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Welcome to the Leeds ecosystem.

Leeds research and innovation in health and care is one of the most interconnected ecosystems in the UK. So, however you want to get involved, there is no wrong ‘front door’ and you’ll find a dynamic culture of collaboration.

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Report ranks Leeds as a top UK health innovation hub

What’s happening?

Spotlight

6 August 2025

Anchoring growth in good work and health for all: How Leeds Anchor Network is powering opportunities in the UK’s third largest city

As Leeds continues its journey toward becoming a healthier, fairer and more inclusive city, the Leeds Anchor Network (LAN) stands out as a driving force for change. Since 2018, this pioneering partnership of major local employers has been working together to harness their collective influence, through employment, procurement and place-based investment, to improve health and wellbeing across the city. With a shared commitment to "good work," the LAN is helping to create more inclusive pathways into employment, developing local talent, and supporting long-term careers for people across Leeds.
30 July 2025

From one health innovation powerhouse to another: Reflections on this summer’s game-changing events in Leeds and Amsterdam

This month, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust held its biggest and most ambitious research and innovation conference to date. Fresh from the continent’s hottest health innovation event, HLTH Europe, Partnership Director Kate Lodge reflects on some core themes across both conferences – where world-leading work took centre stage and global experts came together with passion and purpose to solve some of the hardest health challenges. 
7 July 2025

Revolutionary research collaboration in Leeds redesigns healthcare for people with multiple long-term conditions

World-leading researchers in Leeds, with expertise in systems design, engineering, applied health research and data science, are working with the city’s healthcare system to transform the quality of life for people who have multiple long-term health conditions.

News

Events

Event Date and Time: Mini-fest: April 2025, Main festival: September 2025
Location: Various
Event Date and Time: Weekly 10-part webinar series
Location: Online
Event Date and Time: Wednesday 17 September, 8.15am - 1pm
Location: Headingley Stadium, Leeds

Contact us

Whatever your interest in Leeds’ health and care research and innovation we can help you navigate it.

Partners

Core partners

Leeds-Trinity-University
Leeds-Beckett-Universiry
University-of-Leeds
The-Leeds-Teaching-Hospitals
Leeds-Community-Healthcare
Health Innovation Yorkshire and Humber
Leeds-Health-and-Care-Partnership
Leeds-City-Council
Leeds-and-York-Partnership

Delivery partners

Leeds-City-College
St-Gemmas-Hospice
Yorkshire-Cancer-Research

Advisory partners

West-Yorkshire-Health-and-Care-Partnership
WYCA