About us
These pages describe the The NIHR Research Biomedical Research
Unit in Nutrition, Diet and Lifestyle at University Hospitals
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Bristol (NIHR
Bristol Nutrition BRU) which is now the Nutrition Theme of
the NIHR
Bristol Biomedical Research Centre which opened on 1st
April 2017.
The NIHR Bristol Nutrition BRU opened on 1
April 2012 and ran until 31st March 2017. It was a
partnership between the
University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation
Trust and the
University of Bristol. To see the Bristol
Nutrition BRU Flyer please click
here.
The Director of the unit was
Professor Andy Ness and his
executive/management team members were
Professor Ashley Cooper,
Professor Julian Hamilton-Shield,
Shirley Jenkins,
Vanessa Marshall and
Professor Richard Martin.
The Nutrition theme of the NIHR Bristol BRC performes
patient-focused early phase experimental clinical research
(commonly referred to as experimental medicine) in the areas of
human nutrition, diet and lifestyle. Our aim is to pull basic
scientific discoveries into clinical research and through to
benefits for patients and the NHS.
