trauma centre for the Thames Valley. Research Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) is the NHS Host, with the University of Oxford as the Academic Partner, for one of the leading Biomedical Research Centres (BRC) in the UK. The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (OxBRC) was one of the 11 original BRCs in 2007, and was awarded £114 million by the UK Department of Health (DH) for its third tranche of research, to begin in April 2017. At the same time, the nearby Oxford Health NIHR BRC, also partnered by the University of Oxford, was awarded a further £12 million, bringing a total of £126 million in research funds to the city. See also List of hospitals in England Radcliffe Infirmary Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre Thames Valley Health Innovation and Education Cluster References External links Inspection reports from the Care Quality Commission Hospital buildings completed in 1972 Hospital buildings completed in 1979 NHS hospitals in England Hospitals in Oxford Teaching hospitals in England Departments of the University of Oxford Oxford Brookes University 1972 establishments in England