About
About us
The Health Protection Research Unit in Evaluation and Behavioural Science (HPRU EBS) at the University of Bristol is one of 13 HPRUs across the UK funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research. We aim to protect the health of the nation in partnership with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).
With our partners, MRC BioStatistics Unit at university of Cambridge and University West of England, we focus on research to help reduce infectious diseases. Our research uses different approaches such as promoting vaccinations, testing for infections, reviewing published research and evaluating existing interventions and how they are put into practice.
Our team
Our multidisciplinary team includes researchers who are experts in:
- Behavioural science
- Qualitative methods
- Clinical trials
- Evidence synthesis
- Epidemiology
- Statistical, infectious disease and economic modelling
About NIHR Health Protection Research Units (HPRUs)
HPRUs undertake high quality research in partnership with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), to protect the public’s health and minimise the health impact of emergencies.
There are 13 NIHR Health Protection Research Units (HPRUs) across England along with 2 NIHR Health Protection Research Focus Awards (HPRFAs).
Each HPRU or HPRFA is a research partnership between a university and the UKHSA. They undertake research on predefined themes, including antimicrobial resistance, climate change, public threats and hazards, and infectious diseases.
By delivering high-quality collaborative research, HPRUs support UKHSA to protect the health of the public. They enable it to prepare for and respond to health protection incidents, alongside building an evidence base for health protection policy and practice.
About the NIHR
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) funds, enables and delivers world-leading health and social care research that improves people’s health and wellbeing, and promotes economic growth.
NIHR’s mission is to improve the health and wealth of the nation through research. The NIHR was established in 2006 and is primarily funded by the Department of Health and Social Care.
Working in partnership with the NHS, universities, local government, other research funders, patients and the public, the NIHR delivers and enables world-class research that transforms people’s lives, promotes economic growth and advances science.