Health
Empowering innovation through a dynamic and flexible healthcare system
We work collaboratively with businesses, end-users, and practice partners tackling industry demands, pre-empting challenges, and shaping the future of health education and research.
We offer a range of courses, apprenticeships, and qualifications to suit, as well access to cutting-edge research techniques and state-of-the-art facilities.
Research & Innovation
Our research in health and wellbeing has an impact at both an individual and community level. We have over 120 research staff across four research centres that reflect our vision to create impactful interventions that influence policy and day to day change in people's lives.
Our research and consultancy offering focuses on core themes from public health to social justice, radiography and more.
We consult with organisations like the NHS, local authorities, and businesses in industry to develop and help integrate new technologies. These include health innovations, digital and assistive technologies, intervention and service evaluation, extensive Patient and Public Involvement (co-design) and more.
Workforce Development
Accredited/non-accredited CPD
Masterclasses
- Basic Interpretation of Blood Results
- Frailty
- Dementia Care
- Diabetes Management and Prevention
- Introduction to Managing Long-term Health Conditions
- Motivational Interviewing and Behaviour Change Techniques
- Introduction to Human Factors
- Enabling Inpatients; Rehabilitation Approach for Nurses
- Mental Health Awareness
- Health Promotion - Making Every Contact Count
- Introduction to Nutrition
- Forensic Radiography
- Paediatric Clinical Skills Update
- An introduction to ECG Interpretation
- Neurological Rehabilitation for Nurses
- An Introduction to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
- Clinical Reasoning
Short Courses
- Human Factors
- Discovering a Nursing Career in General Practice
- Management of Frailty
- Practice Educator Training
- Clinical Leadership
- Introduction to Leadership Masterclass
- Introduction to Quality Improvement
We also offer bespoke Clinical Leadership and Improvement courses. This covers a range of audiences and clinical levels and includes: Nursing and Midwifery, Allied Health Professions, and Clinical Non-Registered Workforce.
Apprenticeships
- Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship
- Trainee Nursing Associate
- Assistant Practitioner (Nursing, Rehabilitation, Peri-Operative Care, Radiography)
- Physiotherapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Dietetics
- Paramedic
- Operative Department Practitioner
- Clinical Leadership
- Senior Leader
- Charter Manager Degree Apprenticeship
- Science
- Laboratory Scientist
- Bioinformatics
- Advanced Forensic Practitioner
TU Online Courses
For more information please contact business@tees.ac.uk
Facilities
National Horizon Centre
The National Horizons Centre (NHC) is a cutting-edge facility dedicated to bioscience innovation, boasting state-of-the-art infrastructure and a £22.3m investment. Anchored by research, partnerships, and training programmes, it merges industry, academia, and technology to drive development. The centre has a focus on disease-specific research, biomanufacturing, and digital analytics, as well as advancing early disease detection, novel treatments, and cost-effective medicine delivery. It collaborates with a diverse range of partners, including public health bodies and businesses, accelerating innovation.
BIOS
BIOS, a £36.9m project by Wates, is Teesside University's latest centre, enhancing learning and healthcare provision. The state-of-the-art facility features digital anatomy labs, an oral health research centre, and immersive simulation suites.
With strategic NHS partnerships, BIOS aims to address regional skill gaps and support workforce development, aligning with the university's broader campus masterplan, which includes investments in sustainability, student life, and accommodation.