Webinar Series - Human Factors in Healthtech Innovation
2025-07-23 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-07-30 11:00 - 12:00 UTC | Online, United Kingdom
A series of six insightful and engaging webinar events running weekly from the 25th June. These webinars will feature in depth presentations from partner organisations such as Leeds Healthtech Research Centre in Accelerated Surgical Care, SETT Centre, NIHR i4i programme, Barclays Eagle Labs, Royal Society and Health Innovation Network Wessex.
11:00 am 25th June – Leeds HRC
11:00 2nd July – Wessex Health Innovation Network, Peter Rhodes
11:00 am 9th July – Barclays Eagle Labs, Luke Hampson and Ben Reasbeck
12:30 pm 16th July – Royal Society, Lucy Buckley
11:00 am 23rd July – NIHR i4i, Kavit Main
11:00 am 30th July – SETT centre, Angus Prosser
The NIHR HealthTech Research Centre in Accelerated Surgical Care aims to drive HealthTech innovation patients and healthcare systems to deliver socio-economic benefit through quicker diagnosis and treatment of surgical conditions with safe, early recovery in the community.
We are hosted by the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, working closely with the University of Leeds, a leading UK University with strengths in biomedical research.
The Southampton Emerging Therapies and Technologies (SETT) Centre catalyses research and innovation focused on NHS needs in emerging areas with vanguard potential for clinical service development and substantial growth opportunity. The SETT centre brings together and focuses on three exciting areas ‘Advanced Therapies, Med-Tech and Innovation, Data and AI’ within which we can translate cutting edge research and innovation into clinical care and patient outcomes.
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/hrc-healthtech-research-centre-in-accelerated-surgical-care/e-rgyjek

Webinar 9: Funding: Securing Funding for Innovation in West Yorkshire
2025-07-23 12:00 - 13:00 | Microsoft Teams
This session will guide innovators on accessing funding to support their journey from idea to adoption, how to craft a compelling funding pitch and funding opportunities in West Yorkshire.

Webinar 10: Innovating for a Greener NHS
2025-07-30 12:00 - 13:00 | Microsoft Teams
In this webinar innovators will gain tools and insights to create sustainable HealthTech solutions aligned with NHS priorities. Topics include the NHS Net Zero Strategy, designing eco-friendly technologies, and support available for sustainable innovation in West Yorkshire.

Careers in Health Data – Jacqueline Bennion (ONLINE)
2025-08-08 12:30 - 13:00 | Microsoft Teams
Join us for a short, inspiring online talk from Jacqueline Bennion, Physiotherapist and NIHR PhD fellow, who will share her personal career journey. This is a fantastic opportunity to hear first-hand about navigating career changes, exploring research, and taking the next step in postgraduate study.
There will be time for questions at the end — come ready to ask and connect!

Understanding Health Equity
2025-09-18 13:30 - 15:00 | Online, United Kingdom
Deloitte and NIHR invite you to an exclusive training, bringing together colleagues and partners across NIHR, to learn and discuss:​
· What is health equity?​
· What is the impact of social determinants on health?​
· How can you activate health equity in your work?​
· How can you learn more?

Social determinants of health account for up to 80% of health outcomes, leading to vast differences both across and between countries and populations.​

Outcomes from surgery are not equal – people from deprived backgrounds are more likely to face longer wait times and face multiple health conditions which means their post operative outcomes are worse 1. From early research through to implementation and evaluation of surgical innovations – NIHR play a critical role in improving health equity for surgery and beyond.

Join us to discuss how to drive Health Equity – the fair and just opportunity for everyone to fulfil their human potential in all aspects of health and wellbeing.

https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-analysis/reports/health-inequalities-nhs-waiting-lists

