UKRD member newsletter – December 2025
Every quarter, UKRD publishes a newsletter that shares updates from our community, work that
Bringing together over 200 R&D Leaders across the UK. Visit our map to find out who they are.
Research is the only exit strategy and core to the Government’s Covid-19 plan.
UKRD is supporting the NHS R&D leadership community and working with UK Government to prioritise national research in response to the pandemic.
UKRD is a community of Research & Development Leaders with responsibility to Board for the R&D Function in their NHS organisation
Welcome
Welcome to the UKRD website. We are a community of R&D leaders in health and care, colleagues with responsibility to Board for the R&D function in their organisation. UKRD brings R&D Leaders together to be powerful influencers of change, positively impacting health research for public and patient benefit. We bring together senior R&D leaders from the diverse range of health and care organisations with a view to collective enterprise and developing an evidence base for the delivery of clinical research.
Dr Nick McNally, UKRD Chair
Managing Director Research, UCLH/UCL
Latest news from UKRD
Registration now open for the UKRD Summit 2026
Registration is now open for the UKRD Summit 2026, taking place on 3-4 March
Research and innovation highlighted as essential enablers of change in new DHSC planning framework
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published the Medium Term Planning
UKRD Resources
NHS R&D has played a vital part in developing new treatments and vaccines for COVID19. We’ve collated essential resources for the research community here.
Each NHS organisation approached Restart differently, with innovative solutions seen across the country. Read our case studies on ‘Restarting Research’ here.
At UKRD we are proud to work with a number of NHS partners, including NIHR and the R&D Forum. Discover some of our collaborative projects here.
The UKRD Community is a valuable source of insight on how to deliver research in the NHS. Read our survey reports detailing feedback from R&D Leaders across the UK.
Discover detail on our R&D community. Read about our purpose and mission and find out about our annual summit here.
CQC inspections of NHS organisations now include research. See our latest resources on the inclusion of clinical research within the CQC framework.
R&D Leaders are working together to shape research in the NHS. Find out what our Working Groups are up to here..
