Professor Vanessa Heaslip is a Professor of Nursing and Healthcare Equity at Salford University. Her research interests are in communities who experience health inequity and social exclusion and whose voices are not traditionally heard in the academic and professional discourse. She has worked with a variety of groups including Gypsy, Roma, Travellers, people living with mental health issues, people in prison and people from ethnic and racialized communities. Professor Heaslip has also conducted a variety of research in Widening Participation and Fair Access in education as well as digital inclusivity. Professor Heaslip has numerous publications including book contributions, journal articles (professional and peer reviewed), editorials and discussion papers, see Prof Vanessa Heaslip (worktribe.com). Vanessa is also an Associate Editor with Nursing Open and on the Editorial board of Health Equity Journal.