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Professor Mike Clarke

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Professor Mike Clarke

Professor Mike Clarke

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Mike has worked on randomised trials, systematic reviews and studies of research methodology for nearly 30 years. He has a strong interest in increasing research capacity and in improving access to research.

He is Research Director of Evidence Aid, encouraging the use of reviews in the humanitarian sector. He established the Study Within A Trial/Review (SWAT/R) initiatives to support studies of research methods.

He has supervised dozens of postgraduate students in Queen’s University Belfast and other universities internationally.

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  • askmhls@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0)28 9097 35059, +44 (0)28 9097 8935

Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Investigate improving the quality and usefulness of trials and reviews

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    Conduct health services research more generally

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    Conduct research relevant to humanitarian emergencies.

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Public outreach & key achievements

  • Honorary titles

    • Professor of Clinical Epidemiology, University of Oxford, UK
    • Honorary Director and Visiting Professor, Evidence Based Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology Centre of the West China School of Medicine at Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
    • Extraordinary Professor in Clinical Epidemiology, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
    • Honorary Professor in Biostatistics, University of Liverpool, UK
    • Core Faculty, European School of Oncology

    Prizes

    • 2017, Queen’s University Belfast Vice Chancellor’s Prize: shortlisted for Research Innovation prize for Studies Within A Trial (SWAT)
    • 2015, Queen’s University Belfast Vice Chancellor’s Prize: shortlisted for Research Impact prize for Evidence Aid
    • 2014, Queen's University Belfast School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences: best programme in partnership with health and social care for Evidence Aida
    • 2013, Oxford University Students' Union Teaching Awards: Innovation in Teaching
    • 2013, Unorthodox prize for Evidence Aid

    Journals

    • Co-ordinating Editor, Cochrane Methodology Review Group
    • Editor in Chief, Journal of Evidence Based Medicine
    • Podcasts Editor, Cochrane Library

Research students

PhD Title The validity of informed consent for surgery
Country UK
   
PhD Title  Determining which patient characteristics are important in determining the validity of informed consent
Country  UK
   

 


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