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A new virtual reality (VR) learning project is helping staff better understand the experience of delirium, which affects up to three quarters of patients in critical care and can have a significant impact on recovery.

Through VR headsets and 360-degree, patient-led scenarios, the project brings to life how delirium can feel for patients, supporting earlier recognition and better clinical response.

ExR is to feature as a prominent part of a public showcase at Keele University.

ExR wins Silver at the 2025 Global Good Awards in the Tech & AI for Good category.

Partnering with medical VR specialist, ExR Education, Keele University has launched immersive VR experiences for ENT anatomy and transoral dissection, offering courses on an introduction to transoral dissection, tonsil vessels, and lingual artery.

In this special video episode of The Sim Tech Podcast, host Craig is joined by Nick for a demo of the ExR platform.

Liz Leggott, from South Yorkshire Primary Care Workforce & Training Hub, with whom ExR has collaborated with on multiple nurse training expereinces, wins the HSJ Digital Innovator of the Year award. Congratulations Liz!

Founded in 2015 by Karen Sutton, the Global Good Awards reward businesses, NGOs, charities and social enterprises of all shapes and sizes around the world, that are blazing the trail for purpose-driven sustainability and ethical leadership. They recognise leaders who are achieving practical, real-world impact that is both scalable and replicable – and who have inspiring stories to tell.

ExR will be showcasing at the startups village at SXSW London in Shoreditch on Wednesday 4th June.

The prolific north champions awards recognise the organisations, teams and individuals putting the north on the map in the creative and digital sectors. ExR is a finalist in Recognising Tech Driven Companies, Tech for Good Award.

We’ll be demoing how the content can be accessed with or without a VR headset, showing how it is being used to enhance and accelerate workforce training in multiple specialities, highlighting independent research, validating its benefits and discussing the benefits of collaboration in the development of technology enhanced learning.

The live final took place on the Best Practice Showcase Stage at the NEC in Birmingham on 18 March 2025.

In this episode of The Sim Tech Podcast, host Craig is joined by Jonny. They discuss how ExR is making high-quality simulation content accessible to healthcare professionals, the impact of 360° videos on training, and what the future holds for this innovative platform.

Australian technology company, Atomos showcased ExR's use of their technology to capture VR content in medical environments.

With the equivalent of one in ten of the UK’s population having a surgical procedure every year, signs of the great wait slowing are few and far between. Could virtual reality (VR) technology be the answer?

ExR are amongst the finalists for the HTN Now Awards 2024 in the category of SME/Start-up Innovation.

ExR will be competing at Pitchfest for the opportunity to showcase our solution to a unique audience of NHS leaders and investors.

The Health Innovation Network (HIN) South London and UKRI recently announced a multi-year innovator support programme focused on immersive therapeutics for mental health.