Research resources

Useful research resources for health and care professionals in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, and beyond.

Research inclusion – NIHR
Sex and gender in research policy – NIHR
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Toolkit – NIHR Research Support Service Leicester and Partners
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Toolkit – NIHR Research Design Service North East and North Cumbria
Increasing diversity in research participation: A good practice guide for engaging with underrepresented groups – NHS England
Improving inclusion of under-served groups in clinical research: Guidance from INCLUDE project – NIHR
Toolkit for Increasing the Participation of Rural and Coastal Communities in Health and Social Care Research – University of Lincoln
Watch on YouTube: Digital exclusion – Elizabeth Blackwell Institute Public Lecture 2025, Professor Trish Greenhalgh
Trial Forge Guidance 3: randomised trials and how to recruit and retain individuals from ethnic minority groups – practical guidance to support better practice
Making trials more inclusive of people experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage: developing the INCLUDE socioeconomic disadvantage framework
Training guides: How to work effectively with interpreters and translators – NIHR Applied Research Collaboration North East and North Cumbria
Increasing diversity in research participation: A good practice guide for engaging with underrepresented groups – NHS England
Making trials more accessible through better patient information leaflets – MAPLE
Bristol Protected Characteristics Project – Bristol Health Partners