Professors David French and Peter Hoskin appointed as NIHR Senior Investigators

Congratulations to Professor David French who has been appointed and Professor Peter Hoskin who has been reappointed as Senior Investigators by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).

Professor David French is Professor of Health Psychology at the University of Manchester. Professor French is a behavioural scientist who is interested in developing, evaluating and implementing complex interventions to improve health. His research focusses on cancer screening, prevention of diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular disease in high-risk populations, and effects of changing the built environment.

Professor Peter Hoskin who has been reappointed as a Senior Investigator is a Professor in Clinical Oncology and Honorary Consultant in Clinical Oncology at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust. He leads the Radiotherapy Related Research Group (RRR) and personal research interests focus on radiosensitisation, biomarkers, radiotherapy quality assurance, palliative radiotherapy, and brachytherapy.

About the NIHR Senior Investigator Awards

NIHR Senior Investigator awards recognise those who make a significant impact on health and care and help develop research capacity and drive strategy. Senior Investigators are funded for four years.

Senior Investigators work in partnership with NIHR, the NHS, universities and the public to deliver world-leading health and social care research that improves people’s health and well-being.

Discover more about the NIHR Senior investigator awards on the NIHR website.