WIN steering groups involve all nine Welsh universities and are aimed at supporting research and innovation collaboration centred around core strengths. Within these areas WIN steering groups will seek to find opportunities where, in partnership, they can address social, cultural, and economic challenges at a local, nation-wide, and global level.

The Health and Wellbeing steering group focuses on multi-disciplinary approaches to health and wellbeing challenges. The Health and Wellbeing steering group brings together expertise across all nine Welsh universities that focuses on effectively exploring collaborative opportunities and providing operational coordination among the universities in Wales on matters of health and wellbeing related research and innovation.

The steering group also has observers from Public Health Wales, Health and Care Research Wales and Life Sciences Hub Wales.

Our members

Dr Amanda Lloyd, Aberystwyth University
Professor Davey Jones, Bangor University
Mayara Silveira Bianchim, Bangor University
Dr Rachel Sumner, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Professor Simon Murphy, Cardiff University (Deputy Chair)
Professor James Lewis, Cardiff University
Dr Jenny Douglas, Open University in Wales
Professor Lucy Griffiths, Swansea University (Chair)
Professor Carolyn Wallace, University of South Wales
Ceri Phelps, University of Wales Trinity Saint David
Dr Nikki Lloyd-Jones, Wrexham University
Michael Bowdery, Health and Care Research Wales
Elen De Lacy, Health and Care Research Wales
Claudine Anderson, Public Health Wales
Dr Olivia Howells, Life Sciences Hub Wales
Elizabeth Rees, Life Sciences Hub Wales
Gareth Healey, Life Sciences Hub Wales