The nursing professoriate in the UK | Royal College of Nursing

Since 2003, the RCN has kept a record of nurses and midwives who hold substantive chairs in UK Higher Education Institutions. The numbers of nurses holding professorial positions in the UK may serve as a proxy indicator of the development of nursing academic and research leadership within the professions, particularly when compared with cognate professional groups. The list below is updated on a regular basis, by looking at institutional websites, and when we are informed of changes. Please help us to keep this list up-to-date by emailing any inaccuracies to Dave O'Carroll.

Inaugural lectures

We have also been collating data on the tradition of the nursing and midwifery professorial inaugural lecture

England

Anglia Ruskin

Professor Sarah Redsell, Professor of Public Health
Professor Ruth Taylor, Senior Pro Vice Chancellor and Dean, Faculty of Health, Education, Medicine and Social Care

Bedfordshire

Professor Mike Cook, Professor of Healthcare Leadership and Management

Birmingham

Professor Debbie Carrick-Sen, Professor of Nursing and Midwifery
Professor Fiona Irvine, Jenny Jones Chair in Nursing
Professor Sara Kenyon, Professor of Evidence Based Maternity Care
Professor Julie Taylor FRCN, Professor of Child Protection
Professor Anne Topping, Professor in Nursing

Birmingham City

Professor Joanne Brooke, Director of the Centre for Social Care, Health and Related Research
Professor Ann-Marie Cannaby, Professor of Nursing Sciences
Professor Fiona Cowdell, Professor of Nursing and Health Research
Professor Carol Doyle, Professor of Nurse Education and Head of School
Professor David Gray, Professor of Wound Study
Professor Merryl Harvey, Professor in Nursing
Professor Lucy Land, Professor of Nursing
Professor Mervyn Morris, Professor of Community Mental Health
Professor Jackie Stephen-Haynes, Professor

Bournemouth

Professor Steven Ersser, Professor of Nursing and Dermatology Care and Head of Department of Nursing Science
Professor Ann Hemingway, Professor of Public Health and Wellbeing
Professor Vanora Hundley, Professor of Midwifery and Deputy Dean, Research and Professional Practice
Professor Samuel Porter, Professor of Nursing Sociology and Head of Department of Social Sciences and Social Work
Professor Stephen Tee, Executive Dean of Faculty of Health and Social Sciences

Bradford

Professor Udy Archibong FRCN, Professor of Diversity
Professor Shirley Congdon, Vice-Chancellor and Professor in Education Development

Brighton

Professor Kathleen Galvin, Professor of Nursing Practice
Professor Debra Humphris, Vice-Chancellor

Bucks New

Professor Sue Procter, Professor of Clinical Nursing Innovation

Cambridge

Professor Christi Deaton, Florence Nightingale Foundation Professor of Clinical Nursing Research

Canterbury Christ Church

Professor Douglas MacInnes, Professor of Mental Health
Professor Kim Manley, Professor of Practice Development

Central Lancashire

Professor Soo Downe, Professor in Midwifery Studies
Professor Fiona Dykes, Professor of Maternal & Infant Health
Professor Nigel Harrison, Executive Dean, Faculty of Health and Wellbeing
Professor Mick McKeown, Professor of Democratic Mental Health
Professor Dame Caroline Watkins, Professor of Stroke and Older People's Care, and Director of Research and Innovation, Faculty of Health and Wellbeing
Professor Karen Wright, Professor of Nursing and Head of School of Nursing

Chester

Professor Alan Finnegan FRCN, Professor of Nursing and Military Mental Health
Professor Janice Gidman, Associate Dean (Learning and Teaching)
Professor Susan Hooton, Professor of Nursing and Quality Improvement
Professor Paul Kingston, Professor of Ageing and Mental Health
Professor Andy Lovell, Professor of Learning Disability Nursing
Professor Elizabeth Mason-Whitehead, Professor of Health and Social Care
Professor Annette McIntosh Scott, Professor of Education in Healthcare and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Community Liaison)
Professor Angela Simpson, Professor of Teaching and Learning and Executive Dean of Health and Social Care

City

Professor Leanne Aitken, Professor of Critical Care Nursing
Professor Julienne Meyer, Professor of Nursing (Care for Older People)
Professor Debra Salmon, Dean, School of Health Sciences and Professor of Community Health and Nursing

Cumbria

Professor Brian Webster-Henderson, Pro Vice Chancellor (Health) and Professor of Nursing

De Montfort

Professor Jayne Brown, Professor in Palliative Care
Professor Kay de Vries, Professor of Older People's Health Care
Professor Bertha Ochieng, Professor of Integrated Health and Social Care
Professor Raghu Raghavan, Professor of Mental Health

