Professor Chris Nester
- Title
- Professor of Rehabilitation
- Location
- MacKay, 1.17
- Role
- Director of Research
- Contact me
- c.nester@keele.ac.uk
Biography
Professor Chris Nester is a Podiatrist by first degree and joined Keele School of Allied Health Professions in 2022.
Chris has published over 160 journal papers, secured more than £11 million in research funding, and supervised 23 PhD completions. He was recently selected to join the REF 2029 UoA3 panel for Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy.
His funding portfolio spans the EU (FP5–Horizon, Erasmus), industry, NHS, charities, NIHR, and INNOVATE UK. A strong advocate for developing research capacity in non-medical professions, he was Academic Director of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Prosthetics and Orthotics at the University of Salford.
His work combines quantitative and qualitative methods to study foot and lower limb biomechanics, footwear and orthotic design, and behavioural influences on health. His current projects mark a shift from what improves outcomes to how to make change happen in real services—using wearable sensors, behavioural self-management approaches, and implementation research to ensure evidence has real-world impact.
Publications
Collaborations and grants awards
- NIHR i4i - LOad Monitoring and Intervention System (LOMIS) to prevent diabetic foot ulceration
- Diabetes UK – Real-Protection - Preventing diabetic foot ulcers using real-time foot pressure monitoring and alert technologies
- Manchester Amputation Reduction Strategy
Head of School:
Professor Heidi Fuller
Email: h.r.fuller@keele.ac.uk
School address:
School of Allied Health Professions and Pharmacy
MacKay Building
Hornbeam Building
Keele University
Staffordshire
ST5 5BG
Enquiries:
Placements team: sahp.practiceplacements@keele.ac.uk
Postgraduate course admin team: sahp.postgraduate-admin@keele.ac.uk
Undergraduate course admin team: sahp.admin@keele.ac.uk
Undergraduate enquiries:
Email: enquiries@keele.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1782 734010
Postgraduate enquiries:
Email: sahp.postgraduate-admin@keele.ac.uk
Keele Centre for Medicines Optimisation (KCMO)
Tel: +44 (0)1782 733831 / 734131
The Virtual Patient project enquiries:
Contact our Digital Development team:
Email: pharmacy.digital@keele.ac.uk
Pharmacy postgraduate enquiries:
Please contact the CPD4ALL team: cpd4all@keele.ac.uk
Pharmacy email: phab.postgraduate@keele.ac.uk
