Ariel Lanada

Ariel recently completed the taught component of his Doctor of Education at Oxford Brookes University, where he also earned an MSc in Nursing Education. He is a registered Nurse and Teacher with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Ariel serves as Divisional Lead for Practice Development and Education at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. He lectures on master’s programmes at Oxford Brookes University and is an External Examiner at the University of West London. Internationally, he is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at Central Philippine University, where he teaches Transcultural Nursing.

He has published in the British Journal of Nursing on topics including the experiences of internationally educated nurses in the NHS and the standardisation of clinical educator job titles. His latest article, on the experiences of BAME staff during the COVID-19 vaccination rollout, appeared in the Journal of Hospital Management and Health Policy (May 2025).

A sought-after international speaker, Ariel addressed WHO member states in Geneva (May 2024) on sustaining the global healthcare workforce, co-presented research at the International Congress of Nursing Education and Practice in Prague (June 2024) and spoke to 300 nursing deans in Manila (October 2024) on advancing nursing practice. In June 2025, he presented his doctoral thesis at the International Nurses Conference in Helsinki.

He is Chairman of the Filipino Community of Oxfordshire, re-elected President of the Filipino Nurses Association UK, and newly elected National Chair of the Alliance of International Nurses and Midwives Diasporas in the UK.