Nichola has extensive experience in developing and delivering training programmes for government (the UK Department of Health’s Health Trainer programme), professional bodies (including The Royal College of Surgeons in England; The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons; Harley Academy, London; The Australasian Foundation for Plastic Surgery; The UWE/Nepal collaboration in Public Health) health professionals, charities, undergraduate and postgraduate students and the broader public in many countries including the UK, multiple European countries, Australia, India & Nepal.    

She has led or co-led three EU funded networking and training projects, including the Cooperation in Science & Technology (COST) Action ‘Appearance Matters’ (IS1210) – a network of 243 participants from 36 countries (https://www.cost.eu/actions/IS1210). The outputs from this 4 year programme of work were rated ‘excellent’ by the independent evaluator.  She has also partnered in a further five Horizon + EU funded networking and training projects, producing open access training materials for educationalists, health care professionals & trainers across Europe.  She led the American Cleft Palate Association’s Global Task Force on Patient Centered Outcomes for 9 years, developing training modules for health professionals working in the field across the world