On 24 September 2025, the Bradford Institute for Health Research officially launched its latest initiative to support community health research — the Mobile Research Vehicle, known as MRVin.
The launch event, held at Bradford Royal Infirmary, brought together researchers, healthcare professionals, and community partners to mark an important step forward in making research more accessible to all.
MRVin is a mobile research unit designed to bring clinical research directly to communities across Bradford and West Yorkshire. It features flexible clinic research space for outpatient studies, laboratory facilities like a phlebotomy room, and pharmacy services. MRVin will be visiting local areas and events, such as festivals, concerts, sports centres, places of worship, shopping centres and supermarkets, enabling residents to participate in vital health studies without lengthy journeys.
By travelling to local areas, MRVin aims to make it easier for people to take part in studies, access health information, and contribute to shaping future healthcare — all within familiar settings. To find out more or to book MRVin, please contact:MRVin.Bradford@bthft.nhs.uk or call: 01274 383448
Director of Bradford Institute for Health Research, Professor John Wright said:
We want to involve everybody in Bradford. Bradford is the City of Research, with 60,000 people currently participating in studies — but there are 600,000 residents we can still reach. MRVin allows us to take research directly to communities and strengthen participation in studies, which are the lifeblood of the NHS.