NIHR HDRC Coventry pillars and leads
The work of NIHR HDRC Coventry is formed across five pillars:
Pillar 1 Team – Data and Governance
Data and Governance designs new and robust approaches to research that make it easier for people to conduct their own high-quality research.
Dr Tim Robbins – NIHR Consultant Physician and CRIO – University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust and Warwick Medical School
Tracy Gazeley – Clinical Research Facility Delivery – University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Ceri Jones – Head of R and D – University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Sunairah Miraj – Head of Performance Data & Continuous Improvement – Coventry City Council
Pillar 2 Team - Training and Skills
Training and Skills takes an inclusive approach to delivering training for staff and Councillors at Coventry City Council, partner organisations, the local community, and the voluntary sector to encourage skills and confidence in finding, using, and, in some cases, doing research.
Grace Haynes - Head of People and Culture – Coventry City Council
Dr Maxine Whelan - Assistant Professor - Coventry University
Pillar 3 Team - Public Involvement
Public Involvement develops a strategy to enable the diverse communities of Coventry to be involved in all HDRC activities. We aim to ensure that their voices are heard through discussion and contribute to decisions on topics and how research is undertaken.
Valerie de Souza – Consultant in Public Health – Coventry City Council
Professor Sophie Staniszewska – Patient and Public Involvement and Experiences of Care – University of Warwick
Andrea Buckley – Service Manager, Community Resilience and Engagement – Coventry City Council
Richard Grant – PPIE Rep
Jane Whitehurst – PPIE Rep
Pillar 4 Team - Evaluation
Evaluation helps us understand how the Coventry HDRC is working in practice and how we can improve to achieve our goals.
Rachel Chapman – Consultant in Public Health – Coventry City Council and University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Beck Taylor - Clinical Associate Professor - University of Warwick
Pillar 5 Team - Impact and Implementation
Impact and Implementation enables us to link university expertise and researchers with teams and services across the council to identify and use good evidence-based practice from research, give advice on evaluation and research, develop new research projects, and access funding.
Graeme Currie – Professor of Public Management – Warwick Business School
Jessica Allen – Deputy Director – University College London
Stephen Weir – Strategic Lead, Economic Development – Coventry City Council
