Clinical academia is a roller-coaster. It’s a rewarding role where you have the pleasure of making an impact directly to your patients in the clinical world, and indirectly and internationally to services in your research area. The ambition of the NHS is to have 1% of the workforce as clinical…

With the increasing demand of students requiring a practice placement and the variability of AHPs roles in practice, placements are adapting to take on many forms. Rising in popularity is the research placement, be that full time or split clinically. I had the pleasure of working with Matt Harrison whom…

Not strictly a research post but important nonetheless. I’m not claiming to be an expert on this but from my personal experiences and commitments in and outside of work I have learnt a lot about how to listen and care that can often be applied to the workplace to both…

This is mainly advice for myself but I may as well take you along for the journey. Being a clinical academic requires you to be hugely flexible in your role, but deadlines are never flexible and papers/applications do not write themselves despite my crippling need for them to do so…

In a desperate attempt to find some positives in the COVID-19 situation I have reflected on how it has changed the way we work. …

If you tried to stay current by reading two articles each day, within 1 year you would fall 55 centuries behind! Systematic reviews can save you some time by synthesising the literature to draw strong clinical conclusions and make recommendations for practice. It is common for PhD students or clinical…

I completed my PhD ahead of schedule and (to the untrained eye) with minimal meltdowns. Though meltdowns are a right of passage during a PhD, I thought I would compile some tips that kept everyone convinced I had it all under control. …

Throughout our training and beyond we are always encouraged to be evidence based practitioners, using the best and current evidence to guide our practice. Clinical practice is often busy with little time to explore the evidence base and keep up to date with upcoming research. …

I qualified as a physiotherapist in 2014 with an eager attitude and keen to change the world. Early on I had an interest in research; I finally understood that changing the world is much easier if you are an active researcher. I was always curious and inquisitive and if there…