The Royal College of Nursing Research Institute (RCNRI) was formerly the research team at the Royal College of Nursing Institute from 1996-2007. When the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) wished to develop a strategic alliance with another Higher Education Institute to enhance its ability to deliver high quality research, the University of Warwick was successful in its bid to be the RCN’s strategic alliance partner for research. The RCNRI has been a research centre within the School of Health & Social Studies at the University of Warwick since 1^st August 2007.

The research of the RCNRI supports the mission of both:

• The RCN "to represent nurses and nursing, promote excellence in practice and to shape health policies", and;
• The University of Warwick's Strategy "to make Warwick an undisputed world leader in research and scholarship" by contributing to the Research Strategy of the School of Health and Social Studies.

Mission - to undertake and promote high quality in research relevant to nursing, health and social care that impacts on practice, education and policy.

Vision - We see research relevant to nursing, health and social care as a partnership between researchers, clinicians, patients and the public, which generates knowledge to inform best practice.