About us

Welcome to the Centre for Ethnic Health Research

The Centre for Ethnic Health Research (CEHR) works to address inequalities, associated with ethnicity, in health care access and health outcomes. We do this by supporting individuals and organisations to involve and understand the needs of ethnic minority and underserved communities when planning and undertaking research and healthcare delivery.

The CEHR is hosted by University of Leicester within NIHR Applied Research Collaboration, East Midlands (ARC EM) which is the lead ARC for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) of under-represented groups in research. Located in one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the UK (Leicester), the CEHR is uniquely placed to conduct research on issues affecting the health and health outcomes of these populations, and provides a national network through established links with the Health Innovation East Midlands (HIEM); Research Design Service (RDS); Integrated Care Systems (ICS’s); National NIHR infrastructures, NHS and Academic institutions, charitable organisations and industry partners.

The CEHR provides opportunities to be at the heart of practical solutions, through focussed work with communities to reduce health inequalities locally and nationally by working with patients, the public, community and voluntary sectors, researchers, and health & social care organisations. We have a number of community engagement officers and research staff who engage with underserved communities and inspire community-led research. We design and deliver resources and alternative methodologies that are informed and led by communities. These methods and our involvement allow us to promote culturally-sensitive resources and raise awareness of community engagement and collaboration across research and healthcare delivery.