PhD “I am a researcher of stories” Joy Llewellyn-Beardsley Lived experience researcher/Health Scientist
PhD “I realised that my lived experience was a form of knowledge and expertise that could make a difference” Andrew C Grundy Lived Experience Researcher
"A successful administrator contributes to research as well as enabling it" Verity Westgate Trial Coordinator/Chartered Librarian
"My aim is to work towards blurring the line between being a psychological researcher & being a lived experience researcher" Bethan Burnside Lived Experience Researcher/Neuroscientist
“The number of mental health presentations I see in general practice generated my interest in research” Dr Faraz Mughal General Practitioner (GP)
“I couldn’t wait to start my research career as I simply love the process of thinking” Dr Stella Chan Academic Clinical Psychologist
“Why not become a ‘boundary-spanner’?” Professor Eileen Kaner Professor of Public Health and Primary Care Research
“Research leads to other opportunities – for example strategic roles, later in your career” Professor Louise Howard Consultant Perinatal Psychiatrist
“Mental health is tangled up in so many aspects of our society – that’s why it’s so interesting” Dr Vishal Bhavsar Psychiatrist