Event: Research Month 2025
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Clinical Academic Task and Finish group with Dame Jessica Corner
Professor Dame Jessica Corner speaks to Council members at April’s Spring Conference 2025 about the Clinical Academic Task and Finish Group and its report.
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Emergency Care through a Neurodivergent Lens: A Radiographer’s Research Journey
Ben Potts, a diagnostic radiographer and part-time doctoral researcher, shares how his PhD is tackling inequalities in emergency care for autistic, AuDHD and ADHD adults, and how clinical…
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Advancing Occupational Therapy: a New Strategy for Research and Innovation
Cross-sector collaboration across charities, public bodies, and industry is vital to tackling the UK’s rising burden of major illness, driving innovative research and faster patient benefits. Investing in…
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Developing AHP Clinical Academic Capacity and Capability
A collaboration between East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust and the associated Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board.
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Developing the Research Skilled workforce Project
A collaboration between the Southwest Clinical Schools, NHSE SW Regional Office and all health care organisations and HEIs in the SW region.
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Follett Principles: Supporting Clinical Academics
Professor Jane Coad and Nicola Carter speak about the updated Follett Principles 2024 including the background of Follett, the driver behind its update and guidance to implementation.
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Multidisciplinary and Collaborative Research: Perspectives from a Researcher
Former Student Leadership Programme participant Joy O’Gorman speaks to us about her PhD research and how she’s proactively collaborating with a range of healthcare professionals and stakeholders to…
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Exploring Maternity Services for Marginalised Groups
The Council of Deans of Health is keen to explore and showcase examples of effective collaboration between universities and healthcare organisations that drive innovation and knowledge exchange across…
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Addressing the UK’s Health Crisis through Collaboration
A guest blog by Nicola Perrin, CEO at the Association of Medical Research Charities. By 2040, nearly 1 in 5 adults in England will live with major illness—making…
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The Research Capacity and Capability Project
The Council of Deans of Health is keen to explore and showcase examples of effective collaboration between universities and healthcare organisations that drive innovation and knowledge exchange across…
Latest publications and briefings
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AI Week: The Pedagogy of AI – Implications for healthcare education
Following the Council of Deans of Health’s 2025 Digital Summit, we are publishing this collaborative report with Elsevier which explores the evolving role of…
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Briefing: UCAS statistics on placed applicants 28 days after A-level and SQA results day 2025
UCAS has published data on confirmed places on undergraduate higher education courses 28 days after A-level results following the Clearing process. The full data…
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UCAS Briefing: A-level results day 2025
On A-level results day, UCAS has published data on confirmed places on undergraduate higher education courses. The full data set including a breakdown for…
Latest podcast episodes
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The Council’s new strategy commits to supporting members across the system including all four nations plus overseas associate members. It is with commitment to the voice of all our members that the Council is pleased to launch two new member networks: a Remote and Rural Network and a Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories Network.…
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This podcast explores the findings of a 17-month participatory action research project conducted at the University of Bradford, funded by the Elizabeth Casson Trust. Co-led by staff and students, the project investigates the experiences of occupational therapy students from marginalised groups, focusing on how microaggressions manifest in both university settings and practice placements. Although the…
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In this podcast, the Council’s Head of Policy and External Affairs, James Hallwood, is joined by our Policy and Research Manager, Robyn Cooke, as they unpack key takeaways from this year’s party conferences. We also launch the Council’s new Political Engagement Network, a space for all members interested in advocating for their institutions and the…
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This podcast critically explores bias in AI, particularly within the context of healthcare education. It unpacks what “bias” means in AI systems and highlights the real-world consequences of these biases, from reinforcing harmful stereotypes to perpetuating inequities in student outcomes and clinical training. The discussion raises urgent questions about responsibility and how students and staff…