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The 20 re-appointments include ¹û¶³Ó°Ôºâ€™s Professor David Lomas (Respiratory Diseases), Professor Judith Stephenson (Public Health), Professor Caroline Sabin (Epidemiology) and Professor William Rosenberg (Gastroenterology and Hepatology).

The 26 new appointments include ¹û¶³Ó°Ôºâ€™s Professor Perry Elliott (Cardiology and Cardiovascular Disease), Professor Naomi Fulop (Health Policy and Services) and Professor Andrew Hayward (Public Health).

18 new Emeritus Senior Investigators include ¹û¶³Ó°Ôºâ€™s Professor Peter Fonagy (Psychology) and Professor Nick Wood (Neurology).

Senior Investigators, who serve three-five year terms, are the NIHR’s senior leaders. They provide research leadership to the NIHR, promoting clinical and applied research in health and social care, and constitute a network of experts able to provide advice to the Department of Health and Social Care.

NIHR Senior Investigator status is awarded on the basis of a number of competitive criteria: quality and volume of internationally excellent research; its relevance to patients and the public; impact on improvements in healthcare and public health; research leadership; contribution to NIHR; engagement of patients and the public with their research; and engagement of healthcare policy makers and planners.

Full details of all appointments can be found on the .