Dedicated to advancing child health and wellbeing through research, education, and innovation.
The Liverpool Institute of Child Health and Wellbeing is a major new collaboration between the University of Liverpool and Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust. Our mission is to tackle some of the most pressing health and wellbeing challenges affecting children and young people today.
A collaborative, multidisciplinary approach
We will bring together experts from diverse fields—including data science, AI, climate science, and health and life sciences—to explore innovative ways to address complex child health challenges, such as mental health and obesity.
Our focus will be on improving acute paediatric care with cutting-edge treatments, enhancing care for chronic conditions to improve quality of life, and addressing health inequalities by targeting the social factors that impact child health.
Our goal is to strengthen Liverpool’s position as a leading centre for child health and wellbeing in the North, driving innovation and progress that will benefit children now and for generations to come.
Moving forward
The Institute was announced by Wes Streeting, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, at Alder Hey in October 2024. With an initial £2.5 million investment over five years from the University of Liverpool, Alder Hey, and the Alder Hey Children’s Charity, the Institute will soon be recruiting leadership and research positions to support our mission.
Look out for updates in the coming months as we continue to grow and shape the future of child health and wellbeing.
Louise Shepherd CBE, Chief Executive of Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust said:
“I am delighted that we’re able to announce the founding of the Liverpool Institute for Child Health and Wellbeing, which will build on and strengthen our long-standing collaboration with the University of Liverpool.”
“The Institute will play a pivotal role in helping us to tackle the most urgent and serious problems facing children and young people. It will accelerate progress in improving the lives and life chances of children and young people, in our region and beyond, today and in the future. This collaboration with the University of Liverpool will strengthen our capability for clinical research and innovation to bring children better care, medicines and treatments, and prevent diseases using the latest technologies. Together we are leading the way in building an NHS ‘fit for the future’.”
Professor Louise Kenny, Executive Pro Vice Chancellor for the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences said:
“As a university, we are incredibly passionate about the important role we can play in improving the health and wellbeing of children in the City of Liverpool and beyond. This exciting new chapter in our important partnership with Alder Hey will see us developing the very best science and innovation-led interventions to tackle head on some of the most common – and most intractable – issues facing children and young people in our region today.”
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