Publish date: 18 November 2024

Professor Dan Joyce has been appointed as Mersey Care’s new Director of Research and Innovation and will spearhead their research agenda, innovative projects and collaborations when he begins his new role next month. Professor Joyce will take up his new position on 1 December 2024 and succeeds Professor Nusrat Husain, who has served in the same role for the past two years.

Professor Joyce aims to create a dynamic and inclusive research environment that nurtures creativity, fosters inter-disciplinary collaboration, and drives scientific breakthroughs.

He is committed to leveraging cutting-edge technologies and methodologies to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time and will be exploring two work streams from the Mental Health Research and Innovation Centre (M-RIC) - Mental health Avatar and Mood Disorder Care Innovations.