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“The MRC fellowship has supported my work through funding, which has helped expand my horizons beyond expectations. ”

Dr Johnny Tam

MRC Clinical Research Training Fellow, Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic and Institute of Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Research at The University of Edinburgh.

“Your veterinary degree is a passport. It can take you into so many different careers and you don’t have to choose just one.”

Hayley Williamson

Clinical Assistant Professor in Small and Exotic Animal Practice at the University of Nottingham.

“Seeing a problem in practice is the best way to identify meaningful research questions.”

Professor Lucy Chappell

Chief Scientific Adviser for the Department of Health and Social Care.

“Your unique skills, whether coding, design, or statistics, can make a real difference in research. You don’t have to fit one mold to succeed.”

Dr Elizabeth Li

Surgical Registrar, NIHR Doctoral Research Fellow in Surgical Devices and Innovation and Chair of the West Midlands Research Collaborative.

“There’s something rewarding about seeing research you’ve created adopted into guidelines or clinical practice and translated into patient benefit.”

Mr James Glasbey

NIHR Doctoral Research Fellow in Global Surgery at the University of Birmingham.

“One of the biggest misconceptions is that you either work in industry or academia. I’ve learned you can move between them if you understand the priorities and adapt.”

Professor Duncan Richards

Professor of Clinical Therapeutics at the University of Oxford, Director of the Oxford Clinical Trials Research Unit and NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre’s Musculoskeletal Co-theme Lead.

“Clinical academia can take longer to reach milestones. Be prepared, embrace it and it’s incredibly rewarding.”

Dr Natalie Blencowe

Consultant Upper GI Surgeon at the University Hospital Bristol, MRC Clinician Scientist and Senior Lecturer in Clinical Trials at the University of Bristol.

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“Academic GP work lets me make a difference not just for individual patients, but on a bigger scale beyond my own consulting room.”

Dr Jess Watson

GP and NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer.

“You don’t have to follow one standard ladder into clinical academia, there are multiple routes and more flexibility than people often realise.”

Professor Debbie Sharp

Professor of Primary Health Care at the University of Bristol and Head of School of Clinical Academic Training at the Severn Deanery.

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“Sometimes a single conversation can be the start of expanding your horizons and reshaping your career.”

Dr Lola Solebo

Consultant in Paediatric Ophthalmology at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children and Epidemiologist at UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health.

“Even if you were not marked as academic at medical school you can still have a research career if you have the enthusiasm.”

Prof Richard McManus

Dean of Brighton and Sussex Medical School.

“Doing my PhD was an incredible opportunity. It allowed me to step back from clinical training and really immerse myself in research. ”

Greig Taylor

Clinical Lecturer in Paediatric Dentistry and NIHR Doctoral Research Fellow at Newcastle University.

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