Grant gained his PhD in Biomechanics/Computer Vision from Loughborough University (2001), supervised by Prof Fred Yeadon, before joining the University of Bath (2001–16), where he co-directed the "Rugby Science" research group and led national and international projects on player welfare and injury prevention for the sport's governing bodies. He then spent seven years (2016–23) as Head of Biomechanics at wearable technology start-up NURVV Ltd, before returning to academia as Professor of Digital Healthcare Interventions at Teesside University. He holds an Honorary Reader position at the University of Bath and Emeritus Professor position at Teesside. He has published over 90 peer-reviewed papers (H-index 34) and attracted research funding from NIHR, EPSRC, World Rugby and the Academy of Medical Sciences.
Grant’s commercial background includes seven years spent as Head of Biomechanics at NURVV Ltd, leading end-to-end R&D for a consumer wearable running platform — from sensor and algorithm design through to app feature logic and product roadmap. He has also conducted academic consultancy projects for a range of organisations, including Visiba Ltd (AI-Triage), Digital Vitality Ltd (healthcare technologies), Impact Tech Labs (sport technology), Rugby Football Union (catastrophic injury surveillance), and as an expert witness for a sport injury case.