Applied Health Research Programmes

The call for applied health research programmes was issued in March 2023, inviting applications from Scottish Universities and Health Boards for research programmes with a high level of direct impact to address important Scottish population health and/or NHS challenges with up to £1 million available per programme of up to 5 years in duration.

Programmes are anticipated to start during the course of 2024 and conclude in 2029.

Details of the funded programmes are available via the links below:

AHRP/23/13 – University of Aberdeen

  • Building Rural-Urban healthCare Equity for Scotland (BRUCES) – a multi-methods research programme in cancer, musculoskeletal health and frailty

    AHRP/23/37 – University of Edinburgh

    • Transforming gestational diabetes management in Scotland to optimise outcomes for mothers and children

    AHRP/23/40 – University of St Andrews

    • Improving Unscheduled Care for People in their Last Year of Life

    AHRP/23/70 – University of Strathclyde

    • The Health-Justice Nexus: Crime and Justice as Social Determinants of Health in Scotland

      AHRP/23/77 – Public Health Scotland

      • Rare diseases and pregnancy and new-born screening programmes in Scotland: improving national data; informing health service governance and improvement; and delivering epidemiological research