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NIHR Policy Research Unit in Behavioural and Social Sciences

Using evidence, theory and methods from behavioural and social sciences to inform government policy on health, preventing ill-health and health systems

National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Policy Research Unit (PRU) in Behavioural and Social Sciences logo

1 August 2024

Key facts

Full title:听National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Policy Research Unit (PRU) in Behavioural and Social Sciences

贵耻苍诲别谤:听

Total amount awarded:听拢5,499,989.69

Start date:听2024 (established initially in 2019, refunded in 2024)

顿耻谤补迟颈辞苍:听5 years

Research Partners: Hosted by Newcastle University, in collaboration with London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University College London, University of Bedfordshire, University of Warwick

CBC researchers:听(lead, 听2019-2022),听, ,

Informing government policy

We aim听to support policy makers on promoting health, preventing ill-health and听enhancing health systems.

Applying behavioural and social science evidence, theory and methods

Objectives of our PRU听are to:

  • increase and raise awareness of behavioural and social听sciences utilisation in policy development, evaluation and implementation
  • use behavioural and social sciences methods to identify effective interventions that are also cost-effective and address key equality and diversity issues
  • address evidence gaps that are relevant to the DHSC and
  • develop capacity in interdisciplinary behavioural and social sciences policy research.

Working in partnership

In our PRU we bring together researchers with a range of disciplinary backgrounds and expertise, to support policy makers in policy design, development, evaluation and implementation related to behavioural and social sciences. We work closely with our partners at the Department of Health and Social Care and in collaboration with other Policy Research Units. This enables us to provide the best evidence and advice, in a timely way, for the benefit of the public and patients.

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