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Dr. Elspeth Mathie has worked as Researcher in CRIPACC (Centre for Research in Public Health and Community Care), University of Hertfordshire since 2005, and previously Exeter University where she gained her MA and PhD. She has over 20 years of health research experience. Since April 2014 Elspeth has been part of the Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) in Research Theme at CLAHRC East of England. She is a member of PIRg (Public Involvement in Research group) at University of Hertfordshire. Her past research has included NIHR funded studies in care homes focusing on end of life care and dementia (Prof.…
Professor Carol Brayne is an epidemiologist and public health physician. Her research programme includes research into dementia, healthy ageing and neuropsychiatric epidemiology. The research is multidisciplinary and the Cambridge team straddles the Department of Public health and Primary Care, and the MRC Biostatics Unit (Led by Dr Fiona Matthews). The MRC study of Cognitive Function and Ageing (CFAS) constitutes a major part of the research of this group. Ageing of the global population will be an area of policy interest for many decades as the numbers of old-old individuals increases dramatically. Carol is also Director of the Cambridge Institute of…
Professor Fiona Poland is co-lead of the Public and Patient Involvement Theme for CLAHRC EoE. Fiona's career-long concern has been to use the power of qualitative research methods to address the health and wellbeing concerns of individuals and communities. She has worked to promote collaborations and respectful working across voluntary, statutory, academic and policy boundaries especially in community settings, and to improve the lives of those who live and work with dementia. Her research projects and publications explore how and how far community connections and participation may affect access to resources for health and wellbeing. She was twice Chair and…
Jennifer Whitty joined UEA in April 2016 as Professor of Health Economics. She leads the Health Economics Group and the Public Health and Health Services Research Theme at the Norwich Medical School. Her research focusses on evaluating patient-centred outcomes in health and healthcare to inform evidence-based decisions. Jennifer has particular interests in preference elicitation methods (including the Discrete Choice Experiment), and evaluating interventions related to pharmacy and medicines use, nursing, cardiovascular and respiratory conditions. She also undertakes economic evaluation alongside clinical trials. Jennifer collaborates with a number of researchers in these fields who are based in Europe and Australia, where…
Emeritus Professor Tony Holland leads the Enduring Disabilities and Disadvantage (EDD) theme of the CLAHRC and since 2002 he has held the Health Foundation Chair in Learning Disabilities in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge. Together with colleagues he established the Cambridge Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Group (CIDDRG). He has collaborated on research in a broad range of topics including: ageing and the risk of Alzheimer’s disease in people with Down syndrome; the behavioural and psychiatric aspects of Prader Willi Syndrome; the interface between clinical and social care practice and the law including studies relating to…
Professor John Clarkson is Professor of Engineering Design, Director, Cambridge Engineering Design Centre. He returned to the Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, in 1995 following a seven-year spell with PA Consulting Group's Technology Division where he was Manager of the Advanced Process Group. He was appointed director of the Engineering Design Centre in 1997 and a University Professor in 2004. John is directly involved in the teaching of design at all levels of the undergraduate course. At PA John gained wide experience of product development with a particular focus on the design of medical equipment and high-integrity systems, where…