Darren Ashcroft

Biography

Darren Ashcroft graduated in Pharmacy (BPharm) from the University of Nottingham and was awarded an MSc in Clinical Pharmacy (with Distinction) from the Queen’s University of Belfast and a PhD from the University of Aston. In 2002, he was appointed as Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Manchester. He was subsequently promoted to Reader in Medicines Usage and Safety in 2007 and Professor of Pharmacoepidemiology in 2010.

Darren is Associate Editor for the Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, and is a member of the editorial boards of Current Drug Safety, Core Evidence and Expert Reviews of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research. He has reviewed on a wide range of national research committees, authored over 150 academic papers, and secured a number of highly competitive research grants in the fields of medicines usage and patient safety.

In 2009, he was awarded the British Pharmaceutical Conference (BPC) Practice Research Award Medal for outstanding contribution to pharmacy practice research.

Qualifications

• 2016 - Fellow, Royal Pharmaceutical Society
• 1999 - PhD - Aston University, Birmingham
• 1996 - MSc (with Distinction) - The Queen''s University of Belfast
• 1994 - MRPharmS
• 1993 - BPharm (Hons) - University of Nottingham