Research & Knowledge Exchange

The University leads the way in addressing economic, health, and environmental challenges through transformative research and collaboration, driving local renewal and global impact. We partner with society and industry to shape a sustainable future.

We embrace the challenges ahead and work with local and global partners, to maximise the positive impact that Teesside University has on the Tees Valley and beyond.

Three institutional interdisciplinary themes of Net Zero, People & Place, and Health & Wellbeing, enabled by our strength in digital technologies, frame our research and drive our mission to transform lives and economies.

Net Zero: Our net zero research is shaping a cleaner, greener future which will be transformative for our region, the UK, and beyond.
Health & Wellbeing: Our research in health and wellbeing addresses the medical challenges of the future, driving positive change in healthcare across regions.
People & Place: Our people and place research is transforming the lives of individuals and communities powering a sense of pride, place, and cohesion.

We tackle complex challenges by uniting diverse expertise and collaborating with researchers, industry experts, and community leaders. Our transformative research and innovation empower society to achieve net zero, revolutionize healthcare, and strengthen communities, fostering sustainability and regional growth.

Our ambition

To invest in staff and facilities to create a vibrant research culture, and engage local and global partners.

Through delivery of these aspirations, we will improve our research quality, ensure our sustainability, drive innovation, and expand the impact of our work, across five strategic priorities:

Culture
To transform the behaviours, values, and expectations, of our staff to support them to succeed in their careers.
Engagement
To strengthen partnerships to amplify the local and global impact of our work.
Quality
To improve the quality and reputation of our research and knowledge exchange through interdisciplinary, international, and industrial collaboration.
Sustainability
To ensure the vital infrastructure and funds to deliver our research and knowledge exchange ambitions.
Innovation
To drive economic growth and productivity through entrepreneurship, commercialisation, and business support.