£16m funding for research into evidence-informed policy making
The Policy Innovation and Evaluation Research Unit (PIRU) and the Public Health Policy Research Unit (PH-PRU) at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) have been awarded £10.5 million and £5.5 million respectively from the National Institute for Health and Social Care Research (NIHR) over the next five years. Multi-disciplinary teams of researchers at LSHTM and collaborating institutions will undertake research focused on current and emerging national policy priorities in England.