NIHR Open Research publishing options webinar
2025-09-25 11:00 - 12:00 | Online, United Kingdom
Would you like to find out more about your publishing options with NIHR Open Research?
This session will introduce the open publishing and peer review model used by NIHR Open Research, including advice for first-time authors and NIHR grantees.
NIHR Open Research provides all NIHR-funded researchers with a place to publish any results they think are worth sharing. Submissions to NIHR OR are subject to editorial checks that ensure the robustness, quality, and transparency of the underlying research. Following these checks, articles are published Open Access before peer review, so that they can be viewed and cited as quickly as possible. Expert reviewers are then selected and invited, and their reports and names are published alongside the article, post-publication.
This webinar will include a presentation on the publication requirements for NIHR Open Research, and the submission, revision, and post-publication open peer review workflows. We will provide advice for authors on how to ensure that submissions meet the requirements for open publishing, and how to engage with the revision and peer review process that follows – and you will also have the opportunity to hear from a NIHR grantee and NIHR Open Research author about their experience of using the platform to publish their research. There will be a Q&A and the session will be recorded for registrants who are unable to attend live.

Register to attend the NIHR Open Research webinar, taking place at 11am, 25 September.
All registrants will receive a recording of the webinar afterwards.

From hospital to community – partnering to transform respiratory Point-of-Care Testing
2025-11-18 12:30 - 13:30 | Online, United Kingdom
Respiratory infections are a major contributor to winter pressures in healthcare, particularly within secondary where they drive increases in emergency attendance, admissions and hospital bed occupancy. Implementing a community-based “Test and Treat” pathway incorporating a Point-of-Care Test (POCT) offers a practical and scalable approach to reducing patient deterioration and avoiding unnecessary hospitalisation. By providing rapid, on-the-spot results, POCT enables medical professionals to distinguish between viral and bacterial infections, support appropriate prescribing decisions, and initiate timely treatment. Through close collaboration between industry, the Health Innovation Network and the NHS, these diagnostic tests can be effectively deployed in community settings, supporting the NHS’s shift toward preventive, proactive, and locally delivered care. This approach not only transforms care delivery, but also strengthens system resilience during periods of high demand.
Our speaker
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Dr David Linden BEng, PhD, MBA, CEng, FIMechE
Dr David Linden brings over 30 years of senior leadership experience across research, product development, marketing, and commercial strategy in healthcare. In his current respiratory roles with the Health Innovation Network, he leads cross-organisational initiatives spanning industry and the NHS, to assess the real-world impact of innovations on patients and the healthcare system, finding the most promising solutions for national NHS adoption programmes. With a proven track record in invention and business development, David is driven by a passion for identifying and accelerating game-changing innovations that tackle the NHS’s toughest challenges, stimulate economic growth, and deliver measurable improvements in patient outcomes.

PRISM Conference 2025 Navigating Career Pathways Together
2025-11-19 09:00 - 17:30 | Online, United Kingdom
University of Warwick on Wednesday 19 November, and online.
Following the success of previous national PRISM Network conferences in Manchester and York, this year’s event will take place at the University of Warwick on Wednesday 19 November, and online.
The in-person venue is Scarman Conference Centre (Take a virtual tour of Scarman | Warwick Conferences), which is located on campus.
The theme for 2025 is Navigating Career Pathways Together, with discussions focusing on skills, backgrounds, progression routes, and porosity – the sectors PRISMs come from and move into.
Our interactive sessions will explore career development, recognition, and how we can continue to strengthen the professional identity of, and future opportunities for, PRISM roles.
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
We are committed to ensuring that our conference is inclusive and accessible to all. In selecting speakers, we seek to represent a diverse range of backgrounds, career stages, disciplines, and perspectives.
To support wider participation, the event will be delivered in a hybrid format, enabling engagement both in person and online. Travel bursaries are available for those without access to other sources of funding, and assistive technologies will be in place to ensure that all participants, whether attending remotely or on site, can fully take part.
Programme
Sessions highlighted in bold will also be available to online participants.
Time Activity
09:15 – 10:00 Arrival & Registration
10:00 – 10:10 Welcome
10:10 – 10:35 PRISM Network Update
10:35 – 11:15
Panel: Exploring Diverse PRISM Career Pathways
Early-stage and senior PRISMs share their journeys.
Chair: Dr Helen Turner, Director, Midlands Innovation
11:15 – 11:35 Coffee Break
11:35 – 12:15
Panel: Enablers and Barriers to Progression
Success stories and exploration of challenges for current and future PRISMs.
Chair: Ash Collins, Senior Project Manager REC HURDLE, University of Nottingham
12:15 – 12:35 PRISM Trends and Future Directions
12:35 – 12:50 Buddy Scheme Launch
12:50 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 15:00 Your Career Progression Journey
15:00 – 16:00
Showcase: Sharing Best Practice
16:00 – 16:30 Reflections & Next Steps
16:30 – 17:15 Informal Networking
17:30 Close

