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David Burn

@prof_davidburn

Pro-Vice Chancellor, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University. Views are my own.

 North East, England
Joined June 2018
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It’s incredibly rewarding to see a highly valued member of our NHIP Academy Community receive national recognition for her groundbreaking research 👏 Congratulations, Jane! 🎉 Read more about her award below ⤵️
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS FT (@CNTWNHS) profile pictureCumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS FT@CNTWNHS15 Oct 2024
We're very proud of senior dramatherapist Dr Jane Bourne who has been awarded a Gold Award for Excellence by @NHSEngland chief allied health professionals officer Professor Suzanne Rastrick OBE 👏 Read the full story here ⬇️ cntw.nhs.uk/news/national-su… @NHIPartners
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Fantastic News!! We have been ranked number 5 in the Dentistry subject area rankings in @thetimes Good University Guide 2025 🎉🙌 #WeAreNCL
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Newcastle University (@UniofNewcastle) profile pictureNewcastle University
@UniofNewcastle23 Sep 2024
🎉 We're celebrating rising 7 places to be placed 30th in @thetimes Good University Guide 2025. We've also had 11 subjects rank in their top 10 subject area rankings 🏆 #WeAreNCL
Newcastle University's main building, with a text overlay stating 'A top 30 university' according to 'The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025.'

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St Luke's Symposium at the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland’s Conference is one of the highlight meetings of the year. See expert speakers discuss lessons in leadership, emerging topics, and new frontiers in medical education. Book here 👉 web-eur.cvent.com/event/a480…
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I am honoured to be elected President of @acmedsci - it is a huge privilege to serve, and to work with Fellows and our partners in the quest to deliver good health for all, underpinned by excellence and creativity in medical sciences
Academy of Medical Sciences (@acmedsci) profile pictureAcademy of Medical Sciences@acmedsci27 Mar 2024
We are pleased to announce Professor Andrew Morris CBE FRSE FMedSci as our new President from April. On his appointment, @profadmorris acknowledges the unique position the Academy has to "lead medical science into the future.” Read more: acmedsci.ac.uk/more/news/new…
Quote from new Academy President Professor Morris reading "It’s a great honour to be taking on the role of President of this influential institution at a time of great change and opportunity. We are living through the most rapid technological and scientific revolution in the whole of human history. The Academy Fellowship of outstanding scientists is uniquely positioned to seize the opportunity to lead medical science into the future."

ALT Quote from new Academy President Professor Morris reading "It’s a great honour to be taking on the role of President of this influential institution at a time of great change and opportunity. We are living through the most rapid technological and scientific revolution in the whole of human history. The Academy Fellowship of outstanding scientists is uniquely positioned to seize the opportunity to lead medical science into the future."

