About us

Professor Catherine Bowen is the NIHR ARC Wessex Director and works alongside co-director Professor Michael Boniface.

Each research theme area has a lead researcher:

Mental Health – Professor Sam Chamberlain

Integrated Health & Care – Professor Lee-Ann Fenge & Dr Sara McKelvie

Long-Term Conditions – Professor Mari-Carmen Portillo

Healthy Communities & Prevention – Professor Nisreen Alwan MBE

Data & Technology – Professor John McBeth

These research themes are supported by a team.

Read: Applied Research Collaboration Wessex 2026-2031 From neighbourhood need to system change. A neighbourhood, equity-led model for delivering applied health and care research at scale