IP guidance for the NHS – webinar for organisations providing or commissioning NHS services
2025-12-02 11:00 - 12:00 | Online, United Kingdom
As part of the launch of the new IP guidance, DHSC and NHSE are hosting a series of webinars designed to help the system gain a deeper understanding of the guidance and its objectives, as well as to provide opportunities for Q&A. This webinar is tailored to organisations that provide or commission NHS services.

Audience: Those responsible for the management of IP within an organisation providing or commissioning NHS services (e.g., commercial, research, innovation, finance teams, and senior managers and executive teams). These organisations include, but are not limited to, NHS trusts, ICBs, primary care and community care organisations. In cases where the ownership of IP is unclear, this webinar is directed at executive teams within organisations.

Content: The webinar will cover:

An introduction to intellectual property as set out in the new guidance
A walk through of the guidance: what it looks like, who it applies to, and the good practice principles
Actions organisations providing or commissioning NHS services are expected to take
Case studies from guest speakers, sharing real-world examples of IP management in their own organisations. These will include practical approaches, challenges and solutions to help apply good practice principles

IP guidance for the NHS – webinar for innovators
2025-12-05 12:30 - 13:30 | Online, United Kingdom
As part of the launch of the new IP guidance, DHSC and NHSE are hosting a series of webinars designed to help the system gain a deeper understanding of the guidance and its objectives, as well as to provide opportunities for Q&A. This webinar is tailored to innovators.

Audience: Clinical and non-clinical innovators currently working in the NHS, innovators who are looking to, or are interested in, getting their innovations into the NHS, and patient entrepreneurs

Content:

An introduction to intellectual property as set out in the new guidance
A walk through of the guidance: what it looks like, who it applies to, and the good practice principles
What the guidance means for innovators
Case studies from innovators, sharing real-world examples of navigating IP management within the NHS for their innovations

An Introduction to Open Access and Open Research for NIHR Researchers
2026-01-20 12:30 - 13:30 | Online, United Kingdom

A Masterclass in the Design and Conduct of Complex Intervention Evaluations
2026-01-26 08:00 - 17:00 | Microsoft Teams
This will be an online course, running across three consecutive Mondays on January 26th, February 2nd & 9th 2026.

Teaching will take place live online.

There will be a strong emphasis on practical exercises where participants will gain hands-on experience in the design and conduct of complex intervention evaluations, using a variety of real-life examples.

Topics covered include:

What makes an intervention complex?
An overview of existing frameworks
The role of pilot and feasibility studies
Trial design for complex intervention evaluation
Intervention implementation and the role of a process evaluation
Practical considerations in the set-up and delivery of complex intervention trials

Registration is via the University of Leeds Store (link below). An early bird rate of £475 will be available until Friday 19th December 2025. The subsequent registration fee will be £525. Registration will close on Friday 21st January 2026.

Book your place here.

Please feel free to circulate this email or pass it on to any colleagues you feel may be interested. If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

2026 NIHR Post Doctoral Event: Thriving in Transition
2026-01-29 09:30 - 17:00
The event will be a day of talks, networking and insights for post-doctoral researchers from all fields of health and social care research to successfully navigate this pivotal, and sometimes challenging stage of their career.

The event is open to any researchers at a postdoctoral career stage or in the final year of their PhD interested in pursuing their career with NIHR. If the event is oversubscribed in-person places will be selected to achieve a balance of attendees.

