Many congratulations to Unit collaborator Associate Professor Melanie Fleming on being awarded a prestigious Senior Non-Clinical Lectureship by the Stroke Association.

The Stroke Association Lectureship programme aims to address succession and sustainability in the careers of stroke researchers. Senior Lectureship awards provide secure and stable long-term funding for researchers to lead their own research programmes and establish their independent careers.

Melanie will start her 5-year Senior Lectureship and join the Unit as a new Group Leader in January 2026.

Melanie commented: “I am very grateful for this opportunity to build my research group, and to be able to work together with people with lived experience of stroke to develop a tailored sleep intervention for this condition.”

Unit Director Professor Peter Magill commented: “We are thrilled for Melanie. This award is richly deserved. Melanie is an outstanding researcher, and a valued colleague and collaborator. Melanie has made pivotal leadership contributions to the Unit’s patient and public involvement activities, and we look forward to supporting Melanie to realise her research ambitions.”