Stephen Barclay is University Senior Lecturer in General Practice and Palliative Care and works clinically as a GP and Honorary Consultant in Palliative Care. He leads the University’s multidisciplinary Palliative and End-of-Life Care research group http://www.phpc.cam.ac.uk/pcu/research/research-groups/end-of-life-care/ and co-leads regional and national End-of-Life Care research collaborations. He is Director of Studies in Clinical Medicine and Bye-Fellow at Emmanuel College, leads the teaching in Palliative Care in the School of Clinical Medicine, and co-leads the UK network of medical school Palliative Care teachers. His vision is to establish Cambridge as an international centre for Palliative and End-of-Life Care research and teaching excellence.