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 andy.murphy@rcn.org.uk.

Inaugural lectures

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

England

Anglia Ruskin

Professor Nigel Harrison, Pro Vice Chancellor and Dean of the Faculty of Health, Education, Medicine and Social Care
Professor Fiona Nolan, Clinical Professor in Mental Health Nursing

Birmingham

Professor Caroline Bradbury-Jones, Professor of Gender Based Violence and Health
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 Trixie McAree, Professor of Midwifery and Maternal Health
Professor Mervyn Morris, Professor of Community Mental Health
Professor Joy Notter, Professor of Community Health Care Studies
Professor Jackie Stephen-Haynes, Professor
Professor Louise Toner, Associate Dean Academic Portfolio and Market Development

Bournemouth

Professor Steven Ersser, Professor of Nursing and Dermatology Care and Head of Department of Nursing Science / NLTH Research Centre Co-Lead
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
Professor Sue Way, Professor of Midwifery Education

Bradford

Professor Udy Archibong FRCN, Pro Vice-Chancellor Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and 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

Brunel

Professor Nigel Davies, Professor (Education) and Head of Interprofessional Learning (IPL)

Bucks New

Professor Karen Buckwell-Nutt, Director of the Institute for Health and Social Care

Cambridge

Professor Christi Deaton, Professor of Clinical Nursing

Canterbury Christ Church

Professor Chris Burton, Professor and Head of School of Allied and Public Health Professions
Professor Douglas MacInnes, Professor of Mental Health
Professor Claire Thurgate, Professor and Head of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work

Central Lancashire

Professor Soo Downe, Professor in Midwifery Studies
Professor Dawne Gurbutt, Professor of Collaborative Education, Head of Centre of Collaborative Learning
Professor Liz Lightbody, Professor of Stroke Care and Improvement
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

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 and the Director of the Centre for Ageing and Mental Health
Professor Andy Lovell, Professor of Learning Disability Nursing
Professor Elizabeth Mason-Whitehead, Professor of Health and Social Care and Head of Chester Medical School
Professor Debbie Roberts, Head of Health and Social Care Cluster - University Centre Shrewsbury
Professor Angela Simpson, Professor of Teaching and Learning and Executive Dean of Health and Social Care

City

Professor Leanne Aitken, Associate Dean for Research & Enterprise and Professor of Critical Care Nursing
Professor Lars E. Eriksson, Professor of Nursing
Professor Debra Salmon, Dean, School of Health Sciences and Professor of Community Health and Nursing
Professor Jacqueline Sin, Professor of Mental Health Nursing

Coventry

Professor Lisa Bayliss-Pratt, VCO Pro-Vice Chancellor (Health and Life Science)
Professor Guy Daly, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education and Students)
Professor Rosie Kneafsey, Professor of Nursing and Applied Health Research, Director for the Centre for Healthcare Research and Head of School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health

Cumbria

Professor Brian Webster-Henderson, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Health, Environment and Innovation) and Professor of Nursing

De Montfort

Professor Jayne Brown, Professor of Nursing
Professor Kay de Vries, Professor of Older People's Health
Professor Karen Harrison-Dening, Professor of Dementia 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

Durham

Professor Charlotte Clarke, Executive Dean, Faculty of Social Science and Health

East Anglia

Professor Kenda Crozier, Professor of Midwifery
Professor Morag Farquhar, Professor of Palliative Care Research
Professor Sally Hardy, Dean of the School of Health Sciences
Professor Julia Hubbard, Professor of Clinical Health Education
Professor Kim Manley, Professor of Practice Development
Professor Jonathan Webster, Professor of Practice Development

Edge Hill

Professor Lucy Bray, Professor of Child Health Literacy
Professor Bernie Carter FRCN, Professor of Children's Nursing
Professor Barbara Jack, Professor of Palliative and End of Life Care

Exeter

Professor Ann Gallagher FRCN, Head of Nursing and Professor of Care Education, Ethics and Research
Professor David Richards, Professor of Mental Health Services Research
Professor G J Melendez-Torres, Professor of Clinical and Social Epidemiology, Associate Dean for Global

Greenwich

Professor Karen Cleaver, Professor of Integrated Care and Head of the School of Health Sciences
Professor Lesley Dibley, Professor of Qualitative Nursing Research
Professor David Evans, Professor in Sexualities and Genders: Health & Well-Being
Professor Sharon Weldon, Professor of Healthcare Simulation and Workforce Development

