Gemma Louise Bate is an MRC PhD Candidate (Discovery Medicine North Doctoral Training Partnership—DiMeN DTP) based at the Clinical Ageing Research Unit, Newcastle University. She has a combined first degree in Mathematics and Biology from Lancaster University and an MSc in Diagnostic Radiography. After specialising in MRI she progressed to a Senior Radiographer and began lecturing alongside her clinical role. Her main interest is in implementing new technologies and innovations in a healthcare setting using an interdisciplinary and applied approach. She is currently focusing on the use of wearable sensors to identify activity and sleep patterns in inpatients with delirium and Parkinson’s disease. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC).