New podcast series: Humans of Clinical Academia
Manchester Catalys's podcast "Humans of Clinical Academia" reveals the people behind influential research papers, exploring what shapes successful clinical academic careers. Host Dr Judith Johnson, Director of Manchester Catalys, invites guests to share five meaningful images from their personal and professional journeys.
Episodes & Guests:
- Prof Dawn Dowding - Digital health researcher and nursing informatics expert
- Prof Frank Lee Bowling, MBE - Researcher in translational medicine and podiatric surgeon
- Prof John Baker - Mental health nursing and patient safety researcher
- Prof Katherine Berry – Clinical psychologist researching attachment and psychosis
- Prof Rachel Elliott - Pharmacist-economist studying medication adherence and healthcare spending
- Prof Tony Redmond, OBE - Emergency medicine doctor, humanitarian responder to global disasters and conflict zones
- Prof Karina Lovell - Mental health nursing researcher specializing in psychological therapy and culturally sensitive interventions
- Prof Dame Nicky Cullum - Nursing researcher specialising in wound care
- Plus a special final episode: "7 Secrets of Successful Clinical Academic Careers" - distilling wisdom from all conversations into key insights for aspiring clinical academics.
The series features respected researchers who openly discuss navigating challenges such as imposter syndrome, finding work-life balance, and persevering through setbacks. Their stories offer valuable insights for healthcare professionals at any stage of their academic path.
Humans of Clinical Academia is available on:
YouTube
Apple Podcasts
Spotify
Information about the BACD-Castang Fellowship Programme
These webinars provide information about getting started in paediatric neurodisability research and how to develop your research further
Information about BACD Awards and other national awards and grants in paediatric neurodisability
Priority Setting Partnerships bring patients, carers and clinicians together in specific conditions to identify and prioritise the top 10 'unanswered questions', about the effects of treatments that they agree are most important. The top 10 'unanswered questions' are then perceived as a priority for research.
The BACD Strategic Research Group (SRG) aims to:
- To identify and encourage high quality clinical research in childhood disability in Britain; in particular collaborative multi-disciplinary projects
- To encourage and assist people in the field , including families, young people and clinicians, to identify research priorities
- To facilitate and support the development of major research applications to Wellcome, Medical Research Council, National Institute for Health Research and national charitable funding bodies
- To encourage and help clinicians, who are interested, to participate in research, and potentially pursue an academic career path
