities NIHR offers and the doors it opens are brilliant, and I would recommend the career development awards to anyone." - Katy Cleece, Social worker, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

ALT Year in numbers from the Inclusion highlight in our Annual Report 2025/26 10,401 public contributors helped us shape and prioritise our research 15% of people signed up to Be Part of Research are from ethnic minority groups historically underrepresented in research 702,751 people registered on Be Part of Research



























