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NIHR University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre

UCLH BRC

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Source coverage

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Field-level source coverage Optional	28 of 48 reviewable fields are cited to a source (58%) · 8 with no source yet · 12 searched — not published · 15 with no value held	Computed	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Field-level source coverageAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Identity and organisation

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Site name Required	NIHR University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre	Field-cited	UCLH BRC About Us https://www.uclhospitals.brc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/about-us Section: About Us “The NIHR UCLH Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) is a part of the NIHR” Page: https://www.uclhospitals.brc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/about-us	Response for Site nameAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Short name Recommended	UCLH BRC	Field-cited	UCLH BRC About Us https://www.uclhospitals.brc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/about-us Section: About Us “The NIHR UCLH Biomedical Research Centre (BRC)” Page: https://www.uclhospitals.brc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/about-us	Response for Short nameAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Organisation Required	University College London / University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	Field-cited	UCLH BRC About Us https://www.uclhospitals.brc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/about-us Section: About Us “hosted by University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) in partnership with UCL (University College London)” Page: https://www.uclhospitals.brc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/about-us	Response for OrganisationAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Site type Recommended	BRC	Field-cited	UCLH BRC About Us https://www.uclhospitals.brc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/about-us Section: About Us “The NIHR UCLH Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) is a part of the NIHR” Page: https://www.uclhospitals.brc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/about-us Named as an NIHR Biomedical Research Centre; dictionary precedence maps this to site_type=brc.	Response for Site typeAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Website URL Recommended	https://www.uclhospitals.brc.nihr.ac.uk/	Field-cited	UCLH BRC About Us https://www.uclhospitals.brc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/about-us Section: About Us “The NIHR UCLH Biomedical Research Centre (BRC)” Page: https://www.uclhospitals.brc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/about-us	Response for Website URLAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Description Required	NIHR Biomedical Research Centre hosted by UCLH in partnership with UCL, with dedicated clinical research facility infrastructure supporting early-phase and experimental medicine studies.	Field-cited	UCLH BRC About Us https://www.uclhospitals.brc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/about-us Section: About Us “hosted by University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) in partnership with UCL ... hosts one of the NIHR BioResource centres across England and one of 28 NIHR Clinical Research Facilities” Page: https://www.uclhospitals.brc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/about-us	Response for DescriptionAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Active site Recommended	Yes	Field-cited	UCLH BRC About Us https://www.uclhospitals.brc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/about-us Section: About Us “In October 2022, the UCLH BRC was awarded £90.2 for 2022-2027 to enable continued growth” Page: https://www.uclhospitals.brc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/about-us Current funded period indicates active status.	Response for Active siteAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Location and scope

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
UK region Recommended	London	Field-cited	UCLH Annual Report and Accounts 2024/25 https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/download_file/force/19494/702 Section: Overview of performance “University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is situated in the heart of London” Page: https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/download_file/force/19494/702	Response for UK regionAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Country Recommended	England	Field-cited	UCLH Annual Report and Accounts 2024/25 https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/download_file/force/19494/702 Section: Overview of performance “The Trust provides acute and specialist services ... to patients from across England and Wales” Page: https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/download_file/force/19494/702 Site location is London in England.	Response for CountryAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
City Recommended	London	Field-cited	UCLH Annual Report and Accounts 2024/25 https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/download_file/force/19494/702 Section: Overview of performance “University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is situated in the heart of London” Page: https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/download_file/force/19494/702	Response for CityAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Latitude Recommended	51.5257370	Field-cited	Office for National Statistics Postcode Directory (via Postcodes.io) — NW1 2PG https://api.postcodes.io/postcodes/NW1%202PG Section: result.latitude “51.525737” Page: https://api.postcodes.io/postcodes/NW1%202PG ONS centroid for NW1 2PG from Postcodes.io (ONS Postcode Directory); see saved JSON result.latitude / result.postcode.	Response for LatitudeAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Longitude Recommended	-0.1373840	Field-cited	Office for National Statistics Postcode Directory (via Postcodes.io) — NW1 2PG https://api.postcodes.io/postcodes/NW1%202PG Section: result.longitude “-0.137384” Page: https://api.postcodes.io/postcodes/NW1%202PG Paired longitude from the same Postcodes.io response as latitude.	Response for LongitudeAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Catchment population Recommended	1,300,000	Field-cited	UCLH Annual Report and Accounts 2024/25 https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/download_file/force/19494/702 Section: Overview of performance “the integrated care system (ICS) for North Central London (NCL), the aims of which are to improve health and care and reduce health inequalities for the 1.3 million people who live in these areas” Page: https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/download_file/force/19494/702 Used 1.3 million as best publicly sourced catchment-scale denominator for UCLH system footprint.	Response for Catchment populationAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Geographic coverage Recommended	No value held	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Geographic coverageAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Contacts and leadership

