Universities for Nottingham
Universities for Nottingham is a pioneering collaboration, bringing together the combined strength and civic missions of Nottingham’s two world-class universities. MedTech research and innovation is a major priority of this collaboration, creating the ideal environment to drive the translation of MedTech from the lab to clinical adoption.
Working together to drive MedTech research and innovation in Nottingham
The collaboration is formalised via a Civic Agreement in which the major players in delivering, supporting and innovating in Nottingham's healthcare are signatories
Health and wellbeing priority
One of the five missions of this collaboration is health and wellbeing
Mission for Health and wellbeing
- To take advantage and expand the role of universities and healthcare organisations as anchor institutions, providing communities with a social capital asset that increases economic prosperity and social wellbeing.
- To attract the world’s most talented clinicians and healthcare workers, training and retaining local talent to develop their careers in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.
- To increase years of healthy living in local populations.
- To maximise the economic opportunities provided by the strong local health and life sciences sectors
Programme of initiatives for Health and Wellbeing
- We will develop a major new joint medical technology offer to business, with an ambition to make Nottingham and Nottinghamshire a leading destination in which to invest or establish new businesses in health and life sciences.
- We will explore the development of a joint programme of development, training and support that help meet clinical skills needs across the local healthcare system