Hertfordshire

Professor Frances Bunn, Professor in Health and Complex Conditions
Professor Claire Goodman, Professor of Health Care Research
Professor Natalie Pattison, Clinical Professor of Nursing

Huddersfield

Professor Felicity Astin, Professor of Nursing and Applied Health Research
Professor Ann-Louise Caress, Professor of Health Services Research
Professor Joanne Garside, Professor of Nursing
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 Mark Hayter, Professor of Nursing and Health Research and Associate Dean, Research
Professor Thomas Phillips, Professor of Nursing (Addictions)
Professor Roger Watson FRCN, Professor of Nursing

Imperial College London

Professor Mary Wells, Professor of Practice (Cancer Nursing)

Keele

Professor Julie Green, Professor of District Nursing and Head of School, School of Nursing and Midwifery
Professor Philip Keeley, Professor of Nursing
Professor June Keeling, Professor of Women's Health
Professor Pauline Walsh, Pro Vice Chancellor and Executive Dean

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 Christine Norton, Professor of Clinical Nursing Research
Professor Dame Anne-Marie Rafferty FRCN, Professor of Nursing Policy
Professor Louise Rose, Professor of Critical Care Nursing
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 Jo Rycroft-Malone, Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Health and Medicine
Professor Catherine Walshe, Professor of Palliative Care and Head of Department

Leeds

Professor John Baker, Professor of Mental Health Nursing
Professor Janet Hirst, Professor in Maternal Care and Head of School of Healthcare
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 Liz Perkins, William Rathbone VI Chair of Community Nursing Research

Liverpool John Moores

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

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Professor Dame Tina Lavender, Professor of Maternal and Newborn Health
Professor Penelope Phillips-Howard, Professor

London South Bank

Professor Suzanne Bench, Professor of Critical Care Nursing
Professor Neil Brimblecombe, Professor of Mental Health
Professor Patrick Callaghan, Dean of School of Applied Sciences and Professor of Mental Health Science
Professor Eddie Chaplin, Professor of Mental Health in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Professor Calvin Moorley, Chair of Diversity and Social Justice, Institute of Health and Social Care / Adult Nursing
Professor Nicola Thomas, Professor of Kidney Care

Manchester

Professor Michelle Briggs, Professor of Clinical Nursing
Professor Dame Nicky Cullum, Professor of Nursing
Professor Dawn Dowding, Professor in Clinical-Decision Making
Professor John Keady, Professor of Older People's Mental Health Nursing
Professor Sue Kirk, Professor of Family and Child Health
Professor Karina Lovell, Professor of Mental Health
Professor Karen Luker, QNI Professor of Community Nursing
Professor Jackie Oldham, Director, MIMIT (Manchester: Improving Medicine with Innovation and 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 Kirsten Jack, Professor of Nursing Education
Professor Laura Serrant, Professor of Community and Public Health Nursing

Middlesex

Professor Helen Allan, Professor in Nursing
Professor Carmel Clancy, Academic Dean of Faculty of Health Social Care and Education
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 Geoffrey Dickens, Professor of Mental Health Nursing
Professor Debra Porteous, Professor of Nursing and Head of Department
Professor Alison Steven, Professor of Research in Nursing and Health Professions Education
Professor Marco Tomietto, Professor of Nursing
Professor John Unsworth, Professor of Nursing

Nottingham

Professor Jane Coad FRCN, Professor in Children and Family Nursing
Professor Dame Jessica Corner, Pro Vice Chancellor (Research and Knowledge Exchange)
Professor Paul Crawford, Professor of Health Humanities
Professor Helen Spiby, Professor of Midwifery
Professor Judith Tanner, Professor in Adult Nursing

Nottingham Trent

Professor Christine Moffatt FRCN, Professor of International Clinical Nursing
Professor Sara Owen, Executive Dean of School of Social Sciences

Open

Professor Joan Simons, Professor of Health Studies and Associate Dean, Teaching Excellence

Oxford Brookes

Professor Jane Appleton, Professor of Primary and Community Care

Plymouth

Professor Ruth Endacott, Professor in Clinical Nursing (Critical Care)
Professor Bridie Kent, Professor in Leadership in Nursing
Professor Jos Latour, Professor in Clinical Nursing
Professor Sarah Neill, Professor in Nursing
Professor Jill Shawe, Professor in Women's Health

