Issy Reading

Professor Issy Reading is a Professorial Fellow-Enterprise at the University of Southampton, affiliated with the Population Health Sciences department. Her research focuses on innovative healthcare technologies, including wearable textiles for joint pain management, medical device development for conditions like Obstructive Sleep Apnoea, and advancements in catheterization systems. She leads or collaborates on several high-profile projects, such as the MRC-funded 'Wearable Textile with Integrated Electrotherapy and Sensing' and the 'CONTRACT' trial for pediatric appendicitis treatment.

• Key Projects:
• RSS 2023-2028: Investigating conservative treatments in critical care
• U-SENSE: Intra-uterine sensing technology
• Zeus Medical Device: Treating OSA

She holds external roles with the NIHR Research for Patient Benefit Programme (2015-2019) and NIHR Programme Grant for Applied Research (2021-2024). Her work bridges clinical practice and engineering, emphasizing patient-centered solutions.

Professor Reading collaborates with multidisciplinary teams across the university and external institutions, contributing to both academic and applied healthcare innovations.