Derby

Professor Denis Anthony, Professor of Health and Social Care Research
Professor Sue Dyson, Professor of Nursing and Head of Health and Social Care Research Centre

East Anglia

Professor Antony Arthur, Professor of Nursing Sciences
Professor Kenda Crozier, Professor of Midwifery
Professor Rosalynd Jowett, Professor in Nursing Sciences

Edge Hill

Professor Lucy Bray, Professor of Child Health Literacy
Professor Bernie Carter FRCN, Professor of Children's Nursing
Professor Barbara Jack, Professor of Nursing
Professor Mary O'Brien, Professor of Palliative and Support Care
Professor Brenda Roe, Professor of Health Research

Essex

Professor Peter Martin, Professor of
Professor Fiona Nolan, Florence Nightingale Foundation Clinical Professor of Mental Health Nursing

Exeter

Professor David Richards, Professor of Mental Health Services Research

Greenwich

Professor Karen Cleaver, Professor of Integrated Care
Professor David Evans, Professor in Sexualities and Genders: Health & Well-Being

Hertfordshire

Professor Frances Bunn, Professor in Health and Complex Conditions
Professor Claire Goodman, Professor of Health Care Research
Professor Natalie Pattison, Florence Nightingale Foundation Chair in Clinical Nursing Practice
Professor Mark Whiting, WellChild Professor of Community Children's Nursing

Huddersfield

Professor Felicity Astin, Professor of Nursing and Applied Health Research
Professor Ann-Louise Caress, Professor of Health Services Research
Professor Christine Hallett, Professor of Nursing History
Professor Nicholas Hardiker, Professor and Associate Dean - Research and Enterprise
Professor Karen Ousey, Professor of Skin Integrity
Professor Barry Tolchard, Professor and Head of Department of Nursing and Midwifery

Hull

Professor Peter Draper, Professor of Nursing Education and Scholarship
Professor Mark Hayter, Professor of Nursing and Health Research and Associate Dean, Research
Professor Julie Jomeen, Professor of Midwifery and Dean of Faculty of Health Sciences
Professor Colin Martin, Professor of Perinatal Mental Health
Professor Thomas Phillips, Professor of Nursing (Addictions)
Professor Roger Watson FRCN, Professor of Nursing

Keele

Professor Sue Read, Professor of Learning Disability Nursing and Director of Research
Professor Sarah Ryan, Professor of Rheumatology Nursing

Kent

Professor Karen Cox, Vice Chancellor
Professor Sally Kendall, Professor of Community Nursing and Public Health
Professor Patricia Wilson, Professor of Primary and Community Care

King's College London

Professor Louise Barriball, Professor of Nursing Education and Vice-Dean (Education)
Professor Angus Forbes, FEND Chair in Clinical Diabetes Nursing
Professor Patricia Grocott, Professor of Nursing Technology Innovation
Professor Ruth Harris, Professor of Health Care for Older Adults
Professor Ian Norman FRCN, Professor of Nursing and Inter-Disciplinary Care, Executive Dean of Faculty and Vice-Dean (International)
Professor Christine Norton, Professor of Nursing
Professor Anne-Marie Rafferty FRCN, Professor of Nursing Policy
Professor Jane Sandall, Professor of Social Science and Women's Health
Professor Alan Simpson, Professor of Mental Health Nursing
Professor Jackie Sturt, Professor of Behavioural Medicine in Nursing

Kingston and St George's

Professor Mary Chambers, Professor of Mental Health Nursing
Professor Katherine Curtiss, Associate Dean External Engagement
Professor Vari Drennan, Professor of Health Care and Policy Research
Professor Jayne Price, Professor of Children's Nursing
Professor Tom Quinn FRCN, Professor of Cardiovascular Nursing
Professor Fiona Ross, Professor of Health Research
Professor Irene Tuffrey-Wijne, Professor in Intellectual Disability and Palliative Care

Lancaster

Professor Katherine Froggatt, Professor of Ageing and Palliative Care
Professor Catherine Walshe, Professor of Palliative Care and Head of Department

Leeds

Professor John Baker, Professor of Mental Health Nursing
Professor Elizabeth Hughes, Professor of Mental Health
Professor Linda McGowan, Professor of Applied Health Research and Pro-Dean for International
Professor Gretl McHugh, Professor of Applied Health Research
Professor Jane Nixon, Professor of Tissue Viability and Clinical Trials Research
Professor Karen Spilsbury, Professor in Nursing Research
Professor Veronica Swallow, Professor in Child and Family Health
Professor Carl Thompson, Professor of Applied Health Research