Queen Mary University of London

Professor Julie Sanders, Clinical Professor Cardiovascular Nursing

Salford

Professor Heather Iles-Smith, Professor of Nursing
Professor Martin Johnson, Emeritus Professor of Nursing
Professor Jacqueline Leigh, Professor of Nurse Education Practice
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 Parveen Ali, Professor of Nursing
Professor Penny Curtis, Professor of Child and Family Health and Wellbeing
Professor Julie McGarry, Professor in Nursing
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
Professor Paula Procter, Professor of Nursing Informatics
Professor Patricia Schofield, Professor of Pain and Ageing
Professor Hora Soltani, Professor of Maternal and Infant Health

Southampton

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 Julie Cullen, Professorial Fellow; Health Education and Leadership
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 Mari Carmen Portillo, Professor of Long Term Conditions
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

Surrey

Professor Elizabeth Barley, Professor of Mental Health Sciences and Nursing
Professor Melaine Coward, Professor and Head of School of Health Sciences
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 of Supportive Cancer Care and Director of Health Sciences Research

Warwick

Professor Debra Bick, Professor of Clinical Trials in Maternal Health
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)

Winchester

Professor David Voegeli, Professor of Nursing

Wolverhampton

Professor Carol Bond, Professor of Learning and Teaching, Health in Higher Education
Professor Rebecca Jester, Professor in Nursing

Worcester

Professor Mary Nolan, Professor of Perinatal Education
Professor Tracey Williamson, Professor of Family Care

York

Professor Kate Flemming, Professor of Hospice Practice and Evidence Synthesis
Professor Paul Galdas, Professor of Nursing
Professor Joanna Latimer, Professor of Sociology, Science and Technology

Northern Ireland

Queen's University Belfast

Professor Bronagh Blackwood, Professor in Critical Care
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 Kevin Gormley, Professor of Nursing and Health Care Sciences
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 Sonja McIlfatrick, Professor of Nursing and Palliative Care
Professor Hugh McKenna FRCN, Professor of Nursing and Dean of Medical School Development
Professor Kader Parahoo, Professor of Nursing and Health Research
Professor Assumpta Ryan, Professor of Ageing and Health
Professor Marlene Sinclair, Professor of Midwifery Research

Scotland

Aberdeen

Professor Ruth Taylor, Vice-Principal Education
Professor John Swinton, Chair in Divinity and Religious Studies

Dundee

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

Edinburgh

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 Alison Machin, Dean of Health and Social Care
Professor Caroline J Hollins Martin, Professor of Maternal Health
Professor Lis Neubeck, Professor of Cardiovascular Health
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 Jacqueline McCallum, Professor and Head of Department of Nursing and Community Health
Professor Andrea Nelson, Pro Vice-Chancellor Research
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 Susan Dawkes, Professor of Nursing and Cardiovascular Health and Head of School
Professor Catriona Kennedy, QNIS Professor of Community Nursing
Professor Angela Kydd, Clinical Professor in Nursing

Stirling

Professor Helen Cheyne, Professor of Maternal and Child Health and RCM Professor of Midwifery
Professor Jayne Donaldson, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport
Professor Anne Whittaker, Professor of Nursing Research

Strathclyde

Professor Trish Hafford-Letchfield, Professor of Social Work
Professor Roma Maguire, Professor of Digital Health and Care

West of Scotland

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 Jane Noyes, Professor in Health and Social Services Research and Child Health

Cardiff

Professor Davina Allen, Professor of Nursing
Professor Molly Courtenay, Professor of Health Sciences
Professor Ben Hannigan, Professor of Mental Health Nursing
Professor Jane Hopkinson, Velindre Professor of Nursing and Interdisciplinary Cancer Care
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 Dianne Watkins, Professor of Public Health Nursing and Deputy Head of School

South Wales

Professor Ruth Northway FRCN, Professor of Learning Disability Nursing
Professor David Pontin, Aneurin Bevan Chair of Community Health
Professor Linda Ross, Professor of Nursing (Spirituality)
Professor Carolyn Wallace, Professor of Community Health and Care Service
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 Jayne Cutter, Head of Department of Nursing
Professor Deborah Fitzsimmons, Professor of Health Outcome Research
Professor Sue Jordan, Professor of Medicines Management and Health Services Research

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