Robinson Fellow Professor Peter Hutchinson leads the Cambridge Brain Injury Team, which has been awarded an NIHR Impact Prize 2026 for its work transforming care for patients with traumatic brain injury.

The team’s research has informed surgical procedures and care guidelines that have reduced mortality and helped more survivors return to independent living, improving treatment for around 12,000 people across the UK each year.

Professor Hutchinson welcomed the award, which coincides with the NIHR’s 20th anniversary, as recognition of the team’s commitment to improving life for people with traumatic brain injury and supporting their families.

He highlighted the collaboration between patients, carers, researchers and clinicians in developing treatments and health technologies that save lives, ease symptoms and help people regain independence. He also emphasised the significance of the research for patients and families worldwide, across countries with different resources and healthcare systems.

Read the full announcement on the NIHR Brain Injury HRC website.