Dr Matt Westmore

Matt (he/him) is the Chief Executive of the UK’s Health Research Authority. The HRA works in partnership with others to support and regulate health and social care research in the UK. We protect and promote the interests of patients and the public in health research by making it easy to do research that people can trust. We make sure that research is ethically reviewed and approved, promote transparency and public involvement in research, and provide independent recommendations on the processing of identifiable patient information for research. We work closely with the research community to streamline the approvals process, lower unnecessary burden and improve experience. Matt has a background in research funding, policy and practice. He was previously a professor of enterprise with a focus on improving the relevance, transparency and quality of research at the University of Southampton and remains an adjunct Professor.