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NIHR Senior Investigators 2021

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Published: 03 March 2021

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In March 2021, the NIHR announced the appointment of 46 NIHR Senior Investigators in the 14th round of awards.

31 new appointments

NameInstitutionPrimary Research Field
Professor Alicia O'Cathain University of Sheffield Health Care Sciences & Services
Professor Amanda Farrin University of Leeds Rehabilitation
Professor Ammar Al-Chalabi King's College London Neurology
Professor Ann W Morgan University of Leeds Rheumatology
Professor Azeem Majeed Imperial College London Primary Health Care
Professor Carrol Gamble University of Liverpool Statistical Sciences
Professor Catherine Pope University of Oxford Sociology
Professor Chris Bonell London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Sociology
Professor Daniel Freeman University of Oxford Mental Health & Psychiatry
Professor Iain McNeish Imperial College London Oncology & Carcinogenesis
Professor Jill Maben University of Surrey Nursing
Professor John Macleod University of Bristol Primary Health Care
Professor John Powell University of Oxford Health Informatics
Professor Jonathan Rees University of Oxford Orthopaedics
Professor Kapil Sayal University of Nottingham Mental Health & Psychiatry
Professor Lucy Chappell King's College London Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Professor Maria Stokes University of Southampton Rehabilitation
Associate Professor Matthew Snape University of Oxford Paediatrics
Professor Nita Forouhi University of Cambridge Public Health
Professor Nusrat Husain Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust Mental Health & Psychiatry
Professor Paramjit Gill University of Warwick Primary Health Care
Professor Paul Gissen University College London Paediatrics
Professor Peter Hoskin The University of Manchester Oncology & Carcinogenesis
Professor Peter McCulloch University of Oxford Other
Professor Richard Martin University of Bristol Epidemiology
Professor Robert Simon Heyderman University College London Infectious Diseases
Professor Shakila Thangaratinam University of Birmingham Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Professor Steven Cummins London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Public Health
Professor Volker Wilhelm Straub Newcastle University Genetics & Heredity
Professor Waljit Dhillo Imperial College London Endocrinology
Dr Waseem Qasim University College London Paediatrics

 

15 reappointments

NameInstitutionPrimary Research Field
Professor Allan Young King's College London Mental Health & Psychiatry
Professor Anne Barton Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Rheumatology
Professor Anne GM Schilder University College London Otorhinolaryngology
Professor Aroon Hingorani University College London Cardiology & Cardiovascular Disease
Professor Ashley Blom University of Bristol Orthopaedics
Professor Claire Goodman University of Hertfordshire Geriatrics & Gerontology
Professor Colin Drummond King's College London Mental Health & Psychiatry
Professor Judith Bliss The Institute of Cancer Research London Statistical Sciences
Professor Kevin Harrington The Institute of Cancer Research London Oncology & Carcinogenesis
Professor Martin Bennett University of Cambridge Cardiology & Cardiovascular Disease
Professor Matthew Hickman University of Bristol Public Health
Professor Nick James The Institute of Cancer Research London Oncology & Carcinogenesis
Professor Paul Matthews Imperial College London Neurology
Professor Simon Baron-Cohen University of Cambridge Psychology
Professor Stavros Petrou University of Oxford Health Economics

 

21 new Emeritus Senior Investigators

NameInstitutionPrimary Research Field
Professor Andrew Carr University of Oxford Orthopaedics
Professor Andrew Farmer University of Oxford Primary Health Care
Professor Andrew Lotery University of Southampton Ophthalmology & Optometry & Orthoptics
Professor Lord Ara Darzi Imperial College London Surgery
Professor Chris Brightling University of Leicester Respiratory Diseases
Professor David Adams University of Birmingham Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Professor Hugh Markus University of Cambridge Stroke Medicine
Professor Ian Bruce Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Rheumatology
Professor Jane Apperley Imperial College London Haematology
Professor John Danesh University of Cambridge Epidemiology
Professor Karina Lovell The University of Manchester Nursing
Professor Mark Caulfield Queen Mary University of London Cardiology & Cardiovascular Disease
Professor Martin Underwood University of Warwick Primary Health Care
Professor Matthew Hotopf King's College London Mental Health & Psychiatry
Professor Nick Wareham University of Cambridge Epidemiology
Professor Dame Pamela Shaw University of Sheffield Neurology
Professor Paul Klenerman University of Oxford Infectious Diseases
Professor Simon Heller Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Endocrinology
Professor Steve Goodacre University of Sheffield Emergency Medicine
Professor Sue Ziebland University of Oxford Sociology
Professor Susan Michie University College London Psychology