Professor Katie Morris takes on National Reproductive Health & Childbirth Specialty Lead role.
Professor Katie Morris from the University of Birmingham's Department of Applied Health Sciences has been appointed as the National Reproductive Health & Childbirth Specialty Lead for the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR)'s new Research Delivery Network.
Her role will be to provide senior leadership and strategic direction for research delivery across the Reproductive Health and Childbirth network, as well as supporting funders and sponsors in study design.
I am particularly excited about building capacity and capability for study delivery and supporting the next generation of multi-disciplinary researchers in Women's Health, as well as embedding research across the whole of the NHS and diverse communities. I am keen that we innovate in our specialty with novel study designs and delivery methods that support inclusivity and diversity in research, helping us to address the stark health inequalities in Women's Health.
The NIHR's Research Delivery Network supports the successful delivery of health and social care research across the UK, which (through joint leadership) will aim to balance regional context, expertise and leadership, with national co-ordination and strategy, involving Department of Health and Social Care policymakers. Read more about the Network on the NIHR website.
Professor Morris is a Professor of Obstetrics and Maternal Fetal Medicine as well as the Director of the Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit (BCTU) and is responsible for leading, developing and delivering a robust and effective clinical trials strategy to assure excellence of the research programme.
Head of Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit
Staff profile for Professor Rachel (Katie) Morris, Professor of Obstetrics and Maternal Fetal Medicine, Head of Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit, School of Health Sciences.
