Health and Care Research Wales announce appointments of leading researchers

Health and Care Research Wales (HCRW) has announced the appointment of a new group of eighteen Senior Research Leaders for 2016-2019.

HCRW also announced that Professor Paul Morgan (pictured) has agreed to take on the role of their Mentoring Scheme Lead.

Professor Morgan will bring a wealth of expertise to the role, having played a key role in the Academy of Medical Sciences Mentoring Scheme, sitting on the Academy’s Mentoring Advisory Group and being instrumental in the development of the Health and Care Research Wales Mentoring Scheme.

Senior Research Leaders have been appointed following a competitive process and assessment by an independent panel of senior UK health and social care experts who judged them to be among Wales’ leading researchers for the evidence they provided against the following selection criteria:

• Quality and volume of internationally excellent research
• Impact of their leadership in research
• Track record in training and developing researchers
• Impact of their research on improvements in health or social care and wealth generation
• Relevance of research to patients, service users and the public
• Demonstrable commitment to public involvement and public engagement
• Evidence of personal contribution to Health and Care Research Wales

The Senior Research Leaders will be expected to act as ambassadors for HCRW and play a leading role in raising the profile of health and social care research in Wales on a national and international level. They will also support the next generation of promising researchers through the HCRW Mentoring Scheme.

The pilot phase of this scheme, launching soon, will focus on pairing Senior Research Leaders with Health and Care Research Wales funded students and fellows within a developmental mentoring relationship.

The group of HCRW Senior Research Leaders for 2016-2019 is as follows:

• Vanessa Burholt – Swansea University
• Peter Collins – Cardiff University
• Adrian Edwards – Cardiff University
• Rhiannon Edwards – Bangor University
• Kerenza Hood – Cardiff University
• Dyfrig Hughes- Bangor University
• Peter Huxley – Bangor University
• Ian Jones – Cardiff University
• Keith Lloyd – Swansea University
• Ronan Lyons – Swansea University
• Richard Neal – Bangor University
• Michael Owen – Cardiff University
• Mark Rees – Swansea University
• Jo Rycroft-Malone – Bangor University
• Andrew Sewell – Cardiff University
• Helen Snooks – Swansea University
• John Williams – Swansea University
• Bob Woods – Bangor University