We want to make sure everyone can understand health research and how it is carried out.
The resources below explain complex biomedical research in simple ways.
Our videos
What does health research involve?
Anonymising patient data in research
Reprogramming the immune system to fight cancer
How your DNA could fight disease
Why ethnic diversity is important in research
Using gene therapy to treat blood cancers
Overcoming barriers to include minority ethnic voices in research
How research works
Cancer Research UK has some good explanations of clinical trials including:
UK Clinical Research Collaboration’s ‘Understanding Clinical Trials’ booklet
How research is regulated and approved
Research using data: understanding secure data environments
