Saima Ahmed

Saima Ahmed is a Researcher at the School of Health Sciences within the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health at The University of Manchester. She contributes to the Healthy Ageing Research Group (HARG) and the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration for Greater Manchester (NIHR ARC GM).

Research Interests: Her work focuses on Dementia, Delirium, Healthy Ageing, Applied Health, and Digital Health. She specializes in Systematic Reviews, Mixed-Methods, and Large Dataset Analysis.

Recent Publications highlight her expertise in Non-Pharmacological Interventions, Protein Intake in Ageing, and Behavioral Interventions for older adults. These span Geriatrics, Public Health, and Digital Health domains.

Scientific Awards:

• 1st Prize for Tweet your Thesis (UoL PGR conference)
• 3rd Prize Showcase Movie (UoL PGR conference)
• 2009 PhD Scholarship (CLAHRC)

Supervision & Mentorship: She tutors Masters in Public Health dissertations and supervises NIHR ARC-GM Internship projects, guiding topics like Covid-19 impacts and Digital Health.

Collaborations: Partnered with Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, NIHR Policy Research Unit, and Centre for Ageing Better, focusing on Healthy Ageing and Integrated Health-Social Care.