Aspire CREATe, the Centre for Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology, is an exciting joint research venture between the Aspire Charity, University College London and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore. The centre was established in 2014 to develop translational research to help improve the quality of life of people with spinal cord injuries.



The centre currently houses five academics, Dr Tom Carlson, Dr Lynsey Duffell, Dr Rui Loureiro, Dr Steve Taylor and Dr Anne Vanhoestenberghe, along with their researchers. The rapidly growing centre investigates techniques that are applicable and transferable between different domains in related areas of interest, including, but not limited to, stroke, muscular dystrophy, amputation,the ageing population and the training of specialised skills.

Aspire Create on the UCL website

Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technologies MSc

This exciting new programme focuses on the design, development and clinical application of novel rehabilitative and assistive technologies. The programme is delivered by the Aspire Create team, who are engineering the next generation of these assistive technologies, in partnership with clinicians at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital.

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