Research Summary  

2026 – 2031 

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The NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Greater Manchester (ARC GM) supports applied health and care research that responds to, and meets, the needs of local populations and local health and care systems. 

NIHR ARC GM is one of 10 ARCs across England, part of a £157 million investment over five years by the NIHR to improve the health and social care of patients and the public.  

This research activity is pivotal in finding new and evaluating better ways of preventing illness and delivering care, ensuring that Greater Manchester continues to be at the leading edge of health innovation, applied research, care and treatment. 

Research team 

PI: Professor Dame Nicky Cullum (The University of Manchester) 

Manchester Met colleagues involved: Dr Caroline Leah, Professor Carol Atkinson, Professor Roman Kislov 

Related news and outputs  

https://www.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/what-we-do/infrastructure/applied-research-collaborations

Partners and funding  

Project enquiries 

Professor Roman Kislov, r.kislov@mmu.ac.uk