Leicester

Professor Liz Anderson, Professor of Interprofessional Education
Professor Dave Clarke, Foundation Professor of Nursing
Professor Jayne Marshall, Foundation Professor of Midwifery

Liverpool

Professor Rumona Dickson, Professor of Health Services Research
Professor Liz Perkins, William Rathbone VIth Professor of Community Nursing

Liverpool John Moores

Professor Valerie Fleming, Professor of Midwifery
Professor Ian Jones, Professor of Cardiovascular Nursing
Professor Raphaela Kane, Professor of Healthcare Leadership

London South Bank

Professor Neil Brimblecombe, Professor of Mental Health
Patrick Callaghan, Dean of School of Applied Sciences
Professor Eddie Chaplin, Professor of Mental Health in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Professor Sally Hardy, Professor of Mental Health Nursing and Practice Innovation
Professor Nicola Thomas, Professor of Kidney Care
Professor Alison Twycross, Deputy Dean and Lead Nurse and Professor of Children's Nursing

Manchester

Professor Kinta Beaver, Professor of Nursing
Professor Michelle Briggs, Florence Nightingale Foundation Chair in Clinical Nursing Practice Research
Professor Peter Callery, Professor of Children's Nursing
Professor Dame Nicky Cullum, Professor of Nursing and Dean of the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work
Professor Dawn Dowding, Professor in Clinical-Decision Making
Professor Gill Harvey, Professor of Healthcare Management (Manchester Business School)
Professor John Keady, Professor of Older People's Mental Health Nursing
Professor Sue Kirk, Professor of Family and Child Health
Professor Tina Lavender, Professor of Midwifery
Professor Karina Lovell, Professor of Mental Health
Professor Karen Luker, QNI Professor of Community Nursing
Professor Jackie Oldham, Director, MIMIT (Manchester: Integrating Medicine and Innovative Technology)
Professor Steven Pryjmachuk, Professor of Mental Health Nursing Education
Professor Ann Wakefield, Professor of Nursing Education
Professor Janelle Yorke, Professor of Cancer Nursing

Manchester Metropolitan

Professor Joy Duxbury, Professor of Mental Health
Professor Laura Serrant, Professor of Community and Public Health Nursing and Head of Department, Nursing
Professor Josephine Tetley, Professor of Nursing (Ageing and Long Term Conditions)

Middlesex

Professor Helen Allan, Professor in Nursing
Professor Trish Hafford-Letchfield, Professor of Social Care
Professor Irena Papadopoulos, Professor of Transcultural Health and Nursing
Professor Michael Traynor FRCN, Professor of Nursing Policy

Northumbria

Professor Susan Carr, Professor of Public Health Research
Professor Amanda Clarke, Professor of Nursing
Professor Glenda Cook, Professor of Nursing
Professor Alison Machin, Professor of Nursing and Interprofessional Education
Revd Professor Pauline Pearson, Professor of Nursing

Nottingham

Professor Jane Coad FRCN, Professor of Children and Families Nursing
Professor Dame Jessica Corner, Pro Vice Chancellor (Research and Knowledge Exchange)
Professor Paul Crawford, Professor of Health Humanities
Professor Gina Marie Awoko Higginbottom, The Mary Seacole Professor of Ethnicity and Community Health
Professor Helen Spiby, Professor of Midwifery
Professor Judith Tanner, Professor in Adult Nursing

Nottingham Trent

Professor Christine Moffatt FRCN, Professor of Nursing

Open

Professor Jan Draper, Professor of Nursing

Oxford Brookes

Professor Jane Appleton, Professor of Primary and Community Care

Plymouth

Professor Maureen Coombs, Professor in Nursing
Professor Ruth Endacott, Professor in Clinical Nursing (Critical Care)
Professor Bridie Kent, Professor in Leadership in Nursing and Interim Executive Dean)
Professor Jos Latour, Professor in Clinical Nursing
Professor Jill Shawe, Professor in Women's Health

Queen Mary University of London

Professor Julie Sanders, Clinical Professor Cardiovascular Nursing

Salford

Professor Martin Johnson, Emeritus Professor of Nursing
Professor Tony Long, Professor of Child and Family Health
Professor Sue McAndrew, Professor of Mental Health and Young People
Professor Paula Ormandy, Professor of Long-Term Conditions Research
Professor Margaret Rowe, Executive Dean, School of Health and Society

Sheffield

Professor Penny Curtis, Professor of Child and Family Health and Wellbeing
Professor Tracey Moore, Professor in Nursing and Head of Department
Professor Jane Seymour, Professor of Palliative and End-of-Life Care
Professor Angela Tod, Professor of Older People and Care

