About the National Nursing Research Unit
The National Nursing Research Unit (NNRU) at King’s College London undertakes high quality empirical research and reviews to inform policy and practice relevant to the nursing workforce. We aim to produce world class health services research that is of relevance to policymakers and healthcare leaders and which contributes to improving the quality and effectiveness of nursing in its social, political, local, national and global contexts.
Our activities have three core strands:
Research:
Our programme of primary research seeks to address major questions for nursing as part of contemporary health systems. Click on the research themes below for more information:
Synthesis and dissemination:
Our synthesis and dissemination activities include the preparation of reviews on a range of topics and for diverse customers including the Department of Health, the Royal College of Nursing and the Nursing and Midwifery Council. We also prepare a regular series of briefings on topical policy issues (Policy +) which are widely disseminated.
Networking and hosting:
The Unit hosts visiting academics with relevant research interests from the UK and worldwide, including those wishing to access the archived data from cohort studies of nurses careers which will be maintained locally.
Capacity building:
We can host internships linked to specific projects and support a number of PhD candidates. Prospective PhD students or interns interested in working with us should make informal contact with the Unit’s director to discuss your interests. We have a series of partnerships with local NHS trusts to develop collaborative research projects and create funded doctoral and postdoctoral opportunities.
The NNRU is based in the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery at King’s College London. It forms part of the interdisciplinary Health and Social Care Research Division which brings together researchers from five schools (Biomedical Sciences, Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing & Midwifery, and Social Science & Public Policy)