Nick read psychology at the Panteion University of Athens (Greece), and obtained a MSc in Organisational & Economic Psychology from the same university, before completing a PhD in behavioural decision science in 2004 (UCL, UK). In addition to his Visiting Professor role within the NUS Behavioural and Implementation Sciences Institute, Nick is a Professor of Implementation Science and Patient Safety and Director of the Centre for Implementation Science at King’s College London, UK (2015 – Present) and has held academic appointments in the Department of Surgery and Cancer at Imperial College London, UK (2004 – 2015).

Nick’s research vision is to achieve population health and high-quality healthcare delivery through application of psychological and behavioural sciences, and partnership development between stakeholders in academia, health services, charitable organisations and industry. Nick’s research is situated within the multidisciplinary space of implementation science, improvement science, and applied psychology.

Nick’s research has been disseminated in over 370 publications and over 120 invited lectures worldwide and has won over numerous awards. Nick serves on the WHO BEsD group (Measuring Behavioural and Social Drivers of Vaccination, 2018 – Present), on the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain & Ireland and Difficult Airway Society Human Factors and Ergonomics joint Guideline Development Group (2017 – Present), and as an expert advisor to the UK’s Safe Anaesthesia Liaison Group (2011 – Present). Nick has previously served on the Board of Directors of the US-based Association for Surgical Education (2013 – 2016), was the Founding Editor-in-Chief of BMJ Simulation & Technology Enhanced Learning (2014 – 2019) and an Associate Editor of Implementation Science (2012 – 2021) peer-reviewed journals.