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Kimberley is the Lead Midwife for Education at the University of Northampton.

She is also a Senior Lecturer in Midwifery and Registered Midwife with extensive academic and clinical experience, specialising in NMC-aligned curriculum development, evidence-based practice, and the integration of research into teaching. Experienced in leading and delivering inclusive, research-informed education across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, supporting professional identity, autonomy, and excellence in maternity care

Module leader: MID2036 Research in Midwifery

Kimberley Morris is a midwifery educator and PhD researcher whose work explores student midwives’ experiences of research and evidence-based pedagogy throughout their training. Her research aims to enhance understanding of how future midwives develop research awareness and evidence-based practice skills, with the goal of strengthening educational approaches that support high-quality, research-informed maternity care.

  • Birthing outside the guidelines: a qualitative study of student midwives’ experiences Morris, K., 2 Jan 2023, In: British Journal of Midwifery. 31, 1, p. 8-14 
  • A mother’s perspective of consent for maternal and neonatal COVID-19 testing: can we do more? East, N., Ramaiah, S., Morris, K. & Pathak, S., 2 Jul 2022, In: British Journal of Midwifery. 30, 7, p. 376-382 
  • How research and Evidence-based practice education in Pre-registration midwifery and Nursing Programs affect students’ knowledge and attitudes.  Morris, K., 2 Aug 2025, In: British Journal of Midwifery. 33, 8
  • Students’ perceptions of research and evidence-based practice pedagogy Morris, K., 2 Nov 2025, In: British Journal of Midwifery. 33 11
  • How education in Pre-registration midwifery and Nursing Programmes affects students’ utilisation and future engagement with research and evidence-based practice  Morris, K., 2 Feb 2026, In: British Journal of Midwifery. 34 2