Research showcase

Carmel Hughes is Professor of Primary Care at the School of Pharmacy, Queen’s University Belfast. She was the first pharmacist to have been appointed to a Harkness Fellowship in Healthcare Policy, the only pharmacist to receive a Primary Care Career Scientist Award and a former Cochrane Fellow. Her research interests centre on prescribing in older people, intervention development and evidence-based healthcare. She is an Editor for the Effective Practice and Organisation of Care (EPOC) Cochrane review group and Senior Editor for Pilot and Feasibility Studies. She has been a member of the United Kingdom (UK) Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 Sub-panel 3. She is currently a member of the International Scientific Council (ISC) of the Louvain Drug Research Institute (LDRI, the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences External Advisory Board and the International Advisory Board of the School for Primary Care Research (funded by the National Institute for Health Research-NIHR). Carmel is a Trustee and Board Member of the Dunhill Medical Trust, a leading UK charity which funds research focusing on older people, a member of the NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research Stage 2 Sub-Committee and a non-Executive Director of the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust.

Alison leads the Sustainable Healthy Communities theme within the Suffolk Sustainability Institute. Alison has extensive experience within higher education, particularly within architecture and the built environment, where she has led and developed undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Before starting her academic career, Alison was in architectural practice for several years, prior to which she worked as a housing officer in East London.

Liz works within the Academic Unit for Ageing Research - hosted by the University of Leeds (Leeds Institute of Health Sciences), and situated within the Bradford Institute for Health Research. Her research experience and interests include randomised controlled trials of complex interventions in care home and community settings, the development of assessment tools for care home residents, and the identification of the research priorities of care home residents and community-dwelling older people.

Amy is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow within the Regulatory Genomics group at the Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology. Her research focuses on understanding the genetic variation underlying human complex diseases and traits, and spans both wet laboratory work and computational biology. She is currently investigating Chromosome X regulation and its influence on complex phenotypes, including immune-related diseases.

Peter is interested in developing functional vision tests for hard to reach populations. He specialises in using digital technologies, such as tablets, AR/VR, and eye tracking, to make automated sight tests that are pragmatic and easy to use.