Research output per year
Research output per year
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Accepting PhD Students
Research activity per year
25 Last checked 1 July 2020
Kim is a freelance occupational health research consultant with a part time professorial appointment at the University. In 2011 he was appointed an OBE for services to occupational healthcare.
Having gained a diploma in osteopathy in 1968 he ran a clinic in Huddersfield for many years. Gradually, he moved sideways to a career in research after studying for a PhD in biomechanics, ergonomics, and epidemiology related to back pain at Huddersfield Polytechnic, which he gained in 1987. Kim has worked with the university in various capacities ever since, including directorship of the former Spinal Research Unit. He is now member of the Centre for Applied Research in Health. Kim has an active international profile for research primarily at the health-work interface, and is an Expert Advisor to the Department for Work and Pensions, and a Member of the Indiustrial Injuries Advisory Council.
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Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Literature review › peer-review
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Kim Burton (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Abasiama Etuknwa (Speaker), Serena Bartys (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Kim Burton (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Stephanie McCahon (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Kim Burton (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Kim Burton (Reviewer)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication Peer-review
30/09/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Kim Burton, Lorraine Anderson-Cole & Jennifer Remnant
18/05/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research