Join us for this online webinar to find out how the Better Health & Care Hub Accelerator Grant Scheme could help you develop cross-faculty research or education at King’s.

We’ll be sharing key details about this funding opportunity, which offers up to £20,000 for projects that align with the Hub’s three pillars. The scheme is open to research and education staff from across the university.

Whether you have a project in mind or are simply curious, this session will cover eligibility, timelines, and how to get involved, including upcoming networking opportunities to help connect with potential collaborators.

There will be time for questions at the end.

About the Grant Scheme

• Awards of £5,000–£20,000 for projects running of up to 12 months

• Aimed at accelerating new cross-faculty collaborations and the Better Health & Care Hub activities

• Open to research and education staff at King’s and collaborators across King's Health Partners

• Supports early-stage project development and helps teams prepare for external funding applications

• All projects must be aligned with one or more of the Hub’s three pillars: Careforce, Frugal Innovation, and Communities

About the Better H&C Hub's three pillars

The Hub aims to transform health and care systems for people with complex illnesses and multiple long-term conditions by promoting inclusive, sustainable, and community-led models of care. It focuses on research and education to improve care and equity through three core pillars:

1. Careforce: Expanding the definition of the care workforce to include people providing self-care, informal and unpaid carers, and volunteers. This theme explores the roles these groups play in care delivery, the skills and support they need, and how we might bridge professional and voluntary boundaries to create more integrated, skills-based approaches.
2. Frugal Innovation: Supporting research into affordable, practical and scalable solutions that improve care without adding cost to the stretched systems. Projects may explore repurposing existing tools or applying data, tech or engineering in novel, efficient ways.

3. Communities: Placing lived experience at the centre by partnering with communities in the design and delivery of care. This includes co-producing solutions, reducing inequities, and measuring what really matters to people: quality of life, daily living, and wellbeing.

Who should attend

Anyone working in research or education at King’s who is interested in building partnerships across faculties to address complex health and care challenges.

Please note that this webinar will be recorded. Following the event, the recording will be shared with those who signed up and any interested parties across King's.