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Partner with us

Find ways you can access and work with our research centre through public involvement with research and industry collaboration.

Work with us

We have an impressive record of harnessing our expertise to work alongside business and industrial partners, local and national government and policy-makers, and public sector organisations. We also work with community groups, charities, schools, colleges and the wider public in Manchester and beyond.

We offer a range of opportunities for collaboration. Whether you’re looking to add your insights and knowledge to help shape our research, or want to partner with us to develop health solutions for people of all ages and backgrounds in the context of human movement, musculoskeletal function or sporting performance.

Our collaborations and partnerships are key to developing successful economic and societal impact.

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

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Statistics

€930,000
Our research underpinned sales of €930,000 of the world’s only validated tensiomyography device - a tool to measure muscle loss that can track changes resulting from training and rehabilitation interventions.
€930,000
Our research underpinned sales of €930,000 of the world’s only validated tensiomyography device - a tool to measure muscle loss that can track changes resulting from training and rehabilitation interventions.
ISO 20320
A standard specifying the requirements and test methods for wrist protectors in snowboarding, directly informed by our research into sports safety equipment.
ISO 20320
A standard specifying the requirements and test methods for wrist protectors in snowboarding, directly informed by our research into sports safety equipment.

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    Study with us

    Research pathways and funding opportunities to study at the world-leading MSSM research centre.

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    Patient and public involvement with research

    Learn how you can shape, inform or participate in our research.

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    Research impact

    Discover how our distinctive approach to research - ranging from individual molecules to the whole of society - is changing the ways we think about how we move, compete and age.

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    Research themes

    Find out more about our three research themes: Movement Impairment, Musculoskeletal Function in Health and Ageing, and Sports Medicine and Elite Performance.

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Contact us

For general enquiries about working with the Centre for Musculoskeletal Science and Sports Medicine, you can contact its director, Dr Gladys Pearson.

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