We are committed to building multi-sector partnerships across the UK. Forging partnerships At Inflammation and Immunity, we aim to engage and collaborate with partners from across a range of different sectors, including: Academia (e.g. Universities and other research programmes / projects) Charities Data providers & Trusted Research Environments (TREs) Industry NHS partners (e.g. Public Health Agencies, Trusts, Care boards) Policy makers Professional bodies Below is a complete list of our current partners. Each partner is accompanied by a short description introducing who they are and how they have contributed, or otherwise linked to, our programme. Involving members of the public Patient and public voices are essential for producing research that matters. Our Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) team, led by our PPI Lead, Dr Tracy Jackson, are dedicated to: Identifying and supporting opportunities for patient, public and community members to become meaningfully involved across all areas of our programme; Collaborating with other PPI groups to create an extensive network of PPI contributors with aligning goals and interests Visit our PPI page to find out more Founding partners Alder Hey Children’s Hospital NHS Trust Image Professor Ian Sinha, a member of our steering group, is based at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital NHS Trust. Ian also holds an honorary professorship at the University of Liverpool. Imperial College London Image Professor Jenni Quint, one of our co-lead investigators, is based at Imperial College London. Swansea university Image Two members of our steering group – Professor Gwyneth Davies, research lead for Wales and Mr Chris Orton, our Technical Lead – are based at Swansea University. University of Edinburgh Image Several members of our steering (leadership) group are based at The University of Edinburgh: Professor Sir Aziz Sheikh, one of our co-lead investigators Dr Wendy Inglis-Humphrey, our Programme Manager Dr Tracy Jackson, our Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Lead Queen's University Belfast Image Two members of our steering group – Professor Liam Heaney and Dr John Busby, our research lead and lead data analyst for Northern Ireland, respectively – are based at Queen’s University Belfast. Data providers & Trusted Research Environments (TREs) Find out more about our partnered data providers and TRE's by visiting our 'working with data' page. Visit: Working with data Page publication date: 9/11/2023 Last updated: 28/03/2024 This article was published on 2024-09-24
