Dr Thomas Daniels is a Consultant in Respiratory and General Medicine at University Hospital Southampton (UHS). His research has been supported at UHS through the Research Leaders Programme. This Clean Air Day, he talks about his recent appointment as the new NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Sustainability Champion. He shares why the role is important, what he hopes to achieve through it, and what we can all do to help. Why is sustainability important in healthcare? The short...

Three researchers on the UHS Research Leaders Programme have received a prestigious NIHR award. Dr Sofia Michopoulou, Dr Caroline Anderson and Dr Ahilanandan Dushianthan have each been awarded an NIHR Senior Clinical and Practitioner Research Award (SCPRA). They have all been part of the UHS Research Leaders Programme (RLP). This has provided them with the time, skills and support needed to put together their applications. The SCPRA award will now fund the next stage of their careers as...

A retired builder says he hopes taking part in a clinical trial at University Hospital Southampton (UHS) could help find a treatment for others living with his rare neurological condition. David Booth was diagnosed with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) three years ago. It is a rare and incurable condition that affects around 3,000 people in the UK. He was the first person in the UK to join an international clinical trial. The treatment being tested could potentially slow PSP’s...