Masterclass in the Design and Conduct of Complex Intervention Evaluations
2026-02-02 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-02-09 08:00 - 17:00 | Online, United Kingdom

Webinars in partnership with HealthTech Training Academy: Building a Value Proposition That Works for the NHS
2026-02-02 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-02-03 13:00 - 14:00 | Online, United Kingdom
We’re excited to announce a free series of online webinars in partnership with HealthTech Training Academy and Accelerated Surgical Care HealthTech Research Centre. These sessions are designed to help HealthTech innovators strengthen their approach to NHS engagement, funding, and investor readiness.
A strong value proposition and strategic planning are essential for success in healthcare. The webinars will cover key topics such as:
✅ Building a Value Proposition That Works for the NHS
✅ Understanding HealthTech Grant Funding
✅ Investor Readiness: What You Need to Know
Upcoming Sessions
1. An Introduction to HealthTech Grant Funding
📅 Monday, 2nd February | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (GMT)
Learn what public funders look for and how grants fit into your development and commercial journey.
2. From Idea to Impact: Building a Value Proposition That Works for the NHS
📅 Tuesday, 3rd February | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (GMT)
Discover how to articulate value in a way that resonates with NHS decision-makers.
3. Ready to Raise? A Gateway to Investor Readiness
📅 Wednesday, 4th February | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (GMT)
Understand what investors expect in HealthTech and how to prepare effectively.
These sessions are ideal for HealthTech founders, SMEs, and clinical entrepreneurs who want to:
Communicate value clearly to the NHS
Approach grant funding strategically
Prepare for investor engagement

Webinars in partnership with HealthTech Training Academy: Ready to Raise? A Gateway to Investor Readiness
2026-02-04 13:00 - 14:00 | Online, United Kingdom
We’re excited to announce a free series of online webinars in partnership with HealthTech Training Academy and Accelerated Surgical Care HealthTech Research Centre. These sessions are designed to help HealthTech innovators strengthen their approach to NHS engagement, funding, and investor readiness.
A strong value proposition and strategic planning are essential for success in healthcare. The webinars will cover key topics such as:
✅ Building a Value Proposition That Works for the NHS
✅ Understanding HealthTech Grant Funding
✅ Investor Readiness: What You Need to Know
Upcoming Sessions
1. An Introduction to HealthTech Grant Funding
📅 Monday, 2nd February | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (GMT)
Learn what public funders look for and how grants fit into your development and commercial journey.
2. From Idea to Impact: Building a Value Proposition That Works for the NHS
📅 Tuesday, 3rd February | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (GMT)
Discover how to articulate value in a way that resonates with NHS decision-makers.
3. Ready to Raise? A Gateway to Investor Readiness
📅 Wednesday, 4th February | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (GMT)
Understand what investors expect in HealthTech and how to prepare effectively.
These sessions are ideal for HealthTech founders, SMEs, and clinical entrepreneurs who want to:
Communicate value clearly to the NHS
Approach grant funding strategically
Prepare for investor engagement
If you’re building in HealthTech and want to strengthen your strategy, we’d love for you to join us!

Write to Rise: A REDiC retreat for transformative fellowship and grant writing
2026-02-09 - 2026-02-11 | Nailcote Hall Hotel & Country Club, Coventry, United Kingdom
This retreat aims to empower racially minoritised professionals in developing competitive applications and rising in their careers through impactful writing.

Details inc. programme, eligibility criteria and how to apply will be posted on our website shortly.

Applications will open September 2025.

Applying for the NIHR Predoctoral Award, plus live Q&A
2026-02-09 10:00 - 11:30 | Online, United Kingdom
The NIHR Predoctoral Award is designed to advance your health and social care research career at Masters level. It funds a bespoke training and development programme and salary costs for the time undertaking this training.

This one hour webinar will provide advice and support to help you develop a competitive application. We will provide an overview of the award, explain what the Funding Committee assesses in an application and offer tips for putting your application together.

Attend this webinar to learn about the:

Key areas to consider when developing a Predoctoral Award application
Importance of articulating your career to date and your vision for your future career
Patient and Public Involvement and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion requirements

The Predoctoral Award is available to:

Anyone working in a Local Authority, or an associated setting
Statutorily Registered HCPs, working in NHS settings
Fully qualified General Practitioners, General Dental Practitioners, Community Dentists and HCPs working in Primary Care settings
Applicants proposing to undertake training as a methodologist in one of the applicable methodological areas.

