Professor Judith Rankin leads the Supporting Children and Families theme of the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) North East and North Cumbria (NENC).
She is a Professor of Maternal and Child Health at Newcastle University, and her research specialisms cover health of vulnerable maternal populations, risk factors in pregnancy, outcomes for children with complex needs (including congenital anomaly and rare diseases) and reproductive loss.
Alongside this, she is Dean of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) at Newcastle University, and chair of the NIHR ARC North East and North Cumbria EDI group.