Sheffield Hallam

Professor Charmaine Childs, Professor of Clinical Science
Professor Alison Metcalfe, Pro Vice Chancellor for Health and Wellbeing
Professor Paula Procter, Professor of Nursing Informatics
Professor Hora Soltani, Professor of Maternal and Infant Health

Southampton

Professor Anne Baileff, Professorial Fellow in Advanced Nursing Practice and Deputy Head of School (Education)
Professor Jane Ball FRCN, Professorial Research Fellow, Nursing Workforce Policy
Professor Jackie Bridges, Professor in Older People's Care
Professor Sue Colley, Associate Dean - Strategy and International
Professor Mandy Fader, Professor of Continence Technology and Head of School, Health Sciences
Professor Peter Griffiths, Professor of Health Services Research
Professor Sue Latter, Professor of Nursing
Professor Dame Jill Macleod Clark FRCN, Professor of Nursing
Professor Alison Richardson, Clinical Professor in Cancer Nursing and End of Life Care
Professor Lisette Schoonhoven, Professor of Nursing
Professor Theresa Wiseman, Clinical Professor of Applied Health Research in Cancer

Staffordshire

Professor Wilfred McSherry FRCN, Professor in Dignity of Care for Older People

Suffolk

Professor Helen Langton, Vice-Chancellor
Professor Jill Robinson, Professor of Healthcare Practice

Sunderland

Professor Ann Crosland, Professor of Nursing
Professor Sheila McQueen, Professor of Nursing and Continuing Professional Education

Surrey

Professor Elizabeth Barley, Professor of Mental Health Sciences and Nursing
Professor Melaine Coward, Professor and Head of School of Health Sciences
Professor Sara Faithfull, Professor of Cancer Nursing Practice
Professor Ann Gallagher FRCN, Professor of Ethics and Care
Professor Faith Gibson FRCN, Professor of Child Health and Cancer Care
Professor Jill Maben, Professor of Health Services Research and Nursing
Professor Caroline Nicholson, Professor of Palliative Care and Ageing
Professor Emma Ream, Professor and Director of Health Sciences Research

Teesside

Professor Sharon Hamilton, Professor of Nursing
Professor Rob McSherry, Professor of Nursing and Practice Development

Warwick

Professor Debra Bick, Professor of Clinical Trials
Professor Kate Seers, Professor of Health Research

West London

Professor Bob Gates, Professor of Learning Disabilities
Professor Heather Loveday, Professor of Evidence-based healthcare
Professor Jennie Wilson, Professor of Healthcare Epidemiology

West of England, Bristol

Professor David Evans, Professor of Health Services Research
Professor Candy McCabe, Florence Nightingale Foundation Professor of Clinical Nursing Practice Research
Professor Pam Moule, Professor of Health Services Research (Service Evaluation)

Wolverhampton

Professor Carol Bond, Professor of Learning and Teaching, Health in Higher Education
Professor Rebecca Jester, Professor in Nursing
Professor Magi Sque, Chair in Clinical Practice and Innovation

Worcester

Professor Mary Nolan, Professor of Perinatal Education, Allied Health Sciences
Professor Tracey Williamson, Professor of Family Care

York

Professor Steven Ersser, Professor in Clinical Nursing Research
Professor Paul Galdas, Professor of Nursing
Professor Joanna Latimer, Professor of Sociology, Science & Technology

Northern Ireland

Queen's University Belfast

Professor Michael Brown, Professor of Nursing
Professor Christine Brown Wilson, Professor (Education)
Professor Donna Fitzsimons, Professor and Head of School of Nursing and Midwifery
Professor Joanne Reid, Professor of Cancer and Palliative Care
Professor David Thompson FRCN, Professor of Nursing

Ulster

Professor Owen Barr, Professor of Nursing and Intellectual Disabilities
Professor Viv Coates, Florence Nightingale Foundation Professor of Clinical Nursing Practice Research
Professor Carol Curran, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Life and Health Sciences
Professor Tanya McCance, The Mona Grey Professor of Nursing Research and Development
Professor Eilis McCaughan, Professor of Cancer Care
Professor Sonja McIlfatrick, Professor of Nursing and Palliative Care
Professor Hugh McKenna FRCN, Professor of Nursing and Dean of Medical School Development
Professor Kader Parahoo, Research Director, Institute of Nursing and Health Research
Professor Assumpta Ryan, Professor of Ageing and Health
Professor Marlene Sinclair, Professor of Midwifery Research

