Our research
Our Faculty of Health and Life Sciences delivers world-class research, providing one of the largest concentrations of health and life science expertise in the UK. Our Integrated Clinical Academic Training (ICAT) trainees work at the forefront of our research studies.
The University has an excellent track record in taking ICAT trainees through to appointment in senior academic roles, within our institution and other academic providers.
To date, ICAT trainees participating in Academic Clinical Fellowships and Academic Clinical Lecturer posts have demonstrated success in a number of research specialties. These are detailed below along with links to the leading academics profiles.
Research specialties
Child Health – Respiratory |
Dr. Calum Semple, Dr. Paul McNamara, Dr. Kevin Southern |
| Child Health - Infectious Diseases Child Health – Rheumatology | Dr. Melissa Gladstone, Prof. Michael Beresford |
| Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics | Prof. Munir Piromohamed |
| Dental | Prof. Calum Youngson |
| Diabetes and Endocrinology | Prof. John Wilding |
| ENT/OMFS | Prof. Richard Shaw, Prof. Terry Jones |
| Gastroenterology | Prof. Mark Pritchard, Prof. Chris Probert |
| General Practice | Prof. Mark Gabbay |
| General Surgery | Prof. Robert Sutton |
| Haematology | Prof. Andrew Pettitt |
| Infectious Diseases | Prof. Neil French, Prof. Saye Khoo |
| Medical Microbiology | Prof. Nigel Cunliffe |
| Neurology | Prof. Tom Solomon, Prof. Tony Marson |
| Obstetrics and Gynaecology | Prof. Zarko Alfirevic, Dr. D. Hapangama, Prof. Andrew Weeks |
| Ophthalmology | Prof. Stephen Kaye, Prof. Simon Harding, |
| Palliative Medicine | Prof. John Ellershaw |
| Public Health | Prof. Margaret Whitehead |
| Respiratory Medicine | Dr. Jamie Rylance |
| Rheumatology | Prof. Robert Moots |
| Trauma and Orthopaedics | Prof. Simon Frostick |