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Next in our NHIP Academy Meet our Community series, Dr @amaani_hussain discusses her recent Clinical Research Training Fellowship award to investigate how AI could predict the effectiveness of psoriasis treatments for individual patients. Read more via the link in the comments⬇️
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We’re looking forward to our session at 12pm today at @AdvanceHE #EDIConf24 on using game based learning to enhance EDI engagement. Come and join us!
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The deadline for abstracts is this Sunday 18 February! for #APAM2024 Top tips from @prof_davidburn @NCL_medscience about the open theme ⬇️
Association of Physicians, GB & Ireland (@AoPgbi) profile pictureAssociation of Physicians, GB & Ireland
@AoPgbi12 Feb 2024
#APAM2024 provides abstract themes for each annual scientific meeting, including open themes. Here, @prof_davidburn of @UniofNewcastle explains why. The submission deadline for #APAM2024 abstracts is the 18th of February. Submit here: aopgbi.org/abstracts-submiss… #MedTwitter
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Looking forward to welcoming @DrSusannaMills to the NUAcT team next year.
Newcastle Health Research Partnership (@NCLPartnership) profile pictureNewcastle Health Research Partnership@NCLPartnership12 Oct 2023
As part of our #NHIPAcademy Meet our Community series, @DrSusannaMills discusses her upcoming Newcastle University Academic Track (NUAcT) Clinical Academic Fellowship. Read about her research here: bit.ly/3ZQDIV4
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As part of our blog series, Dr Vicki Grahame discusses how partnership working has enhanced mental health interventions for autistic children. #WorldMentalHealthDay2023 Read more here: bit.ly/3F8U3uL
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David Burn retweeted
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@UN5 Oct 2023
Thursday is #WorldMeningitisDay. Every year, there are 2.5 million new cases of meningitis, an infectious disease that can affect anyone at any age. More facts from @WHO: who.int/health-topics/mening…
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Calling all researchers! There is a new, free online tool from @NIHRNewcBRC & @NCL_medresearch to help you plan your PPIE activity #Plan4PPIE Take a look at plan4ppie.com/
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#securedataenvironment funding for NENC👇 is a game changer to improve care through data and research in a safely governed collegiate way @samanthallen @DrGrahamEvans @NIHR_ARC_NENC @NHSnecs @necsREteam @AHSN_NENC , pleased to be part of this 😀
Digital Care - North East and North Cumbria (@DigitalCareNENC) profile pictureDigital Care - North East and North Cumbria@DigitalCareNENC29 Sep 2023
The North East and North Cumbria has been awarded £7.2million from @NHSEngland to support and accelerate the #SecureDataEnvironment programme. The programme will: 🔵Accelerate access to data for research and development 🔵Keep data safe Read more northeastnorthcumbria.nhs.uk… #NENCSDE
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#Parkinsons and #Lewy body researchers in the North East, come and join these series of FREE workshops on #PPI from @NIHRNewcBRC! Good PPI is integral to meaningful research so come along! Places are limited so book now to avoid disappointment!
NIHR Newcastle BRC (@NIHRNewcBRC) profile pictureNIHR Newcastle BRC@NIHRNewcBRC29 Sep 2023
Free PPI training for researchers! 📢 Have you booked a place on our Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) workshops in November? Find out more and book: bit.ly/3rvrFQa @KasiaKurowska
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Huge congratulations to Professor Dave Jones, #NHIPAcademy Director, on this incredible award 👏
Newcastle University (@UniofNewcastle) profile pictureNewcastle University
@UniofNewcastle28 Sep 2023
Congratulations @MarkShucksmith OBE, Emeritus Professor Planning and Professor Dave Jones OBE, Professor of Liver Immunology 👏 They received the Academic Distinction Award last night for their outstanding professorial contributions to the University 🏆 #WeAreNCL
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Dr Lorraine Cowley, of @UniofNewcastle and @NewcastleHosps, is the first nurse to receive a Clinical Academic Research Partnership (CARP) fellowship by the @The_MRC and @NIHRresearch, with support from #NHIPAcademy. Read about Dr Cowley's research here: bit.ly/3LCL1tE
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NHSA@The_NHSA28 Sep 2023
.@Stephenson_Mohl will be hosting a private panel event at @UKLabour Conference on 9 October, ‘Unleashing opportunity through regional devolution' We very much look forward to meeting the attendees and finding out how we can collectively make the most of #devolution
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In our latest blog, Professor @CarolineWroe1, NHIP strategy board member, talks about the benefits of working together across organisations using the concept of distributed leadership in research delivery. Read more here: bit.ly/3tjWs2M
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Today NHS and university experts @scienceatlife welcomed @LizTwistMP to hear about how Newcastle is leading the way in rare disease and mental health research. Read more about her visit with NHIP here: bit.ly/45XS9IV
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We are pleased to announce that we have awarded over £100 million to 20 new NIHR Policy Research Units to tackle important emerging health and social care issues including #reproductivehealth #addiction and #dementia. Read more: nihr.ac.uk/news/nihr-awards-… @LucyChappell2 @DHSCgovuk
“We are funding Policy Research Units across a range of key areas of policy ranging from cancer screening to social care. Several new topics will expand the ability of the units to help address the major healthcare challenges that we are facing, including improving reproductive health, tackling addiction as well as dementia and neurodegeneration." Professor Lucy Chappell, Chief Scientific Advisor DHSC and Chief Executive of NIHR

ALT “We are funding Policy Research Units across a range of key areas of policy ranging from cancer screening to social care. Several new topics will expand the ability of the units to help address the major healthcare challenges that we are facing, including improving reproductive health, tackling addiction as well as dementia and neurodegeneration." Professor Lucy Chappell, Chief Scientific Advisor DHSC and Chief Executive of NIHR

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In our latest blog, Nicola Hutchinson, Chief Executive Officer @AHSN_NENC, discusses the value of collaboration and tapping into the region’s world-leading health expertise to support and accelerate innovation. Read more here: bit.ly/3Omc1PP
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