About us

As part of the UKRI strategic theme Building a Green Future, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) with the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) are supporting seven transdisciplinary hubs over 5 years from March 2025. Together forming the Net Zero Health Benefits Research (NZ&HR) Programme, these Hubs provide policy-relevant evidence and deliver high impact solutions-focused research and innovation to realise the co-benefits of the UK’s transition to net zero for the physical and mental health of the UK population. The NZ&HR network facilitates intra-hub networking, collaboration and collective impact, ensuring the UK’s transition to net zero also promotes physical and mental health and wellbeing, and reduces health inequalities.

The seven hubs are focused on five challenge areas – transport and the built environment, the indoor environment, sustainable diets, extreme weather and decarbonising health and social care pathways. Each hub involves multiple HEIs, central and local government agencies, industry and third sector organisations. The NZ&HR Network is a coordinating resource that will maximise the collective impact of the hubs through resource efficiency, fostering co-creation, and generating practical and policy outcomes.