@rosalindsmyth
Academic paediatrician, UCL; Vice-President (Clinical) Academy of Medical Sciences. Committed to informed scientific discourse, support for academic, research careers. Favourite spot: high, remote, mountain lake in beloved Ariège. All views my own.
We welcome the Russell Group's briefing on the vital role of clinical academics in the UK.
The briefing highlights the essential contribution of clinical academics while signalling the need for urgent action to address their decline ⏰
➡️ www.russellgroup.ac.uk/news/reverse...
Professor Rosalind Smyth FMedSci, VP (Clinical) of the Academy, next to a quote that reads: "The Russell Group’s briefing rightly recognises the importance of clinical academics in delivering healthcare, driving innovation and supporting economic growth. Collaboration between universities, the NHS and industry is essential to reversing the decline in numbers."
This closely aligns with our own work to increase recognition of this vital part of the research sector and to help stabilise and reverse the decline in clinical academic numbers.
➡️ Read the response from our VP (Clinical) @rosalindsmyth.bsky.social: bit.ly/4p4a0H9
A quote card featuring Professor Rosalind Smyth CBC FMedSci, saying "The decline in clinical academic numbers represents a genuine threat to patient care and the UK's research leadership. This statement shows that if we act with urgency and a shared commitment, we can reverse this trend. "
Today we’re proud to share our Clinical Academics Summit statement, signed by 40+ organisations 🤝
⚠️ Clinical academics are declining
✅ Our summit committed to action to help reverse this trend
👉 Read the full statement: bit.ly/3Ktb5JQ
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I'm hugely honoured and excited to be joining the Board of Cambridge University Hospitals at a very important time for the NHS and the communities which the hospitals serve. www.cuh.nhs.uk/news/trust-a...
This is a very important report about the alarming increase in obesity in children. As a society, we need to address these issues urgently. Obesity in childhood sets a course for poorer life-time health.
Great to see this major investment from NIHR and MRC to support clinical academic careers!
www.theguardian.com/science/2025.... Wonderful work from the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health.
The Academy's Royal Fellow, Royal Fellow, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, smiling as she walks through a door to a building.
We were honoured to welcome our Royal Fellow, HRH The Princess Royal, to this week’s Helix reception.
Her Royal Highness joined us to mark 10 years of vital support from our Helix donors, helping us drive advances in health and biomedical research 🚀
👉 Read more: ow.ly/Qn2m50VLjRw
Two of our Starter Grants for Clinical Lecturers recipients, Dr Neil Ryan and Dr Rasha Al-Lamee, shared their insights with @resprofnews.bsky.social about the changing landscape for clinical researchers in the UK.
👉 Read the full article (£): ow.ly/AfOY50V5YWs
#HealthResearch #FundingOpportunities
A photo of lived experience expert Ngawai Moss next to a quote that reads: "Research isn’t just about discovery but about making a real difference in people’s lives. I’ve seen this reflected in the Academy’s Public Involvement approach by bringing people together and creating spaces where lived experience is valued."
Lived experience expert, Ngawai Moss, has played a key role in our child health work.
From scoping conversations for our UK policy report to serving on the steering committee for our international policy workshop, her input ensures the voices of parents and children are central to our work🤝
Great to see this report from UKRI published today. It contains some concrete proposals for reversing the decline in UK clinical academia. Now they just need to be delivered!
www.ukri.org/wp-content/u...
This very important report offers clear recommendations to address the decline in clinical academic posts. The UK needs this talented group of professionals if it is to continue to be at the cutting edge of innovations for the benefit of patients.
Delighted to see this important new report about clinical academic workforce a critical list of recommendations for action from NHS, Universities, Funders and other bodies: acmedsci.ac.uk/more/news/cl...
I think this should also be in contention. >2000m in Pyrenees.
I wasn't thrilled with RTE's reporting of #StormÉowyn wrt #climatechange last week...
Thanks to @irishexaminer.bsky.social for letting me express my concerns on the costs of RTE's "muddled climate messaging" and why it matters so much here 1/2:
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Read here about the importance of supporting clinical research.
‘Pediatric Long COVID has a distinct blood protein signature marked by increased ongoing general and endothelial inflammation, similar to that seen in adults’.
More brilliant work from @buonsenso.bsky.social and team 🇮🇹
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Calling Clinical Lecturers📝
The next round of Academy Starter Grants are now open! Apply to:
💸 Receive up to £30K to support your research
📈 Gather data to strengthen bids for longer-term funding
Find out more and apply by 5/3/2025
🔗 ow.ly/cePy50UL6we
#HealthResearch #ResearchGrants
Medical Research Foundation is a great organisation and it is a real privilege to be one of its Trustees.
A photo of Dr Helen Groves, competition winner at CATAC 2024, with a quote that reads: "Presenting my research at CATAC and winning an award increased my confidence and gave me the opportunity to network with fellow clinical academics."
Closing soon! 🚨
Are you an early career researcher in medicine and health?
Don't miss out on the chance to share your work with senior academics at our Clinical Academics in Training Annual Conference in Leeds this May #CATAC25
Submit your abstract by 13/1/25: ow.ly/lKi850UCALP
How should an ambitious early career clinical academic divvy up their time between research/clinical and other academic activities eg peer review/ supervision/teaching/committees/getting editorial experience etc?
As horrific fires rage in LA, news comes that world has breached 1.5 degree limit on global heating. When will political leaders join the dots & take urgent far-reaching action? Leave all new fossil fuels in the ground & prioritise building resilience - home retrofits, flood defences & much more
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Are you a researcher looking for personal or collaborative funding? 🔬
Interested in applying for the #HorizonEurope funding programme? 💰
Read our 6 top tips for a successful Horizon Europe funding application, following our webinar with @amrc-uk.bsky.social supported by DSIT.
🔗 bit.ly/6_top_tips
Headshots of the Academy's new Council members, from left to right: Professor Deborah Ashby OBE FMedSci, Professor Sir John Iredale FRSE FMedSci, Professor Peter Openshaw CBE FMedSci, Professor Catherine Williamson FMedSci.
Many congratulations to the below Fellows on their election to the Academy Council:
- Professor Deborah Ashby OBE FMedSci
- Professor Sir John Iredale FRSE FMedSci
- Professor Peter Openshaw CBE FMedSci
- Professor Catherine Williamson FMedSci
Read more: ow.ly/z2sm50Uq1jp
‘Grave concern’ over drop in NHS clinical researchers.
The declining number of clinical academics in the National Health Service is “of grave concern”, according to the author of a recent report on the NHS.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
Gisele Pelicot is an incredible woman and a hero for her nerve in bringing all those rapists to justice and for knowing the shame does not lie worth her — bravely declining anonymity was incredible.
This is my hero of the year. (I'm assuming we can choose internationally?)