Eila Watson

Eila Watson joined Oxford Brookes in May 2007 as a Professor of Supportive Cancer Care. She is also the Deputy Director (interim) of the Oxford Institute of Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Research (OxINMAHR). Additionally, within the Oxford School of Nursing and Midwifery, Eila co-leads the Centre for Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care Research (CNMHSCR) and leads the Supportive Cancer Care and Long Term Conditions Research Group. Eila's research is focused on cancer survivorship. Working with a wide range of multi-disciplinary colleagues she has secured over £8 million in research funding (including awards from NIHR, Cancer Research UK, Prostate Cancer UK, Pancreatic Cancer UK, and Blood Cancer UK), and has published over 100 articles in peer-reviewed journals.

Eila is a member of the National Cancer Research Institute Living With and Beyond Cancer Group and a member of the Yorkshire Cancer Research Advisory Panel. Eila is also an advisor on the NIHR Research Design Service (South Central). She was previously Chair of the British Psychosocial Oncology Society (2015-2019) and is a past member of the Tenovus Charity Psychosocial Advisory Committee (2010-18) and South Coast Research for Patient Benefit Committee (2013-16).