Scotland

Aberdeen

Professor John Swinton, Chair in Divinity and Religious Studies

Abertay

Professor Patricia Schofield, Professor of Pain and Ageing

Dundee

Professor Martyn Jones, Professor of Healthcare Research
Professor Lynn Kilbride, Dean of the School of Nursing and Health Sciences
Professor Alison McFadden, Professor of Mother and Infant Public Health
Professor Mary Renfrew, Professor of Mother and Infant Health

Edinburgh

Professor Charlotte Clarke, Professor of Health in Social Science
Professor Tonks (Josephine) Fawcett, Professor of Student Learning (Nurse Education)
Professor Aisha Holloway, Professor of Nursing Studies
Professor Pam Smith, Professorial Fellow, Nursing Studies

Edinburgh Napier

Professor Susan Dawkes, Professor in Cardiovascular Health
Professor Caroline J Hollins Martin, Professor of Maternal Health
Professor Tracy Humphrey, Dean of School of Health and Social Care
Professor Lis Neubeck, Professor and Head of Theme: Long Term Conditions
Professor Graeme Smith, Professor of Nursing
Professor Austyn Snowden, Professor of Mental Health

Glasgow

Professor Bridget Johnston FRCN, Florence Nightingale Foundation Chair in Clinical Nursing Practice Research

Glasgow Caledonian

Professor Joanne Booth, Professor of Rehabilitation Nursing
Professor Frank Crossan, Professor in Nursing and Principal, Grameen Caledonian College of Nursing
Professor Kay Currie, Professor of Nursing and Applied Healthcare Research and Associate Dean - Research
Professor Lawrie Elliott, Professor, Nursing and Community Health
Professor Andrea Nelson, Dean of School of Health and Life Sciences
Professor Jacqui Reilly, Professor of Healthcare Associated Infection

Highlands and Islands

Professor Annetta Smith, Professor of Nursing

Queen Margaret, Edinburgh

Professor Jan Dewing, The Sue Pembrey Chair in Nursing
Professor Brendan McCormack FRCN, Head of Division of Nursing

Robert Gordon

Professor Catriona Kennedy, QNIS Professor of Community Nursing
Professor Ian Murray, Head of School of Nursing and Midwifery

Stirling

Professor Helen Cheyne, RCM Professor of Midwifery
Professor Jayne Donaldson, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport

Strathclyde

Professor Roma Maguire, Professor of Digital Health and Care

West of Scotland

Professor Belinda Dewar, Professor of Practice Improvement
Professor Jean Rankin, Professor of Maternal, Child and Family Health
Professor Debbie Tolson FRCN, Alzheimer Scotland Professor of Dementia, and Assistant Dean (Research and Enterprise)

Wales

Bangor

Professor Christopher R Burton, Head of School of Health Sciences and Noreen Edwards Professor of Rehabilitation and Nursing Research
Professor Jane Noyes, Professor in Health and Social Services (Research and Child Health)
Professor Debbie Roberts, Foundation of Nursing Studies Professor of Practice Learning
Professor Jo Rycroft-Malone, Professor of Implementation and Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research and Impact)

Cardiff

Professor Davina Allen, Professor of Nursing
Professor Molly Courtenay, Professor of Health Sciences
Professor Dinah Gould, Professor of Nursing
Professor Ben Hannigan, Professor of Mental Health Nursing
Professor Jane Hopkinson, Professor of Nursing
Professor Billie Hunter, RCM Professor of Midwifery
Professor Aled Jones, Professor of Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality
Professor Daniel Kelly FRCN, RCN Professor of Nursing Research
Professor Julia Sanders, Professor of Clinical Nursing and Midwifery
Professor Ann Taylor, Professor of Medical Education
Professor Heather Waterman, Professor of Nursing and Ophthalmology
Professor Dianne Watkins, Professor and Deputy Head: International and Engagement

South Wales

Professor Joyce Kenkre, Professor of Primary Care
Professor Maggie Kirk FRCN, Professor of Genetics Education
Professor Ruth Northway FRCN, Professor of Learning Disability Nursing
Professor Sara Owen, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic)
Professor David Pontin, Aneurin Bevan Chair of Community Health
Professor Linda Ross, Professor of Nursing (Spirituality)
Professor Keith Weeks, Professor of Innovation and Engagement in Healthcare Numeracy and Education

Swansea

Professor Michael Coffey, Professor of Mental Health Care
Professor Louise Condon, Professor of Nursing
Professor Deborah Fenlon, Professor of Nursing
Professor Deborah Fitzsimmons, Professor of Health Outcome Research
Professor Joy Merrell, Professor of Public Health Nursing

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