Research

Professor Noble leads the thrombosis theme. He specialises in cancer-associated thrombosis (CAT), particularly in advanced cancer patients. Through this theme, he advocates for evidence-based management of conditions affecting palliative care patients, emphasising the need to challenge practices based on poor evidence. He has also been instrumental in promoting meaningful Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) in research, ensuring that patient perspectives shape study design and implementation.

For a more detailed outline of this theme, as well as key researchers and recent publications, view our Thrombosis page.

Led by Professor Andrew Carson-Stevens, the Safe and Effective Care research theme at the Marie Curie Research Centre focusses on conceptualising harm and risk, including the investigation and measurement of healthcare-associated harm experienced by patients and families and understanding how to optimise care and reduce avoidable unscheduled and emergency care admissions for those with palliative and end of life care needs.

For a more detailed outline of this theme, as well as key researchers and recent publications, view our Patient Safety page.

The theme Caregiving and Bereavement is led by Senior Research Fellow Dr Emily Harrop. It focuses on examining the experiences and support needs of individuals and families facing advanced illness and loss, with a particular interest in developing evidence and interventions to improve support.

For a more detailed outline of this theme, as well as key researchers and recent publications, view our Caregiving and Bereavement page.

Death Literacy is a new interdisciplinary research theme aims to explore how individuals and social networks currently think about and support people dying in their communities and how death literacy can be improved. Dr Michelle Edwards leads the theme of Death Literacy in collaboration with Marie Curie partners at UCL and Northern Ireland. She is a Cardiff-based health services researcher specialising in health literacy, shared decision-making, and patient and public involvement (PPI) in palliative and cancer care.

For a more detailed outline of this theme, as well as key researchers and recent publications, view our Death Literacy page.