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Cardiff University

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5.05/4/2026

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Professor Cathy Holt is Professor of Biomechanics and Orthopaedic Engineering in the Biomedical Engineering Research Group at Cardiff University's School of Engineering. She earned her BEng (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering from University College Cardiff in 1988 and her PhD from Cardiff University in 1993, along with a PGDip, and holds qualifications as a Chartered Engineer (CEng) and Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (FIMechE). As Director of the Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Research Facility and Biomechanics Research Director for the Cardiff Biomechanics and Bioengineering Research Centre Versus Arthritis, her research specializes in 3D motion analysis, orthopaedic biomechanics, functional classification of joint disease and surgical intervention, with novel applications of motion capture and analysis in osteoarthritis and orthopaedic surgery. A co-founder of the Medical Engineering degree at Cardiff University, she has collaborated across schools, attracting over £25 million in external funding, including more than £5 million personally from EPSRC, Versus Arthritis, Wellcome Trust ISSF, MRC CIC, Health & Care Research Wales, and Welsh Government/Ser Cymru.