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Our research

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) has one of the largest and most diverse research portfolios in the UK. It spans early-phase clinical trials, large-scale international studies, and pioneering work in data, digital health, and medical technologies. 

At each of our hospital sites, we run active studies across a large number of specialties. 

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham 

  • Thoracic/Surgery
  • Microbiology
  • Liver
  • Haematology/non-cancer haematology
  • Neurology
  • Audiology
  • Cardiology
  • Research in Emergency and Acute Care Team (REACT)
  • Renal
  • Inherited Metabolic Disorders
  • Core Delivery team including Diabetes, Endocrinology, Burns, Ophthalmology
  • Therapies 

Heartlands Hospital

  • Haematology
  • Oncology
  • Paediatric
  • Gynaecology
  • Maternity
  • Respiratory
  • Lipids/metabolic medicine
  • Obesity
  • Respiratory
  • Critical care and anaesthetics
  • Stroke
  • Infectious diseases
  • Immunology
  • Diabetes
  • Emergency medicine
  • General Surgery
  • Trauma and orthopaedics
  • Influenza
  • Endocrinology
  • Renal medicine
  • Cardiology
  • Ophthalmology 

Good Hope Hospital  

  • General Surgery
  • Trauma and orthopaedics
  • Maternity
  • Critical care
  • Cardiology
  • Respiratory
  • Emergency medicine
  • Influenza
  • Infectious disease
  • Ophthalmology 

Solihull Hospital 

  • General surgery
  • Trauma and orthopaedics
  • Maternity
  • Rheumatology
  • Dermatology Ophthalmology
  • Anaesthetics 

 

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Last reviewed: 25 August 2026