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NHRP Academy: Meet our Community – Catherine Stafford
Catherine Stafford is a BSc Psychology student at Newcastle University. She is currently carrying out research for her undergraduate dissertation with the Newcastle Health Research Partnership Academy (NHRP Academy). Here, Catherine discusses the project and her experience of working with the NHRP Academy. What is your research? My project is called ‘NHRP Academy members’ cognitions, […]
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Newcastle Clinical Scientist awarded a Pre-Application Support Fund award to prepare a project to investigate inherited retinal disease
NHIP Academy has supported Stephanie Quinn, from Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, to secure a National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Pre-application Support Fund. The fund is designed to provide extra support and help to enhance an individual’s chances of a successful application to an NIHR career development scheme. Stephanie, who […]
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NHIP Academy: Meet our Community – Dr Eugene Tang
Dr Eugene Tang is a National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Clinical Lecturer at Newcastle University and a General Practitioner. Dr Tang’s research focuses on post-stroke cognitive impairment, which remains highly prevalent and disabling for our patients. In the UK, there are around 100,000 strokes per year which often leaves the patient […]
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Newcastle Health Research Partnership Academy Celebrates Success as Three Researchers Secure Prestigious Grants
Three clinical researchers in Newcastle have been awarded highly sought-after Starter Grants for Clinical Lecturers from the Academy of Medical Sciences, with support from NHIP Academy. These competitive grants provide up to £30,000 in research funding over one to two years, allowing clinical lecturers to gather preliminary data and strengthen their bids for longer-term […]
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NHIP Academy: Meet our Community – Dr Kenneth Baker
Dr Kenneth Baker Dr Kenneth Baker is a National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Advanced Fellow at Newcastle University and an Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Dr Baker’s research focuses on Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), which is a common disease affecting 1 in 100 UK adults […]
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NHIP Academy: Meet our Community – Dr Hayley Alderson
Dr Hayley Alderson is a National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Advanced Fellow at Newcastle University and a Senior Research Fellow with the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) North East and North Cumbria. Dr Alderson is currently undertaking a research study that aims to understand the experiences of those who have endured […]
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NHIP Academy: Meet our Community – Dr Laura Jardine
Dr Laura Jardine Dr Laura Jardine is a Clinical Senior Lecturer at Newcastle University and an Honorary Haematologist at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. She has been awarded a Clinician Scientist Fellowship by the Medical Research Council (MRC) to assess a new method of characterising leukaemias based on gene expression. Clinical […]
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NHIP Academy: Meet our Community – Dr Michael Keogh
Dr Michael Keogh is a Senior Clinical Lecturer and Honorary Consultant in Neurology, who is currently part of the NHIP Senior Clinical Fellow/Honorary Consultant Career Development Programme. NHIP Senior Clinical Fellow/Honorary Consultant posts support individuals for five years post-completion of clinical training (CCT). The programme provides Dr Keogh with the flexibility to dedicate 50 percent […]
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NHIP Academy support Consultant to advance research into dementia internationally
Dr Stella-Maria Paddick, Associate Clinical Lecturer at Newcastle University and Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry at Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded a Clinical Academic Research Partnership (CARP) fellowship by the Medical Research Council (MRC) and National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to advance her research into cognitive impairment and dementia. […]
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NHIP Academy: Meet our Community – Dr Susanna Mills
Dr Susanna Mills Dr Susanna Mills is a medically qualified public health doctor. From September 2024, she will be embarking on a Newcastle University Academic Track (NUAcT) Clinical Academic Fellowship, where she will be aiming to identify and address excess weight amongst people living with severe mental illness, in hospital and the wider community. […]
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