The webinar will be hosted by Richard Milham, who will be joined by the Chairs of the Predoctoral Award Funding Committees.

NIHR Webinar: Building a high performing team
2026-02-10 13:00 - 14:00 | Online, United Kingdom
High-performing teams are built on trust, self-awareness and safe conflict.
This 60-minute webinar explores the essential “T&Cs” that underpin exceptional team dynamics. It will help you cultivate these qualities by deepening your awareness, fostering psychological safety and practicing safe, collaborative conflict.
By attending you will:
understand team performance and assess where your team is
explore what true inclusion looks like and ways to embed it
reflect on what your best looks like and how preferences impact others
discover strategies for managing conflict and building psychological safety, to enhance team performance

Leeds AI in Healthcare Conference 2026 – Registration & Submissions Open
2026-02-15 09:00 - 17:00 | Helix, Level 7, EC Stoner building, University of Leeds Vernon Road, Leeds, LS2 9JL
We are pleased to invite you to the Leeds AI in Healthcare Conference 2026, a one-day academic conference taking place on 15 February 2026 (9:00–17:00) at the Helix, University of Leeds.
The conference brings together leading researchers, clinicians, and innovators to explore current research, real-world applications, and future directions of artificial intelligence in healthcare. The programme includes keynote lectures, a digital pathology and AI workshop, a research poster presentation session, an essay competition, and a panel discussion on challenges and governance in medical AI.
Abstract submissions (poster presentations) are open until 28 January, and essay submissions close on 5 February, with certificates awarded for selected entries. Previously presented and published work is more than welcome.
The event is sponsored by the AI-Medical CDT and The MedTech Foundation, delivered in collaboration with Leeds MedTech Society and Leeds AI Society.
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🔗 Full details, submission guidelines, and programme schedule can be viewed on our website
📸 Follow us on Instagram for updates: @leeds.ai_in_med
We warmly encourage your attendance and contributions.
Just for clarification, this is an undergraduate student-led conference.

NIHR Webinar: Is a career in research for me? - social care and social work
2026-02-26 10:30 - 12:00 | Online, United Kingdom
This 75-minute webinar is for anyone interested in exploring research as part of their career in social care and social work. The NIHR funds world-leading health and social care research that improves people’s health and wellbeing, while also promoting economic growth.
We also support research careers, offering opportunities to develop new skills, access training and funding, and join a supportive network, while contributing to research that has real-world impact.
The webinar will cover:
insights into life as a research professional, shared by researchers at different career stages
an overview of research career pathways and what research work looks like in practice
key opportunities and challenges within research careers
Attend to discover:
first-hand perspectives on what it’s really like to work in research
the range of research roles and entry points available to those new to the field
our role in supporting individuals to develop research skills and career development
You will also have the opportunity to ask questions of the presenters at the end.
The webinar will be chaired by Catherine Robinson, Professor of Social Care Research at the University of Manchester.

First Virtual Equity Charter COP
2026-03-04 12:30 - 13:30
First Virtual Equity Charter COP date loading (4th March 12:30-13:30)
Equity in digital health cannot be a side conversation. It has to be designed in.
Because digital is never neutral.
On 4 March, we will be coming together for the Equity Charter Community of Practice. It is a space for honest dialogue, shared learning, and collective action to ensure equity genuinely shows up in our systems, services and leadership.
Digital tools can widen gaps or close them.
They can exclude quietly or empower intentionally.
They reflect the values of those who build and implement them.
This isn’t a webinar.
It’s not passive listening.
It’s a community.
If you work in digital, data, transformation, clinical leadership, policy, or design , this space is for you.
📅 First session: 4 March | 12:30–13:30 | Virtual
📅 3 June | 16:30–17:30
📅 29 September | In person at HETT
📅 25 November | 12:30–13:30
Equity is not an abstract principle. It is a daily practice.
If you would like to be part of this growing movement, sign up here:

An introduction to the 2026 INSIGHT competition
2026-03-11 12:00 - 13:00 | Online, United Kingdom
The 2026 INSIGHT Competition is a funding opportunity for institutions to deliver regional INSIGHT programmes that will offer engagement activities and research masters studentships in 2027, 2028 and 2029. Regional INSIGHT programmes play a key role in attracting students and recent graduate clinicians and practitioners into research. The webinar will give participants an introduction to the programme; updates for the 2026 competition, including the incorporation of INSPIRE funding; and advice on submitting an application. There will also be a Q&A session with panel members.

