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NIHR Integrated Academic Training (IAT) Programme Leads

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Published: 17 June 2019

Version: 8 - October 2023

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The IAT leads meet regularly with the NIHR Academy to share knowledge and promote best practice about the management of IAT programmes. Each IAT partnership has two IAT leads; an academic lead that is the key point of contact for the NIHR Academy, and a lead based at the NHSE Local Office. The IAT leads can advise on how to apply for an Academic Clinical Fellowship (ACF) or Clinical Lectureship (CL) at their institution.

NHSE Local Office

Higher Education Institution

Academic HEI IAT Lead

HEI Email

NHSE Local Office IAT Lead

NHSE Email

North East

Newcastle

Dr Malcolm Brodlie

malcolm.brodlie@ncl.ac.uk

Professor Richard Bellamy

richard.bellamy@nhs.net

Yorkshire & Humber

Leeds

Professor Phil Quirke

P.Quirke@leeds.ac.uk

Mr Willy Pillay

willy.pillay@nhs.net 

Yorkshire & Humber

Sheffield

Professor Dilly Anumba

d.o.c.anumba@sheffield.ac.uk

Mr Willy Pillay

willy.pillay@nhs.net

Yorkshire & Humber

Hull-York

Dr Bob Phillips

bob.phillips@york.ac.uk 

Mr Willy Pillay

willy.pillay@nhs.net

North West

Manchester

Dr Thomas Blakeman

t.m.blakeman@manchester.ac.uk

Dr Andy Watson

andy.watson9@nhs.net

 

North West

Manchester

Dr Jenny Myers

Jenny.Myers@manchester.ac.uk

Dr Andy Watson

andy.watson9@nhs.net

North West

Lancaster

Dr Amy Gadoud

a.gadoud@lancaster.ac.uk

Dr Andy Watson

andy.watson9@nhs.net

North West

Liverpool

Professor Paul May

paul.may@liverpool.ac.uk

Dr Andy Watson

andy.watson9@nhs.net

West Midlands

Birmingham

Dr Kristien Boelaert

K.Boelaert@bham.ac.uk

Dr Lukas Foggensteiner 

l.foggensteiner@nhs.net  

West Midlands

Keele

Professor Joanne Protheroe

j.protheroe@keele.ac.uk

Dr Lukas Foggensteiner

l.foggensteiner@nhs.net  

West Midlands

Warwick

Professor Siobhan Quenby  

s.quenby@warwick.ac.uk 

Dr Lukas Foggensteiner

l.foggensteiner@nhs.net  

West Midlands

Warwick

Dr Joyce Yeung

j.yeung.4@warwick.ac.uk 

Dr Lukas Foggensteiner

l.foggensteiner@nhs.net

East Midlands

Leicester

Professor Matt Bown

m.bown@le.ac.uk

Professor Jonathan Barratt

jb81@le.ac.uk

East Midlands

Nottingham

Professor Helen Budge  

helen.budge@nottingham.ac.uk

Professor Jonathan Barratt

jb81@le.ac.uk

Thames Valley

Oxford

Professor Chris Pugh

cpugh@well.ox.ac.uk

Dr Denise Best

denise.best@medsci.ox.ac.uk

Thames Valley

NHS Blood and Transplant (Oxford)

Dr Lise Estcourt

Lise.Estcourt@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Dr Lise Estcourt

Lise.Estcourt@nhsbt.nhs.uk

East of England

Norwich

Dr Vass Vassiliou

v.vassiliou@uea.ac.uk

Dr Francesca Crawley

francesca.crawley@nhs.net

East of England

Cambridge

Professor Alasdair Coles

ajc1020@medschl.cam.ac.uk 

Dr Francesca Crawley

francesca.crawley@nhs.net

NW London

Imperial College London

Professor Jeremy Levy

j.levy@imperial.ac.uk

Dr Vivienne Curtis

england.academictraining.lase@nhs.net

NW London

Institute of Cancer Research

Professor Nick Turner

nick.turner@icr.ac.uk

Dr Vivienne Curtis

england.academictraining.lase@nhs.net

S London

St George's University of London

Dr Nidhi Sofat

nsofat@sgul.ac.uk

Dr Vivienne Curtis

england.academictraining.lase@nhs.net

S London

King's College London

Professor Frances Williams (currently on sabbatical)

frances.williams@kcl.ac.uk

Dr Vivienne Curtis

england.academictraining.lase@nhs.net

S London

King's College London

Dr Rina Dutta

rina.dutta@kcl.ac.uk

Dr Vivienne Curtis

england.academictraining.lase@nhs.net

NCE London

University College London

Professor Robert Howard

robert.howard@ucl.ac.uk

Dr Vivienne Curtis

england.academictraining.lase@nhs.net

NCE London

Queen Mary University of London

Professor Marta Korbonits

m.korbonits@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Vivienne Curtis

england.academictraining.lase@nhs.net

NCE London Queen Mary University of London

Dr Will Alazawi

w.alazawi@qmul.ac.uk

Dr Vivienne Curtis

england.academictraining.lase@nhs.net

NCE London

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Professor Shunmay Yeung   

Shunmay.yeung@lshtm.ac.uk

Dr Vivienne Curtis 

england.academictraining.lase@nhs.net  

NCE London

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Dr Michael Marks

Michael.Marks@lshtm.ac.uk 

Dr Vivienne Curtis

england.academictraining.lase@nhs.net

South West

Bristol

Professor Yoav Ben-Schlomo

Y.Ben-Shlomo@bristol.ac.uk 

Hiu Lam

hiu.lam@nhs.net 

South West

Bristol

Dr Helen Winter

helen.winter@uhbw.nhs.uk 

Hiu Lam

hiu.lam@nhs.net 

South West

Exeter

Professor Chris Dickens

C.M.Dickens@exeter.ac.uk

Hiu Lam

hiu.lam@nhs.net

South West

Plymouth

Dr Ashwin Dhanda (Interim)

ashwin.dhanda@plymouth.ac.uk 

Hiu Lam

hiu.lam@nhs.net

Wessex

Southampton

Professor Elaine Dennison

emd@mrc.soton.ac.uk

Professor Ramsey Cutress

A.D.Le-Marquand@soton.ac.uk

KSS

Brighton & Sussex

Dr Jessica Eccles

J.Eccles@bsms.ac.uk 

Professor Gordon Ferns

g.ferns@bsms.ac.uk 

KSS

Brighton & Sussex

Dr Khalid Ali

khalid.ali10@nhs.net 

Professor Gordon Ferns

g.ferns@bsms.ac.uk 

UKHSA

UK Health Security Agency

Dr Suzi Coles

Suzi.Coles@ukhsa.gov.uk 

Dr Suzi Coles

Suzi.Coles@ukhsa.gov.uk