Nationality British Name Nicky Cullum | ||
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Institutions University of ManchesterNIHRUniversity of YorkUniversity of Surrey Thesis Nerve cytoskeletal proteins in diabetes mellitus (1990) Notable awards DBE (2013)FMedSci (2012)FAAN (2012) Fields Venous ulcer, Pressure ulcer, Nursing Institution University of Manchester, National Institute for Health Research, University of York, University of Surrey | ||
Nicky cullum optimising the nursing contribution to evidence based health care
Dame Nicola Anne Cullum, DBE (born 6 June 1962) is a Professor of Nursing at the University of Manchester.
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- Nicky cullum optimising the nursing contribution to evidence based health care
- Education
- Research and Career
- Awards and honours
- References

Education
Cullum was educated at the University of Liverpool where she was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacology in 1984 and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1990. She became a Registered General Nurse (RGN) in 1985.
Research and Career
Cullum completed postdoctoral research at the University of Surrey and the University of Liverpool. Between 1994 and 2011 she worked at the University of York. Her research is primarily on wound care.
Awards and honours
Cullum was made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to nursing research and wound care in the 2013 Birthday Honours.
She was an Inaugural National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Senior Investigator (2008–2012, renewed 2013) and was made a Fellow (FMedSci) of both the Academy of Medical Sciences and the American Academy of Nursing in 2012.