In March 2024, the NIHR announced the appointment of 43 NIHR Senior Investigators in the 17th round of awards.
22 new appointments
Name Institution Primary research field
Professor David Abbott
University of Bristol
Social Care
Professor Darren Ashcroft
The University of Manchester
Epidemiology
Professor Diana Baralle
University of Southampton
Genetics & Heredity
Professor Kam Bhui
University of Oxford
Mental Health & Psychiatry
Professor James Burton
University of Leicester
Nephrology & Urology
Professor Ronjon Chakraverty
University of Oxford
Haematology
Professor Gary Collins
University of Oxford
Statistical Sciences
Professor Gordon Cook
University of Leeds
Haematology
Professor Graham Cooke
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
Infectious Diseases
Professor Robbie Foy
University of Leeds
Primary Health Care
Professor Nick Francis
University of Southampton
Primary Health Care
Professor Victoria Goodwin
University of Exeter
Older People
Professor Laura Gray
University of Leicester
Statistical Sciences
Professor Rebecca Kearney
University of Bristol
Rehabilitation
Professor G.J. Melendez-Torres
University of Exeter
Policy & Services
Professor Benjamin Ollivere
The University of Nottingham
Orthopaedics
Professor Mark J Peters
University College London
Children & Young People
Professor Richard Riley
The University of Birmingham
Statistical Sciences
Professor David Roberts
NHS Blood and Transplant
Immunology
Professor Kate Seers
University of Warwick
Qualitative methods
Professor Solomon Tesfaye
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Endocrinology
Professor David Werring
University College London
Stroke Medicine
21 reappointments
Name Institution Primary research field
Professor Melanie Calvert
The University of Birmingham
Outcomes Research
Professor Cathy Creswell
University of Oxford
Mental Health & Psychiatry
Professor Helen Cross
University College London
Paediatrics
Professor Alun Davies
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
Surgery
Professor Jane Davies
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
Paediatrics
Professor Saul Faust
University of Southampton
Paediatrics
Professor Jonathan Grigg
Queen Mary University of London
Paediatrics
Mr Peter Hutchinson
University of Cambridge
Neurosciences
Professor Eileen Kaner
The University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Public Health
Professor Marian Knight
University of Oxford
Public Health
Professor Simon Mead
University College London
Neurology
Professor Fliss Murtagh
University of Hull
Health Care Sciences & Services
Professor Michael Nicholson
University of Cambridge
Surgery
Professor Hemant Pandit
University of Leeds
Orthopaedics
Professor Rupert Pearse
Queen Mary University of London
Intensive Care
Professor Stephen Peckham
University of Kent
Policy & Services
Professor Robert Read
University of Southampton
Infectious Diseases
Professor Lynn Rochester
The University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Neurosciences
Professor John Simpson
The University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Intensive Care
Professor Martin Tobin
University of Leicester
Genetics & Heredity
Professor John Wright
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Epidemiology