Legal & General, the UK’s largest pension fund investor, and the University of Edinburgh have agreed a major collaboration to improve understanding of care in later life and revolutionise how it is delivered. The agreement will establish the Advanced Care Research Centre (ACRC), a seven-year multi-disciplinary research programme that is the first of its kind in the UK. ACRC will combine research across fields including medicine and other care professions, life sciences, engineering, informatics, data and social sciences. It will enable data-driven, personalised and affordable care that delivers independence, dignity and a high quality of life for people living in their own homes or in supported care environments. The ACRC will work in partnership with other top tier universities to engage multiple public and private stakeholders, as well as individuals in later life, their families and communities. It will operate in the public interest, forming a major new strand in L&G’s drive towards Inclusive Capitalism. Edinburgh Innovations led the industry engagement that resulted in the agreement, bringing together more than 50 academics from across the University to meet the identified need. ACRC will receive £20 million funding for research from Legal & General, marking the University’s largest industry investment of its kind and the largest to be confirmed as part of the Data-Driven Innovation initiative of the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal. Read more on the L&G partnership or find out how you can work with the University of Edinburgh below.
