Birmingham BRC researcher recognised in latest NIHR Senior Investigator Awards 2026

Professor Yemisi Takwoingi from the University of Birmingham and researcher within the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre’s Data, Diagnostics and Decision Tools theme has been appointed as NIHR Senior Investigator. The award celebrates her individual outstanding contribution to health and social care research.

The NIHR Senior Investigator Award is one of the NIHR’s most prestigious accolades and celebrates the most outstanding and exemplary NIHR-funded researchers. The research is grounded in innovation, improving health and wealth nationally and globally.

Professor Takwoingi is a biostatistician and methodologist whose research has contributed to evidence-based diagnostics and healthcare decision-making worldwide. Alongside her research, Professor Takwoingi’s commitment to the NIHR Race Equity and Diversity in Careers (REDiC) Incubator is a powerful demonstration of her work to ensure equity across the NIHR talent pipeline and influencing cross funder approaches to inclusion. She is also actively engaged in advisory and capacity building roles, contributing to improving the wider research ecosystem.

This announcement coincides with World TB Day; find out more about how Professor Takwoingi’s research has informed the World Health Organisation’s latest recommendations for TB detection.

“I am delighted to be appointed an NIHR Senior Investigator. This honour reflects the collective efforts of colleagues, patients, and partners dedicated to strengthening the evidence base for better healthcare decisions about medical tests. As an NIHR Senior Investigator, I look forward to continuing to advance research in diagnostics and evidence synthesis, and to supporting diverse researchers committed to equitable, high-impact health and care research.”

Yemisi Takwoingi, Professor of Test Evaluation and Evidence Synthesis, University of Birmingham

Senior Investigators become members of the NIHR Academy, where they play a crucial role in shaping the future of health and social care research, helping mentor and support earlier career researchers locally and nationally, and act as ambassadors for NIHR.

Read the press release from the NIHR on the NIHR website.