Heather Rostron

Heather is a Clinical Academic Senior Research Nurse. She is currently completing her NIHR Doctoral Fellowship ‘PaEdiatric Rheumatology FramEworK for Technology enabled care (The Perkekt study). For a small proportion of her time, Heather leads the ‘Leeds Young Research Owls’ – a Young Person’s Advisory Group, which she set up in 2019. ‘The Owls’ as they are affectionately known, advise researchers on their projects, and in return, members of the group learn about research and its importance.

You can find out more about ‘The Owls’ at https://generationr.org.uk/leeds-young-research-owls/ and Heather’s Perkekt study at https://www.perfektstudy.co.uk