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The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Sheffield Clinical Research Facility (CRF) is part of the NIHR and hosted by Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in partnership with the University of Sheffield.
The NIHR funds, enables and delivers world-leading health and social care research that improves people’s health and wellbeing and promotes economic growth.
NIHR Clinical Research Facilities (CRFs) are purpose-built facilities in NHS hospitals where researchers can conduct studies. The NIHR has awarded £161 million over 5 years to 28 CRF facilities across England, to support early-phase and complex studies.
In 2022, the NIHR Sheffield CRF was awarded £7.9m in funding which will support the development and testing of new treatments for diseases, many of which currently have no cure. This funding award covers 2022 to 2029.
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New NIHR Sheffield BRC Director appointed
New NIHR Sheffield BRC Director appointed
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Sheffield are pleased to welcome Professor Chris McDermott as the new Director of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Sheffield Biomedical Research Centre (BRC).
Chris, who officially begins his tenure today (1 October), is an Honorary Consultant Neurologist at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Professor of Translational Neurology at the University of Sheffield and brings a wealth of clinical and academic experience to the role.
Chris takes over the role from Professor Dame Pamela Shaw, who is stepping down after nine years of transformational leadership. He has held the position of Deputy Director and Neuroscience theme lead of the NIHR Sheffield BRC, working alongside Professor Dame Pamela Shaw, since the Centre’s inception in 2016.
For more information please visit the news page on the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals website.
(October 2025)
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