Centre for Critical Research in Nursing and Midwifery
The Centre for Critical Research in Nursing and Midwifery (CCRNM) draws together researchers in nursing and midwifery within the School of Health and Education.
We define 'critical' as research approaches that challenge accepted norms, with the goal of exposing structures of power and domination. Our research seeks to understand, uncover, illuminate and transform nursing and midwifery practice.
Our mission
The Centre's mission is to become a prominent centre for influencing nursing and midwifery practice within today's NHS environment and beyond.
Our aims are to facilitate, co-ordinate and conduct high quality critical research in partnership with academic colleagues, healthcare providers, commissioners and other centres of excellence.
Key research themes
- Women's reproductive health
- Clinical practice (pressure ulcer care)
- Evaluation
- Nursing and Midwifery education
- The Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare Workforce
- Nurse migration
- Maternal health
- Islamophobia
- Attitudes to privatization in the NHS
- Critical analysis of media coverage of the NHS
- Nursing and Midwifery Pedagogy
- Women's health and Cancer research
Doctoral study
We provide a supportive and creative environment for doctoral research and welcomes applications for PhD and the Doctorate in Professional Studies (DProf) programmes.
We also supervise a range of part time and full time UK and international doctoral students
While we particularly welcome applications within the Centre's research themes, we will consider a wide range of doctoral projects within nursing and midwifery.
- For information about the PhD and DProf programme, please contact Dr Liang Liu
- For general applications and enquiries about doctoral study
- To see a list of our academics' individual supervisions, please see visit their staff profile pages: Dr Britta Stordal, Professor Helen Allan and Dr Liang Liu.
Collaborative working
Our researchers have well-established relationships with many London NHS Trusts, Health Education England, North Central London CCG, NHSE, Capital Nurse, UCLH, London Spinal Cord Injury Centre, Royal National Orthopedic Hospital, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, and other health and social care organisations, Breast cancer UK, Spinal cord injury charities.
We have worked closely on collaborative research projects with international partners including Health and Social Services Department (HSSD) Guernsey; Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia; Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand; University of Marshad, Iran; University of Greenwich, London; University of Nicosia, Cyprus; FuDan university, China; University of Barcelona, Spain and the University of Southern Denmark.
Example of continuing work with PhD Students and staff to develop research culture and outputs - Researching Racism in Nursing: book launch at the RCN.