Leeds Institute of Health Science

Leeds Institute of Health Sciences

We are a multi-disciplinary institute that delivers applied health research, alongside undergraduate and postgraduate programmes aimed at enhancing health and health care, both nationally and internationally.

The Institute has partnerships with a wide range of organisations and institutions in the UK and overseas, including the National Health Service, and has strong links with other groups in the University, in particular the Leeds Institute of Clinical Trials Research. Our partnerships ensure that research and policy are integrated with practice and professional development.

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Professor Jane Nixon

Staff | Institute Director

Building upon a 20 year NHS career, Jane joined the university in 2002, was awarded a Promotional Chair in Tissue Viability and Clinical Trials Research in 2009 and appointed an NIHR Senior Investigator in 2016 and 2020.

Lung screening trial launched in Leeds

As well as saving lives, this trial will provide vital evidence that may help the government decide whether to introduce a national screening programme.

Dr Kathryn Scott, Chief Executive Yorkshire Cancer Research

People at high risk of developing lung cancer have the chance to take part in a pioneering new screening trial launched in Leeds, by the Leeds Institute of Health Sciences.

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