Welcome to the Institute for Health Research and Policy web site. The Institute was created shortly after the formation of the new university, London Metropolitan University, in 2003. London Metropolitan University was created on 1 August 2002 by the merger of London Guildhall University and the University of North London. Staff from across the university within related disciplines have been brought together to address major social, scientific, technological or health policy-related issues in a challenging and vibrant intellectual environment.
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