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Teenagers could see long-term benefits from new treatments for depression

More than two thirds of adolescents who suffer from depression could see long-term benefits from receiving one of three psychological treatments – of which only one is currently recommended on the NHS – according to research published today in The Lancet Psychiatry.  Read the full article.

Government launches £60 million call for global health research

UK universities are being invited to apply for Department of Health funding for research to benefit people’s health in low and middle-income countries across the globe. Read the full article.

Open access from start to finish

A new website for the NIHR Journals Library launched. By incorporating project information into the existing wealth of open access data, the new site provides access to the full story of NIHR-funded research projects. Read the full article.

Latest funding opportunities

Commissioned funding stream

We currently have a number of funding opportunities available in a number of health areas. For more details and to apply please visit the HTA Commissioned webpage.

Researcher-led funding stream

We welcome proposals on topics or research questions within the programmes remit. For more details and to apply please visit the HTA researcher-led webpage.

Useful Information

RfPB Programme Director

The DH Director of Science, Research and Evidence wishes to contract with an institution/NHS body for the part-time services of a person to be appointed Programme Director of the NIHR Research for Patient Benefit Programme in succession to Professor David Armstrong who retires in March 2017.

The successful applicant could be from either an NHS management, clinical or academic research background. Closing date for applications is 16 January 2017.

Further information about the vacancy and how to apply.