NIHR THRIVE Programme of Entrepreneurship Training and Funding
2026-03-12 13:00 - 14:30 | Online, United Kingdom
Get ready to level up your entrepreneurial skills and secure funding at the NIHR THRIVE Programme!

In order to obtain tickets for the webinar please use Access Code: NIHR
The NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i) programme is accepting applications with the second call for the researcher and clinician-led THRIVE (Translate Healthcare Research through InnoVation and Entrepreneurship) funding and training opportunity.
THRIVE aims to accelerate the translation of healthcare innovations tackling health inequalities from bench to bed, speed up patient benefit and concurrently expand the entrepreneurial mindset of researchers and clinicians.
THRIVE is aimed at academic and clinical entrepreneurs with innovations at prototype development level (Technology Readiness Level (TRL 3)) and above to ensure that the product is advanced enough to test the market need and build a commercialisation strategy and benefit from the training by applying the ideas and frameworks to an innovation ready for translation.
THRIVE offers up to £150,000 over 9 months to support the development of the technology and a structured programme of entrepreneurial training, mentoring, peer support and networking. Through the programme the innovators will explore the market for their innovation and identify potential routes for commercialising (spin-out vs licensing) or sustaining their innovation (Intrapreneurship).
The programme supports innovations that can reduce health inequalities and meet needs in underserved communities.
Applications from underserved communities and geographies as well as under-represented innovators are encouraged.

How to write a plain English summary
2026-03-24 12:00 - 13:00
Discover an in-depth understanding of plain English summaries and how to write an effective one at our webinar on 24 March from 12-1pm.
Attend to discover:
➡️ insights from a public contributor you can apply to your research application
➡️ what support is available
➡️ where to find useful resources
An integral part of research that is funded by NIHR is to ensure that patients, carers, service users and the public have the opportunity to shape and influence the relevance, quality and impact of our health and care research.
A plain English summary is a clear, brief summary of the research, written for members of the public rather than researchers or professionals.
This webinar will be relevant to you if you are an NIHR-funded researcher or a researcher applying for an NIHR career development award.
The webinar will cover:
➡️ NIHR’s Strategic Commitments for Public Partnerships
➡️ explanation of plain English summaries and their importance
➡️ how to write one and what to include
➡️ what support is available through the Research Support Service (RSS)
➡️ signposting to useful resources
By attending this webinar, you will discover:
➡️ an in-depth understanding of plain English summaries and how to write an effective one
➡️ insights from a public contributor that you can apply to your research application
The 60-minute webinar will be facilitated by Linda Onerhime-Prince, Senior NIHR PPI Manager and Dr Jo Lally, Strategic Lead for Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, NIHR RSS.

How to write a plain English summary
2026-03-24 12:00 - 13:00 | Online, United Kingdom
An integral part of research that is funded by NIHR is to ensure that patients, carers, service users and the public have the opportunity to shape and influence the relevance, quality and impact of our health and care research. A plain English summary is a clear, brief summary of the research, written for members of the public rather than researchers or professionals. This webinar will be relevant to you if you are an NIHR-funded researcher or a researcher applying for an NIHR career development award.

NIHR Yorkshire and the Humber HCP internship kick off meeting
2026-04-17 09:30 - 16:00 | Cloth Hall Court, Leeds
Welcome to Cohort 1 of the NIHR Yorkshire and the Humber HCP internship programme

Welcome to Cohort 1 of the NIHR Yorkshire and Humber Community of Research practice HCP internship programme.
Our first meeting includes:

Introducing our interns and faculty
Meeting the team
Heaingr from a member of the NIHR academy
Finding your budy
And asking your questions

Looking forward to meeting everyone.
