The Directors are academics from the four participating institutions and also make up the membership of the Management Board.
The Board of Directors is responsible for the overall management of the programme. The Directors also support and mentor GW4-CAT HP fellows during the development stage of their initial project proposals and assess and support project progression throughout the PhD lifecycle.
GW4-CAT HP Director and Institutional Co-Directors
Professor John Iredale
Pro Vice-Chancellor Health
University of Bristol
GW4-CAT HP Programme Executive Director
Professor Richard Coward
Professor of Renal Medicine; Consultant Paediatric Nephrologist at Bristol Royal Hospital for Sick Children
University of Bristol
GW4-CAT HP Director
Professor Kathryn Peall
Clinical Senior Lecturer, Neuroscience & Mental Health Research Institute
Cardiff University
GW4-CAT HP Director
Dr Prasad Nishtala
Reader, Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology
Centre for Therapeutic Innovation
University of Bath
GW4-CAT HP Co-Director
Professor Neil McHugh
Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology. EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Statistical Applied Mathematics (SAMBa) Centre for Therapeutic Innovation
University of Bath
GW4-CAT HP Institutional Lead
Professor Yvonne Wren
Professor in Speech and Communication,
Bristol Dental School
University of Bristol
GW4-CAT HP Institutional Lead
Professor Donald Fraser
Director, Wales Kidney Research Unit
Cardiff University
GW4-CAT HP Institutional Lead
Professor Angela Shore
Scientific Director, NIHR Exeter Clinical Research Facility
University of Exeter
GW4-CAT HP Institutional Lead
Professor Kate Ellacott
Director of Postgraduate Research – Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
University of Exeter
GW4-CAT HP Co-Director