How we champion public involvement in research

Last updated on 7 Nov 2025

Working with our partners and our HRA Community, we aim to make it simple for researchers to find out how to research with and for everyone by setting and sharing expectations for embedding public involvement in research.

Making it easy to find out what you need to do

Visit our guidance page for information to support those working in research

Working with our partners

We are part of a partnership of organisations that fund, support and regulate health and social care research that is committed to improving the extent and quality of public involvement across the health and social care research sector so that it is consistently excellent. Find out more about the Shared Commitment to Public Involvement.

We also work with our partners in other forums that supports public involvement in research.

Monitoring public involvement in research

We carry out an annual analysis of studies reviewed by Research Ethics Committees to monitor the percentage of studies that tell us they have involved the public in their research.

Take a look at our reports from:

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