NIHR HealthTech Research Centre in Paediatrics and Child Health recently collaborated with the NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i) team to design and deliver a new funding call to address challenges in children and young people's mental health.
https://hrc-children.nihr.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/MBI-Workshop-Piece-495x400-1.jpg400495Gemma Wheelerhttps://hrc-children.nihr.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/NIHR-HRC-in-Paediatrics-and-Child-Health-Website-Logo-Header-600x60-2-e1715932532483.pngGemma Wheeler2025-10-10 08:23:162025-10-10 08:23:16NIHR HRC-PCH collaborate with NIHR i4i to award £1.5 million for young people’s mental health technologies
Following the success of the inaugural conference in 2024, the next Shaping the Future of Soft Robotics in Health conference will be taking place next year on 19th - 20th January in Bristol.
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The Precision Child and Youth Mental Health (PCYMH) Conference 2026 will be hosted by the CHEO Research Institute PCYMH Collaboratory at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, ON from Monday 11th May - Tuesday 12th May 2026
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The next i4KIDS Training Capsule is taking place online on Thursday 2nd October at 1pm (CET) and will be exploring "The Impact of Patient Experience Units in Children's Hospitals".
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Sheffield Children's Hospital Charity is backing bold ideas to improve care for children and young people. Apply for up to £50,000 to support a research project before Monday 17th November.
With support from the NIHR Great Ormond Street Biomedical Research Centre (GOSH BRC) Paediatric Excellence Initiative, the NIHR HRC in Paediatrics and Child Health hosted by Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust is pleased to launch a Proof of Concept funding call aimed at advancing early-stage, innovative child health informatics projects.