HIC Newsletter October 2024

Welcome back

Welcome back to the Lancaster University Health Innovation Campus newsletter for the 2024/25 academic year.

The Health Partnerships Team has spent the summer working on plans for the next term – and beyond – and have come up with an exciting programme of activities over the coming months.

To kick it off, we recently held an Engagement Day for the Faculty of Health and Medicine, showcasing some of the work we do with our brilliant partners. One of the case studies was a project looking at stroke rehabilitation with 3-1-5 Health Club in Lancaster, whose aim is to make our region the healthiest in the UK. The event was packed with academic colleagues keen to hear more about the different ways to engage with partners.

Our Health@Lancaster project has been identifying areas of academic strength and bringing together researchers from across the University to ensure we are ready to respond to challenges brought to us by our partners. These are in areas such as public health and health inequalities, organisational health and wellbeing and sustainability, environment and health.

We do some of the highest-quality research and evaluation at Lancaster and it is when we collaborate with our partners that we see the valuable real-world impact that work can have. Watch this space for updates.

Below are just some of the other activities we have planned for the coming term - we hope to see you soon.

Latest news

Lancaster study finds working environments must improve to retain A&E doctors. Link

£850,000 to investigate local public health funding. Link

Health and wellbeing focus of new strategic partnership. Link

Health Innovation Community

Partner Portrait

Every month we release a blog by one of our valued partners in health innovation. Read here.

Collaboration Cafe

Our popular Collaboration Cafe is back, every Wednesday at 9am from 9 October. Full schedule.

Health Documentary Film Festival with LA1 Docs

Join us for an afternoon of health-focussed short documentaries and Q&A sessions with filmmakers and academic experts on 6 November. We'll be exploring issues around mental health, community health research, assisted dying and more. Book now.

Business Bike Club Ride Out

Come along to a pre-work networking cycle ride on 28 October from 8am. Chat about bikes, business or whatever takes your fancy, while enjoying an active travel morning. Reserve your spot.

Partner Updates

ICB palliative and end of life care team NW finalist in national awards. Link

Cyclists raise funds for NW Cancer Research. Link 

Rising Star gong for Tritone Health at international awards. Link

Global Futures: What will it take to effectively address the polycrisis?

Join leading academic climate change campaigners Rupert Read and Mike Berners-Lee as they address the changes needed to tackle the emerging polycrisis. Book now.

Innovate needs you!

Innovate Lancashire wants to capture success stories from across the county to shout about. The project will also assess Lancashire’s innovation strengths and weaknesses, and help shape future investment decisions. Click here to get involved.

App development testing

We are set to launch a new app which will allow you to book and pay for a desk in our workspace at the Health Innovation Campus - or across the wider University. If you would like to receive a complimentary pass for four days free hotdesking by helping to test the new app, please get in touch with Stuart Powers.