We are committed to building capacity and capability to support the development and commercialisation of health technology innovations and diagnostic products.
Central to our approach is equality, diversity and inclusion. Our partner organisations hold an Athena SWAN Equality Charter Gold Award for promoting gender equality (University of Leeds) and an NHS Rainbow Badge Award for commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion in training and development (Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust).
We are currently in the process of developing a training and capacity building strategy to develop and support the next generation of HealthTech innovators and methodologists. Our programme of events and activities will be made available soon.
Opportunities for Healthcare Professionals
Leeds Health and Care Academy – The portal offers free development resources, training and learning content for anybody working or volunteering in health and care in Leeds
LTHT Research Academy – offers CPD accredited modules are grounded in evidence based training methods and evaluation models.
NHS Innovation Training – Aimed at all staff working in the NHS across the Yorkshire and Humber region, free events and resources will help discover why and how to innovate to deliver patient benefits.
4Ward North PhD Programme for Health Professionals – Fellowships are three years in duration and applications from a diverse and inclusive range of healthcare professionals, including nursing, midwifery, and allied health are encouraged. They especially seek to support those from non-traditional backgrounds to develop their academic research careers.
NIHR Academy – The academy plays a pivotal role in attracting, training and supporting the best health and care researchers to tackle the complex challenges of the future.
NIHR Academy Mentoring Programme – This programme offers doctoral and postdoctoral NIHR Academy Members the opportunity to seek support for their academic and career development from a mentor drawn from our wide NIHR leadership community.
The Leeds NIHR Integrated Academic Training (IAT) programme – enables medical and dental trainees to develop their research career alongside their clinical training and practice.
DiMeN DTP: Empowering the next generation of researchers – The partnership provides up to 40 fully-funded studentships per year and delivers training for the next generation of biomedical researchers.
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Soft Matter for Formulation and Industrial Innovation – a tri-institutional collaboration between the Universities of Durham, Edinburgh and Leeds, with the core aim of training the next generation of industrial SOFI science and enterprise leaders through a rich programme of industrially integrated postgraduate training.
UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Artificial Intelligence for Medical Diagnosis and Care – they will providing training in AI knowledge and skills, coupled with real-world experience in the health sector, to unlock the immense potential of AI within the health domain.
Michael Beverley Innovation Fellowship – designed to develop the next generation of entrepreneurs and support early career researchers on their innovation and entrepreneurial journey.
Centre for HealthTech Innovation Early Career Researchers Strategy – The Strategy sets out how the Centre for HealthTech Innovation will support Early Career Researchers (ECRs) – research staff, academics and fellows who are at the start of their careers, or existing staff who want to initiate or re-establish a research career.
NIHR Academy – The academy plays a pivotal role in attracting, training and supporting the best health and care researchers to tackle the complex challenges of the future.
NIHR Academy Mentoring Programme – This programme offers doctoral and postdoctoral NIHR Academy Members the opportunity to seek support for their academic and career development from a mentor drawn from our wide NIHR leadership community.
MedTech Foundation – updated link coming soon
Brain Research UK – Post-doctoral fellowship or Clinical PhD fellowship: 10 September 2024.