Opinion Without clinical academics, the UK's life sciences ambitions will fall short Professor Rosalind Smyth CBE FMedSci says the UK must act now to stop clinical academic careers becoming an impossible choice. 27 July 2026
News UK health leaders unite to protect future of medical research and patient care Over 40 prominent figures across the UK health sector have committed to urgent action to reverse the ‘alarming decline’ in clinical academic posts following a... 30 September 2025
Analysis Future-proofing UK health research This Academy of Medical Sciences report analyses reasons behind the UK’s strength in health research and assesses the factors that increasingly threaten its... May 2023
Opinion Academy supports Russell Group briefing to reverse 'alarming decline' in clinical academic posts Professor Rosalind Smyth CBE FMedSci, Vice President (Clinical), Academy of Medical Sciences expresses the Academy's support of the Russell Group briefing... 17 December 2025
News New report identifies actions to boost clinical academic careers A new report from the Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions Task and Finish group has set out an ambition to increase the number of nursing... 1 July 2025