Behaviour change for safer, better healthcare.

I study how people and organisations change, and turn that evidence into safer healthcare. My work spans patient safety and implementation science, with particular expertise in realist methods. I am Deputy Lead for Pathways and Culture and Co-Lead for Academic Career Development at the NIHR Midlands Patient Safety Research Collaboration, University of Birmingham.

Justin Aunger

Research Fellow II NIHR Midlands PSRC · University of Birmingham

From PhD to Principal Investigator

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From live seminar to open online course

A deep-dive into how I co-built an Implementation Science CPD course — and the collaboration, convening and platform-building skills behind it.

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Building the Implementation Science Masterclass CPD Course

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How I lead

From Chief Investigator of an NHS clinical trial during my PhD, to sole research fellow delivering two NIHR projects on time, to co-leading academic career development in the PSRC, line-managing researchers and supervising PhD and master's students. I believe in robust project management, mentoring the next generation of researchers, and putting equality, diversity and inclusion at the forefront of everything I do.

Problems I solve

From unprofessional behaviour between healthcare staff to missed follow-up of lung cancer patients, I specialise in changing human behaviour in complex healthcare contexts. I combine realist methods, behavioural science, and qualitative and quantitative research to turn intractable problems into actionable programme theories and practical guidance.

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