Laurence Kenney

Laurence Kenney is a Professor at the University of Salford, leading the Rehabilitation Technologies and Biomedical Engineering research group within the School of Health & Society. He specializes in prosthetics, rehabilitation technologies, and low-resource healthcare solutions. His work focuses on improving prosthetic design, accessibility, and clinical evaluation, particularly in LMICs like Uganda. Kenney has secured grants from EPSRC, NIHR, EU, and charitable organizations, publishing ~80 papers. He co-leads the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Prosthetics and Orthotics and is an EPSRC TIDAL Network co-investigator. His research includes adjustable prosthetic sockets, upper limb prosthetics, and improving FES for stroke rehabilitation.

Education:

• PhD in Engineering Design (University of Salford, 1993)
• BEng in Mechanical Engineering (University of Salford, 1986)

Research Interests: Prosthetics innovation, rehabilitation technologies, real-world evaluation methods, global healthcare systems, and low-resource design solutions.

Key Projects:

• Ugandan clinical service implementation of adjustable upper limb prostheses
• Development of the mHand Adapt prosthesis
• Evaluation of FES systems for stroke recovery

Grants & Awards: EPSRC, NIHR, EU, and Innovate UK funding; co-chair of the 2019 Trent International Prosthetics Symposium; former Chair of Inspire Foundation’s Scientific Committee.

Labs & Collaborations: Centre for Human Movement and Rehabilitation; partnerships with Bet R Medical and Ugandan healthcare institutions.