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Contact name Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: No named site-level contact person listed on reviewed UCLH BRC About/CRF pages, annual report, NIHR BRC listing, ClinicalTrials.gov exports, or ISRCTN exports.	Response for Contact nameAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Contact email Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: No general site contact email suitable for site.contact_email identified in reviewed sources.	Response for Contact emailAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Principal investigator Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: No clearly designated site PI name on reviewed public source set.	Response for Principal investigatorAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
PI email Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: No clearly designated site PI email on reviewed public source set.	Response for PI emailAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
NHS trust partner Recommended	University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	Field-cited	UCLH BRC About Us https://www.uclhospitals.brc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/about-us Section: About Us “hosted by University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) in partnership with UCL” Page: https://www.uclhospitals.brc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/about-us	Response for NHS trust partnerAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Infrastructure

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Pharmacy facilities Recommended	Yes	Field-cited	UCLH BRC CRF Sites and Contact Details https://www.uclhospitals.brc.nihr.ac.uk/clinical-research-facility/crf-sites-and-contact-details Section: CRF sites and contact details “On site research pharmacy” Page: https://www.uclhospitals.brc.nihr.ac.uk/clinical-research-facility/crf-sites-and-contact-details	Response for Pharmacy facilitiesAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Dedicated research facility Recommended	Yes	Field-cited	UCLH BRC Clinical Research Facility https://www.uclhospitals.brc.nihr.ac.uk/clinical-research-facility Section: Clinical Research Facility “The NIHR UCLH Clinical Research Facility (CRF) is a purpose-built environment dedicated to experimental medicine and clinical research” Page: https://www.uclhospitals.brc.nihr.ac.uk/clinical-research-facility	Response for Dedicated research facilityAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
CRF bed count Recommended	2	Field-cited	UCLH BRC CRF Sites and Contact Details https://www.uclhospitals.brc.nihr.ac.uk/clinical-research-facility/crf-sites-and-contact-details Section: CRF sites and contact details “Facilities include: ... 7 consultation rooms and 2 bedrooms for overnight stays” Page: https://www.uclhospitals.brc.nihr.ac.uk/clinical-research-facility/crf-sites-and-contact-details Mapped overnight bedrooms to crf_bed_count=2.	Response for CRF bed countAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
EDC experience Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: No explicit EDC platform experience statement found in reviewed source set.	Response for EDC experienceAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
GCP certified Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: No public evidence explicitly confirming current PI/coordinator GCP training validity window.	Response for GCP certifiedAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
NIHR CRN partner Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: No explicit NIHR CRN partner declaration for this specific site record identified in reviewed sources.	Response for NIHR CRN partnerAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Operational capacity

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Research staff count Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: Site-specific research delivery staff count for mental health not published in reviewed public sources.	Response for Research staff countAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Annual MH trial count Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: Registry exports provide diagnosis-specific trial evidence but do not provide a single authoritative annual mental health trial count for this site.	Response for Annual MH trial countAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Active competing studies Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: No consolidated active competing studies count published in reviewed source set.	Response for Active competing studiesAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Typical monthly recruitment rate Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: No public monthly recruitment-rate metric identified for UCLH BRC mental health portfolio.	Response for Typical monthly recruitment rateAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
R&D approval timeline (days) Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: No public median R&D approval timeline in days identified in reviewed source set.	Response for R&D approval timeline (days)AccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Capabilities

Research capabilities available at this site.

