This is the UK's largest ever investment in 'early stage' health research which will fund advances in diagnosis, preventation and treatment, benefitting patients with diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. The thirty one awards include funding for four new Biomedical Research Units which specialise in dementia research. 

The Government is investing £800 million over five years to develop NHS and university partnerships through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) - providing world-class facilities in the NHS. The partnerships announced today will collaborate with industry and charities, helping to develop the country's science and research base and secure the UK as a world leader in health research.   

More details can be found here.