Welcome to the Centre for Evidence for the Armed Forces Community, funded by FiMT. Ensuring research evidence is at the heart of decision making to enable a thriving Armed Forces community.
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What is the Centre for Evidence for the Armed Forces Community?
Established in 2017, the Centre was previously named the Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) Research Centre, after the Centre’s current funders.
The Centre was created to help ensure that those working to support the Armed Forces community can base their decision-making on the most accurate and contemporary evidence available. Initially led by Anglia Ruskin University, it started with the creation of the Veterans and Families Research Hub and was subsequently expanded into the FiMT Research Centre.
Since 1st September 2022, the Centre has been operated by a consortium of RAND Europe and the King’s Centre for Military Health Research (KCMHR) at King’s College London, under a grant agreement with the Forces in Mind Trust for five years until 2027.
On the 21st May 2025, the Centre’s name was changed to the Centre for Evidence for the Armed Forces Community, funded by FiMT, to better capture the vision, mission, and aims of the centre.
The Centre aims to ensure that research evidence about the experiences and needs of the Armed Forces community, is at the heart of decision making so that it can inform and transform policy and practice to enable a thriving Armed Forces community.
