Champions
Champions bring Rethinking Health to universities across the UK and Ireland, with places for one or two at each. They are training in the health professions, at university or in their first posts.
Applications for 2026 to 2027 closed on 1 June 2026.
What Champions do
Champions are peer educators: they take health creation and prevention into their universities and placements, where their message carries weight with classmates.
By March 2027, each Champion will give at least one talk or workshop on campus, with training and slides provided. They will also work with local societies, GP educators or community health projects, go to at least one regional or national event and write a short report on their year.
Their year
The role lasts 12 months, until May 2027. Most Champions spend no more than 20 to 30 hours on the role across the academic year.
In return, Champions gain experience in teaching, public speaking, advocacy and health policy, a certificate recognising their leadership, and a place in a national network of people in training.
Where our Champions are
Universities and colleges with Champion places in 2026 to 2027.
The list
- Anglia Ruskin University
- Birmingham Newman University
- BPP University
- Brighton and Sussex Medical School
- Brunel University of London
- Canterbury Christ Church University
- Cardiff University
- City St George's, University of London
- Coventry University
- Edge Hill University
- Health Sciences University
- Imperial College London
- King's College London
- Leeds Trinity University
- London South Bank University
- Manchester Metropolitan University
- Medway School of Pharmacy
- Milton Keynes College
- Northumbria University
- Nottingham Trent University
- Solent University
- University College Cork
- University College London
- University of Bedfordshire
- University of Birmingham
- University of Brighton
- University of Bristol
- University of Chester
- University of Derby
- University of East Anglia
- University of Essex
- University of Exeter
- University of Greater Manchester
- University of Hertfordshire
- University of Huddersfield
- University of Leeds
- University of Liverpool
- University of Manchester
- University of Plymouth
- University of Portsmouth
- University of Roehampton
- University of Salford
- University of Sheffield
- University of Southampton
- University of St Andrews
- University of Suffolk
- University of Surrey
- University of West London
Places by subject
The 79 places offered for 2026 to 2027, by subject. Each square is one place.
Nursing 27 places
Allied health professions 15 places
Medicine 13 places
Public health 4 places
Pharmacy 4 places
Midwifery 3 places
Physician associates 2 places
Dentistry 2 places
Other health and science courses 9 places