Major National Institute for Health Research funding award
SLaM and the Institute of Psychiatry's Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) has received the biggest uplift in research funding of any NIHR centre. The Government has announced £53.3m new funding for our BRC research and development of ground-breaking treatments and care for mental health and dementia. Of this, £4.5m is for the development of a new Biomedical Research Unit (BRU) for Dementia.
A boost for mental health: £53m National Institute for Health Research funding - our reaction
Government announcement on research funding, 18 August 2011
Staff Profiles
Stuart Bell - Chief Executive, South London and Maudsley NHS Foudation Trust
Shitij Kapur - Dean Institute of Psychiatry
Our BRC on film
Our National Institue for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health (BRC) brings together scientists, clinicians, healthcare professionals, service users and carers to work together to improve care for patients. Find out more about our BRC in this short film.
Other film clips
Coping with Alzheimer's: Why research matters
Why research needs the patient perspective
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