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Professor of Public Health Nutrition and NIHR Research Professor
Newcastle University
Population Health Sciences Institute
Faculty of Medical Sciences
M1.151 William Leech Building
Framlington Place
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE2 4HH
+44 (0) 191 208 5276
ashley.adamson@ncl.ac.uk
Director
NIHR School for Public Health Research
After graduation in 1987 Professor Ashley Adamson worked as a dietitian in the NHS before moving to Newcastle University as a Research Associate to work on the Northumberland cross sectional cohort studies. Ashley was awarded PhD from Faculty of Medicine Newcastle University in 1993. From 1992-95 she worked in clinical practice in a number of community dietetic posts and in primary care in London. Ashley returned to Newcastle University in 1995 to take up a post as Lecturer in the then newly created Human Nutrition Research Centre to develop a research programme in Public Health Nutrition. The Human Nutrition Research Centre is now an established University Research Centre directed by Prof John Mathers. As deputy director of the Human Nutrition Research Centre Ashley lead a thriving and vibrant team in Public Health Nutrition Research. In 2009 Ashley joined the Institute of Health & Society where she led the Public Health Improvement research theme until 2017. Ashley was awarded a personal chair in 2010, Fellowship of Faculty of Public Health in 2011, an NIHR Professorship in 2012 and appointed an NIHR Senior Investigator in 2018.
Ashley was appointed Director of Fuse in 2014 and National Director of NIHR School for Public Health Research (SPHR) in 2017.
https://www.ncl.ac.uk/hnrc/staff/profile/ashleyadamson.html#background
