Welcome to the Diabetes Research Network
The NIHR Diabetes Research Network is part of the National Institute for Health Research Clinical Research Network, and forms part of the UK Clinical Research Network. The Networks support and deliver high quality clinical research studies.
The primary goal of the NIHR Diabetes Research Network (DRN) is to achieve benefits for people with diabetes, or at risk of developing diabetes, through excellence in clinical research. The aims of the network are:
"to facilitate the conduct of randomised prospective trials and other well-designed studies of diabetes, including those for prevention, diagnosis and treatment"
To read more please visit our about us page.
International Diabetes Federation - D-Start initiative
On January 15th 2010, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) launched D-START (Diabetes, Supporting TrAnslational Research and Twinning), an initiative that aims to support the development of innovative projects in low and middle income countries (LMCs). It brings together world experts in diabetes and organisations with limited access to funding opportunities. Partnership, transfer of knowledge and sustainability will be the key goals of this new initiative and will undoubtedly contribute to its success.
NIHR Central Commissioning Facility - Calls and Competitions: Research for Patient Benefit
The Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) Programme is an NIHR Central Commissioning Facility (CCF) responsive funding programme open to researchers in the NHS, which operates three competitions per year. To obtain an application form, potential applicants should complete a registration of intention to submit (ROI) by the specified dates. Completed applications must be submitted by competition deadlines in order to be considered at the next Regional Funding Committee meeting.
International Diabetes Federation BRIDGES funding programme
The BRIDGES 
project seeks to solicit proposals that support cost effective and sustainable interventions that can be adopted in real world settings, for the prevention and control of diabetes. Projects should be based on interventions already proven to be effective in trials to prevent and treat diabetes, to improve care of type 1 and type 2 diabetes and delay its complications. The interventions proposed should have the potential to be widely disseminated to clinical practice, individuals and communities. The scope of the funding is to help communities around the globe to identify special needs related to intervention and prevention. Full details of BRIDGES funding can be found on the funding page.
NIHR Research for Patient Benefit Programme Competition Seven
Call for lay reviewers
Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) programme 
is for regionally commissioned health services and public health research, with budgets in proportion to the regional population. Competition 7 for funding through the RfPB programme is about to reach the review stage. We would like to invite you to become an active partner in the healthcare research environment, by assisting us to gain the patient and public perspective on these research applications.
Type 2 Diabetes - National clinical guidelines updated (primary and secondary care)
The National Collaborating Centre for Chronic Conditions (NCC-CC) has produced the latest clinical guidelines for type 2 diabetes in primary and secondary care. The updated guidelines will be of particular interest to healthcare professionals.