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Capability: fMRI (3T) Recommended	Imaging · fMRI (3T) · Centre reports existing 3T scanners supporting neuroimaging at Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging · Available	Field-cited	UCL 7T MAGNETOM Terra announcement https://www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-sciences/news/2019/jun/state-art-7-telsa-mri-scanner-installed-wellcome-centre-human-neuroimaging Section: UCL 7T announcement “This improves the signal-to-noise ratio compared to the Centre's existing 3T scanners” Page: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-sciences/news/2019/jun/state-art-7-telsa-mri-scanner-installed-wellcome-centre-human-neuroimaging	Response for Capability: fMRI (3T)AccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Capability: fMRI (7T) Recommended	Imaging · fMRI (7T) · 7T MAGNETOM Terra at Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging · Available	Field-cited	UCL 7T MAGNETOM Terra announcement https://www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-sciences/news/2019/jun/state-art-7-telsa-mri-scanner-installed-wellcome-centre-human-neuroimaging Section: UCL 7T announcement “A crane lowered the 19 tonne 7T MAGNETOM Terra” Page: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-sciences/news/2019/jun/state-art-7-telsa-mri-scanner-installed-wellcome-centre-human-neuroimaging	Response for Capability: fMRI (7T)AccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Capability: EEG Recommended	Imaging · EEG · Electroencephalography (EEG) listed among centre neuroimaging instruments · Available	Field-cited	UCL FIL Instruments https://www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/archive/method/instruments/index.html Section: Instruments “Electroencephalography (EEG)” Page: https://www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/archive/method/instruments/index.html	Response for Capability: EEGAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Capability: MEG Recommended	Imaging · MEG · Magnetoencephalography (MEG), including optically pumped magnetometer (OPM) systems · Available	Field-cited	UCL FIL Instruments https://www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/archive/method/instruments/index.html Section: Instruments “Magnetoencephalography (MEG) ... Optically Pumped Magnetometers (OPM)” Page: https://www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/archive/method/instruments/index.html	Response for Capability: MEGAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Capability: Structural MRI Recommended	Imaging · Structural MRI · MRI infrastructure for structural and functional neuroimaging · Available	Field-cited	UCL FIL Instruments https://www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/archive/method/instruments/index.html Section: Instruments “Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a non-invasive imaging technique” Page: https://www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/archive/method/instruments/index.html	Response for Capability: Structural MRIAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Capability: Biobank (blood/tissue) Recommended	Biobanking · Biobank (blood/tissue) · Hosts one of the NIHR BioResource centres across England · Available	Field-cited	UCLH BRC About Us https://www.uclhospitals.brc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/about-us Section: About Us “hosts one of the NIHR BioResource centres across England” Page: https://www.uclhospitals.brc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/about-us	Response for Capability: Biobank (blood/tissue)AccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Capability: Sample storage Recommended	Biobanking · Sample storage · CRF sample-processing laboratory with -20C and -80C freezers · Available	Field-cited	UCLH BRC CRF Sites and Contact Details https://www.uclhospitals.brc.nihr.ac.uk/clinical-research-facility/crf-sites-and-contact-details Section: CRF sites and contact details “sample-processing laboratory (with -20°C and -80°C freezers)” Page: https://www.uclhospitals.brc.nihr.ac.uk/clinical-research-facility/crf-sites-and-contact-details	Response for Capability: Sample storageAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Capability: Clinical Research Facility (CRF) Recommended	Specialist Facilities · Clinical Research Facility (CRF) · NIHR UCLH Clinical Research Facility across two London sites · Available	Field-cited	UCLH BRC Clinical Research Facility https://www.uclhospitals.brc.nihr.ac.uk/clinical-research-facility Section: Clinical Research Facility “The NIHR UCLH Clinical Research Facility (CRF) is a purpose-built environment dedicated to experimental medicine and clinical research. It is one of 28 NIHR funded CRFs” Page: https://www.uclhospitals.brc.nihr.ac.uk/clinical-research-facility	Response for Capability: Clinical Research Facility (CRF)AccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Diagnosis experience

