David J. Burn

Professor David Burn has been President of the University of Galway, Ireland since September 2025. Prior to this, he was Pro-Vice Chancellor of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, UK and was an Honorary Consultant Neurologist with Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust. Following designation by NIHR and NHS England in March 2020, David was Director of Newcastle Health Research Partnership, the Academic Health Science Centre for the Northeast of England and North Cumbria. David is a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences and Emeritus NIHR Senior Investigator. He chaired the NIHR Translational Research Collaboration for Dementia 2017-2023 and the Northern Health Science Alliance Board 2018-2024. He is currently President of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.