Dr Amy Harwood is a registered AHCS Clinical Exercise Physiologist with a sustained programme of research and knowledge exchange activity focussed on exercise and other therapeutic interventions for clinical populations, most notably those with peripheral artery disease and cardiovascular disease. She is currently a Reader in Clinical Exercise Physiology with the Institute of Sport and Department for Sport and Exercise Sciences at Manchester Metropolitan University, having previously worked as an Assistant Professor at Coventry University, a senior postdoctoral research fellow at The University of Sydney and postdoctoral fellow at Hull York Medical School.

Amy is currently deputy research lead for the Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences and theme lead for Health, Wellbeing and Communities. She is also currently chair of the Clinical Exercise Physiology UK practitioner working group and sits on the board. Amy has extensive experience with NIHR funding and committees and can support with research grant applications, fellowships and provide advice on NHS ethics.