Imperial College London

Imperial College London became the first collaborator to join VOICE in January 2019, with the ambition to improve and facilitate the way we involve patients and members of the public in our research. 

Imperial College London works with the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust to undertake world-class experimental medicine research to improve patient care. At the centre of this partnership is the NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), which aims to transform scientific discoveries into clinical practice. 

The public, including patients and carers, are at the heart of what we do. Through VOICE, we hope to capture the wealth of experience and valuable perspectives that only patients and members of the public can offer on the way our research is designed and delivered. 

Key Research Areas:

• Ageing, e.g. dementia, lifestyle factors 
• Big Data & Digital Health, e.g. data science and artificial intelligence, security 
• Blood, Heart & Circulation, e.g. stroke, surgical interventions 
• Brain & Mind, e.g. brain injury, mental health 
• Cancer, e.g. breast cancer, colon cancer, biomarkers 
• Children & Young People, e.g. mental health, vaccinations 
• Digestion & Gut Health, e.g. IBD, microbiome 
• Emergency & Critical Care, e.g. intensive care 
• Healthy Living & Wellbeing, e.g. sleep, self-care, living with multiple conditions 
• Inflammation & Immunity, e.g. Lupus, vasculitis, chronic kidney disease 
• Infectious Diseases, e.g. COVID-19, tuberculosis, flu, HIV, hepatitis C 
• Lung & Airway Health, e.g. asthma, COPD 
• Medical Innovation, e.g. novel diagnostics, drug discovery 
• Nutrition & Metabolism, e.g. diabetes, obesity, hormones 
• Pain, e.g. chronic pain 
• Public Health, e.g. health surveillance, prevention and protection 
• Women's Health, e.g. reproduction, maternal vaccinations, preterm birth 

If you have any questions or queries about opportunities published and managed by VOICE at Imperial, please email us on voice@imperial.ac.uk.