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Clinical academia offers pharmacists and pharmacy technicians the opportunity to lead impactful research and education, improving medicines use and patient outcomes across health and care systems.
As a clinical academic pharmacist or pharmacy technician, you can educate the next generation, advance groundbreaking research and help shape healthcare policy. Your expertise opens doors to diverse roles, from teaching in clinical or social pharmacy to pursuing scientific research and even senior leadership positions within universities.

Pharmacy research is increasingly vital and clinical academic professionals are uniquely placed to strengthen the evidence base for medicines and drive improvements across the health system. Through inquiry, evaluation and innovation, you can shape services and influence practice.
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Building research capacity

A key recommendation from a recent NHS England survey is to establish a fully implemented clinical academic training pathway for pharmacists by 2030.

Clinical academic educators in pharmacy

Becoming a pharmacy academic educator allows you to combine your clinical expertise in medicines optimisation alongside training the future pharmacy workforce.

Pharmacy technicians in clinical academia

Clinical academia combines clinical practice with research, education and innovation. For pharmacy technicians, it’s about using your practical experience to improve patient care and pharmacy services through evidence-based approaches.
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Impact of Pharmacy in Research

Clinical academic pharmacists sit at the intersection of frontline healthcare and cutting-edge research, turning evidence into everyday practice.
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Explore inspiring career stories from clinical academics

Learn about the career journeys of current clinical academics and the variety of roles they hold. Their stories highlight the many paths through clinical academia and the impact of this work.