The information on this page is to support researchers undertaking inclusive and diverse research.
NIHR and Oxford Biomedical Research Centre are committed to including diverse communities in research to ensures that it benefits those who need it most and those whose voices are often not heard.
“We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion in everything we do. Diverse people and communities shape our research, and we strive to make opportunities to participate in research an integral part of everyone’s experience of health and social care services.” NIHR 2022
Useful tools
NIHR INCLUDE Guidance
The NIHR INCLUDE Guidance provides examples of under-served groups and a roadmap for improving inclusion of under-served groups throughout the research cycle. The following Cochrane webinars describe how to use the guidance.
Part 1: The INCLUDE Ethnicity and other frameworks to improve trial diversity
Part 2: Clinical trial diversity and Pfizer
Part 3: Questions and answers
EDI toolkit
The EDI toolkit supports researchers to better understand how to embed EDI in research design. The toolkit is divided into different sections, such as data collection and public involvement.
Diversity in Research Group
The Oxford and Oxford Health BRCs’ Diversity in Research Group supports researchers to include people from diverse communities in research.
Watch: videos about inclusion
Researchers reflect on the benefits of including diverse communities in research
Patients and the public from diverse communities discuss their involvement
Patients and the public give tips for inclusion
Working with under-served groups – Health innovation Oxford webinar series
Working with people with sensory impairments
Working with people from the LGBTQ+ community
Working with people with learning difficulties
Lunch and Learn session: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and Community Involvement
Strategies
The NIHR’s Research Inclusion Strategy (2022-2027) and the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre’s Equality Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (2023-2027) outline the commitment and priorities for including diverse communities in research.