Director of NIHR HRC in Paediatrics and Child Health appointed as NIHR Senior Investigator
Tuesday 25 March 2025
We are delighted to share that the Director of the NIHR HRC in Paediatrics and Child Health, Professor Paul Dimitri, is among the new cohort of NIHR Senior Investigators.
Professor Paul Dimitri has been named among the 18th cohort of NIHR Senior Investigators, a highly esteemed award that recognises outstanding leadership and demonstration of research excellence in social care, public health, methodology, pharmacy, dentistry, and clinical research.
NIHR Senior Investigator awards are a testament to an individual’s leading expertise in their field, their contribution to research, and their influence in shaping the future of health and care. Award holders receive funding to support their research activities while undertaking a senior leadership role for the NIHR.
Professor Paul Dimitri has been pivotal in establishing Sheffield as a hub for research and innovation in child health technology. As a Professor of Child Health, Director of the NIHR HRC in Paediatrics and Child Health, the founder of the international Child Health Technology Conference, Director of Innovation and Child Health Technology at Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, and the NIHR Clinical Research Network National Children’s Specialty Lead from 2016 to 2024, Professor Dimitri has dedicated his career to improving health and healthcare for young people. He also supports a number of ground-breaking initiatives across South Yorkshire that will encourage excellence in the next generation of child health innovators including the National Centre for Child Health Technology and the KidsUP HealthTech Accelerator.
Professor Dimitri says, “I am truly honoured to be part of this incredible cohort of leaders in health and care research in the NIHR community. Sheffield is home to a great deal of cutting-edge research and innovation in child health technology and this award will help us to continue transforming health and healthcare for children and young people across the UK.”