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Diagnosis experience: Major depressive disorder Recommended	Major depressive disorder · Mood Disorders · Some · prev trials: 1 · active trials: 0 · last trial: 2024	Field-cited	ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 site query exports for UCLH https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies?query.term=UCLH%20mental%20health&pageSize=100 Section: Filtered registry summary “European Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Depression Study ... Depressive Disorder, Major” Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01331330 One completed depression trial identified for UCLH-filtered set -> experience_level=some.	Response for Diagnosis experience: Major depressive disorderAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Diagnosis experience: Generalised anxiety disorder Recommended	Generalised anxiety disorder · Anxiety Disorders · Some · prev trials: 0 · active trials: 1 · last trial: 2025	Field-cited	ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 site query exports for UCLH https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies?query.term=UCLH%20mental%20health&pageSize=100 Section: Filtered registry summary “CBT and the Neural Circuits of Anxiety ... overall_status RECRUITING” Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05549102 At least one active anxiety trial -> experience_level=some with active_trial_count=1.	Response for Diagnosis experience: Generalised anxiety disorderAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Diagnosis experience: Dementia / neurodegeneration Recommended	Dementia / neurodegeneration · Neurodegenerative · Extensive · prev trials: 5 · active trials: 3 · last trial: 2026	Field-cited	ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 site query exports for UCLH https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies?query.term=UCLH%20mental%20health&pageSize=100 Section: Filtered registry summary “diagnosis_counts_completed ... Dementia / neurodegeneration: 5” Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies ClinicalTrials.gov filtered summary yields 5 completed neurodegeneration/dementia trials; threshold 5+ -> extensive. ISRCTN API sponsor and text query exports for UCLH https://www.isrctn.com/api Section: ISRCTN UCLH summary “A feasibility study of real-time displays of brain activity as a treatment for symptoms in Huntington's disease ... Dementia early recognition and response project” Page: https://www.isrctn.com/api ISRCTN search corroborates additional neurodegeneration trial history at/with UCLH collaborators.	Response for Diagnosis experience: Dementia / neurodegenerationAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Linked cohorts

Cohorts hosted at or linked to this site.

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Linked cohort: DELPHIC Optional	DELPHIC · Delirium and Population Health Informatics Cohort · n=1,510	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Linked cohort: DELPHICAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Linked cohort: ELSA Optional	ELSA · English Longitudinal Study of Ageing · n=24,000 (approximate)	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Linked cohort: ELSAAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Linked cohort: PGC UK Samples Optional	PGC UK Samples · Psychiatric Genomics Consortium — UK contributing samples	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Linked cohort: PGC UK SamplesAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Linked cohort: SABRE Optional	SABRE · Southall And Brent REvisited (SABRE) · n=4,972 (approximate)	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Linked cohort: SABREAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Linked cohort: UK LLC Optional	UK LLC · UK Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration (UK LLC) · n=400,000 (approximate)	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Linked cohort: UK LLCAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Linked cohort: UK-REACH Optional	UK-REACH · United Kingdom Research study into Ethnicity And COVID-19 outcomes in Healthcare workers · n=17,891	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Linked cohort: UK-REACHAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Linked cohort: Whitehall II Optional	Whitehall II · Whitehall II Study (Stress and Health Study) · n=10,308 (at_baseline_1985)	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Linked cohort: Whitehall IIAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Verification metadata

Internal catalogue status — for reference only.

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Verification status Recommended	unverified	Internal	Internal catalogue field	—	—
Last verified Recommended	No value held	Internal	Internal catalogue field	—	—
Data source Recommended	No value held	Internal	Internal catalogue field	—	—