Tower Hamlets Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC)
Tower Hamlets has one of the fastest-growing, youngest and most diverse populations in the UK. It also has a long history of inequality and poor health associated with child poverty, unemployment, overcrowding and air pollution.
Funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), the Tower Hamlets Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC) is aiming to improve health and reduce health inequalities locally by boosting the use of evidence in the local authority.
The collaboration between the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Tower Hamlets Council for Voluntary Service (THCVS), Queen Mary University of London, University of East London and London Metropolitan University will identify, create and use research on what matters to local communities to reduce inequalities in the borough. This will help the council to make sure its services and policies make a difference and support residents to have the best chance of good health now, and in the future.
In 2024, Queen Mary were proud winners of the London Higher Award for Best Research Collaboration in London, alongside the University of East London and London Metropolitan University, as part of the HDRC.