Dr Emma Angell

I am the Project Manager for I-REACCH (Inclusive Research Environment Achieved through Culture Change), a two-year Wellcome-funded project at the University of Leicester (2024-2026). I-REACCH supports change in research culture through co-designed interventions across five workstreams, including equitable recruitment, career progression and research leadership. I lead the project’s operational delivery, working across disciplines and governance structures. My background spans health services research, secondary teaching, evaluation, legacy fundraising and project management, with experience in widening participation and collaboration.

Tarrant, C., Sutton, E., Angell, E., Aldridge, C.P., Boyal, A. and Bion, J., 2017. The ‘weekend effect’ in acute medicine: a protocol for a team-based ethnography of weekend care for medical patients in acute hospital settings. BMJ Open, 7(4), p.e016755. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016755

Lakhanpaul, M., Culley, L., Robertson, N., Bird, D., Hudson, N., Johal, N., McFeeters, M., Angell, E., Hamlyn-Williams, C. and Abbas, N., 2017. A qualitative study to identify parents’ perceptions of and barriers to asthma management in children from South Asian and White British families. BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 17(1), p.126. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-017-0459-2

Hudson, N., Culley, L., Johnson, M., McFeeters, M., Robertson, N., Angell, E. and Lakhanpaul, M., 2016. Asthma management in British South Asian children: an application of the candidacy framework to a qualitative understanding of barriers to effective and accessible asthma care. BMC Public Health, 16(1), p.1113. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3181-z

Tarrant, C., Wobi, F. and Angell, E., 2013. Tackling health inequalities: socio-demographic data could play a bigger role. Family Practice, 30(6), pp.613–614. https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmt071(socio-demographic data could play a bigger role - PubMed)

Bird, D., Hudson, N., Culley, L., Angell, E. and Lakhanpaul, M., 2013. G120 Knowledge and Attitudes; Essential Ingredients For Developing Co Produced Tailored Interventions For Asthma Management (MIA) in South Asian and White British Children. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 98(Suppl 1), pp.A56–A57. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2013-304107.132((PDF) G120 Knowledge and Attitudes; Essential Ingredients For ...)

Angell, E., Biggs, H., Gahleitner, F. and Dixon-Woods, M., 2010. What do research ethics committees say about applications to conduct research involving children? Archives of Disease in Childhood, 95(11), pp.915–917. https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2009.174748

Dixon-Woods, M. and Angell, E.L., 2009. Research involving adults who lack capacity: how have research ethics committees interpreted the requirements? Journal of Medical Ethics, 35(6), pp.377–381. https://doi.org/10.1136/jme.2008.027094(how have research ethics committees interpreted the requirements?)

O’Reilly, M., Dixon-Woods, M., Angell, E., Ashcroft, R. and Bryman, A., 2009. Doing accountability: a discourse analysis of research ethics committee letters. Sociology of Health & Illness, 31(2), pp.246–261. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9566.2008.01132.x(Doing accountability: a discourse analysis of research ethics ...)

Angell, E., Tarrant, C. and Dixon-Woods, M., 2009. Research involving storage and use of human tissue: how did the Human Tissue Act 2004 affect decisions by research ethics committees? Journal of Clinical Pathology, 62(9), pp.825–829. https://doi.org/10.1136/jcp.2008.060699((PDF) Research involving storage and use of human tissue)

Angell, E. and Dixon-Woods, M., 2009. Do research ethics committees identify process errors in applications for ethical approval? Journal of Medical Ethics, 35(2), pp.130–132. https://doi.org/10.1136/jme.2008.025536

Dixon-Woods, M., Angell, E., Tarrant, C. and Thomas, A., 2008. What do research ethics committees say about applications to do cancer trials? The Lancet Oncology, 9(8), pp.700–701. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(08)70184-0(What do research ethics committees say about ... - PubMed)

Angell, E.L., Bryman, A., Ashcroft, R.E. and Dixon-Woods, M., 2008. An analysis of decision letters by research ethics committees: the ethics/scientific quality boundary examined. BMJ Quality & Safety, 17(2), pp.131–136. https://doi.org/10.1136/qshc.2006.021121

Angell, E.L. and Dixon-Woods, M., 2008. Style matters: an analysis of 100 research ethics committee decision letters. Research Ethics, 4(3), pp.101–105. https://doi.org/10.1177/174701610800400304(An Analysis of 100 Research Ethics Committee Decision Letters)

Dixon-Woods, M., Angell, E., Ashcroft, R.E. and Bryman, A., 2007. Written work: the social functions of Research Ethics Committee letters. Social Science & Medicine, 65(4), pp.792–802. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.03.030

Angell, E.L., Jackson, C.J., Ashcroft, R.E., Bryman, A., Windridge, K. and Dixon-Woods, M., 2007. Is ‘inconsistency’ in research ethics committee decision-making really a problem? An empirical investigation and reflection. Clinical Ethics, 2(2), pp.92–99. https://doi.org/10.1258/147775007781029403

Angell, E.L., Sutton, A.J., Windridge, K.C. and Dixon-Woods, M., 2006. Consistency in decision making by research ethics committees: a controlled comparison. Journal of Medical Ethics, 32(11), pp.662–664. https://doi.org/10.1136/jme.2005.014431

Cosford, P.A., O'Mahony, M., Angell, E., Bickler, G., Crawshaw, S., Glencross, J., Horsley, S.S., McCloskey, B., Puleston, R. and Seare, N., 2006. Public health professionals' perceptions toward provision of health protection in England: a survey of expectations of Primary Care Trusts and Health Protection Units in the delivery of health protection. BMC Public Health, 6(1), p.277. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-6-277

Angell, E.L. and Evans, D.H., 2003. Limits of uncertainty in measured values of embolus-to-blood ratio due to Doppler sample volume shape and location. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology, 29(7), pp.1037–1044. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0301-5629(03)00091-3

Information, advice and guidance (level 3 certificate), Complete Careers, 2021

PGCE Physics, University of Leicester, 2018

PhD Responsiveness in primary care, University of Leicester, 2017

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, 2017

MSc Health Services Research (merit), University of Leicester, 2006

MPhil Medical Physics, University of Leicester, 2002

BSc Physics with Space Science & Technology (2:1), University of Leicester, 1995