91猫先生

Atta Naqvi

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  • Module Convenor for Research Methods in Health Sciences (PMM1RM)
  • Teaching on the MPharm programme (including PM1PY1, PM2PY1, PM3PY1, PM3PY2, PM3PY3, PM4PY1, PM4PY2, and PH0PHS)
  • Teaching on the MPAS programme (including PM2PS2)
  • School Research Ethics Lead

Areas of interest

Dr Naqvi’s research interests have primarily focused on outcomes research as well as the role of pharmacists in healthcare services. He has conducted research that has explored and evaluated pharmacists’ role in patient care and health services. His research in this area specifically explores adherence, barriers to treatment, disease knowledge, attitudes and perceptions. In addition, his research is also centred around health and well-being of healthcare professionals, undergraduate students, and general public such as quality of life issues, etc. Dr Naqvi is also enthusiastic about creating and validating questionnaires for evaluating treatment outcomes of patients such as adherence to medication and rehabilitation as well as patient satisfaction. More recently, based on his experience of working in different geographical and cultural settings, Dr Naqvi is interested in researching cultural competence in pharmacy education as his new research area.

Dr Naqvi has collaborated with several researchers around the world with diverse research interests. His collaborators are spread across the world. He has experience of working with both quantitative and qualitative methods such as surveys and interviews, respectively. Collaborators and prospective PhD students can email Dr Naqvi directly with initial research proposals for further discussion.

Postgraduate supervision

Dr Naqvi supervises postgraduate students whose research topics include the roles of pharmacists in the NHS, medication adherence, mental health, and opioid medicines management. Prospective PhD students and early career researchers are encouraged to email Dr Naqvi directly with initial research proposals for further discussion.

Teaching

Atta contributes to teaching across the MPharm and MPAS programmes, with particular interests in pharmacy practice, research methods, cultural competence, professional development and healthcare ethics. His teaching philosophy emphasises authentic learning experiences, interdisciplinary collaboration and research-informed education.

Research projects

Funded Projects

  • Atta has secured £16,705 from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Undergraduate Internship Programme (Cohort 3) for the project titled "Pharmacists' Perspectives on Providing Culturally Sensitive Mental-Health Support in Primary-Care Settings in England."
  • He has secured £9,926 from the British Academy for a research project titled "What are the cultural barriers faced by educators in teaching pharmacy in higher education, and how can they be supported to become culturally competent educators?"
  • He has secured £3,315 from the 91猫先生 Research Internship Scheme for the project titled "Exploring the role of pharmacists in addressing the needs of ethnic minority populations with common mental health conditions in UK primary care settings."
  • He has secured £2,500 from the 91猫先生 Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme (UROP) for the project titled "A service evaluation of pharmacists' role in opioid medicines management in palliative care and cancer care settings in England."
  • He has secured £2,303 from the 91猫先生 Teaching and Learning Enhancement Programme (TLEP) for the project titled "Educating undergraduate pharmacy students in cultural competence using innovative video vignettes featuring case scenarios."
  • He has secured £960 from the 91猫先生 Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives Fund for the project titled "Developing Culturally Competent Pharmacy Educators: A Research-Informed Staff Development Workshop."

Background

Dr Naqvi is a lecturer in Pharmacy Practice at the 91猫先生 School of Pharmacy. He joined the School in January 2022. He obtained his Masters in Medicines Management at the University of Sunderland, UK. He completed his PhD degree in Pharmacy Practice from the University Sains Malaysia, Malaysia. After his PhD he obtained a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the School of Pharmacy, University of Waterloo in Canada. He also completed a Postgraduate certificate in Fundamentals of University Teaching, that further developed his teaching skills. He has an experience of 10 years in teaching in higher education and over 100 research publications. His publications have appeared in notable scientific peer reviewed journals such as the Lancet, JAMA, JACC, Plo One, Frontiers, etc.

Awards and honours

  • Recipient of the University Collaborative Award for Outstanding Contribution to Teaching and Learning in 2026 for the teaching initiative Making the Invisible Visible: Interdisciplinary Video Simulation for Teaching Non-Verbal Cultural Competence.
  • Recipient of the University Collaborative Award for Outstanding Contribution to Teaching and Learning in 2024 for the teaching initiative Internationalisation @Home and Abroad: Developing Global Graduate Attributes.

Professional bodies/affiliations

  • Fellow of Advance HE (FHEA)
  • Member of the Royal College of Pharmacy

Websites/blogs

91猫先生 Media Coverage

External Media Coverage

  • Pharmacy Business –
  • 91猫先生 Chronicle –
  • 91猫先生 Today –
  • BBC Radio Berkshire – Interview discussing the University's innovative film project to enhance cultural competence and inclusivity in pharmacy education
  • Quoted in (republished by ) about how menopause can affect sleep in a story

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