Glasgow has been awarded £5million research funding over the next five years to help improve the lives of citizens and tackle health inequalities.

Following a successful development year - announced in January 2024 - the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has now confirmed the grant to the partnership consisting of the Council, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, the University of Glasgow, and the University of Strathclyde. 

Glasgow is only the second city in Scotland to secure funding.

The partnership's successful application focuses on using data and research to inform and influence decision making on the wider determinants of health.

This includes a focus on employment, housing, education, and the physical environment - and to co-design and evaluate solutions that will help to improve the health and wellbeing of every person in the city regardless of their circumstances.

The team's aim also aligns with the city's commitment to helping to tackle child poverty and will complement and build on existing work through the city's Child Poverty Programme.

Learn more about this grant.