Welcome to the OATech Network+ website
OATech is a multidisciplinary, technology-driven Research Network+ comprised of world leading institutions and osteoarthritis (OA) researchers around the UK.
Osteoarthritis (OA) affects 8.75 million people in the UK (Mobasheri & Batt 2016), places a considerable burden upon the economy (Woolf et al. 2012) and seriously impairs the quality of life of its sufferers (Hiligsmann et al. 2013).
The OATech Network+ is an EPSRC funded project which aims to utilise the expertise of multidisciplinary network partners to:
Identify challenges and knowledge gaps.
Support and drive multidisciplinary collaborations in UK OA research.
Form the basis for high-level grant funding and publications.
Improve diagnosis, treatment and bring novel therapies to market.
Research Themes and Theme Leaders
Facilitating the Next Generation of Leaders in OA Tech
Theme Leader: Prof Jim Richards
Biomechanics / Mechanobiology of OA
Theme Leader: Prof Martin Knight
Novel Experimental Technology
Theme Lead: Prof Sally Roberts and Dr Karina Wright
Experimental & Predictive Modelling Technology
Directed by a working group
Establishing High Level Evidence
Theme Leader: Prof Debbie Mason
Establishing an Impact Toolkit
Theme Leader: Prof Alison McGregor
Data Analysis Technology
Theme Leader: Dr Mark Elliott
Lifestyle Interventions
Theme Leader: Prof Richard Jones
Imaging & Image Analysis Tools
Directed by a working group
Clinical Applications
Clinical Liaison: Prof Nidhi Sofat
