From basic research discovering the causes of disease, through to evaluating novel ways of delivering care to the most vulnerable people in society, the Plymouth Institute of Health and Care Research (PIHR) is a thriving community that conducts adventurous world-leading research with the explicit purpose of improving the health and care of the populations we serve. At the heart of PIHR’s mission is a desire to solve the problems that really matter to people.
Our mission is to promote an interdisciplinary, inclusive enterprise with a real commitment to working across boundaries in order to meet the needs of the people of the South West and other rural, coastal, and deprived communities worldwide.
If you have a query about the institute or an idea for a collaboration please contact us via: PIHRSupport@plymouth.ac.uk
Research themes
Featured research project
Designing Inclusive Landscape Structures for Myopic and Low Vision Children in Educational Environments
SHAP(E)ing Health Collaborations
Health research news
- The research method that’s helping to transform the food system 13 March 2024
- University contributes to government review of medical devices 13 March 2024
- Study offers new insights into earliest stages of brain tumour development 12 March 2024
- Young man with inoperable brain tumour visits University research centre 6 March 2024
- Can artificial intelligence highlight those at greater risk of stroke? 6 March 2024