Undergraduate sport, exercise and health courses

Bachelor's and undergraduate master's courses starting in 2025.

Department for Health taught postgraduate courses

Our postgraduate taught courses combine academic excellence with flexible and innovative design and delivery.

Department for Health postgraduate research

View our MPhil, PhD and professional doctorates courses available in the Department for Health.

Combining a sports degree with competitive netball: Jasmine and Jemma’s stories

Siblings Jasmine and Jemma talk about studying FdSc/BSc (Hons) Sport (Sports Performance) and playing competitive netball for Team Bath.

How the COVID-19 pandemic and a master’s at Bath are opening new career options

Aanchal Rana talks about how being a dentist in India during the COVID-19 pandemic has led her to study MSc Global Public Health and Policy at Bath.

Pursuing a career in sport and exercise medicine

Ronjan Bhattacharya explains his plans to continue working in sport following the MSc Sport and Exercise Medicine at the University of Bath.

Midwife stress: research reveals what creates most stress for midwives and the best interventions

University of Bath StART research group uncovers how midwives experience and respond to stress, and which interventions are most effective at reducing it

Are women really more prone to ACL injuries? New study challenges common claims

New research highlights how gender inequalities in sports could be distorting injury data and calls for more accurate measurements

Researchers develop markerless motion capture system to push biomechanics “into the wild”

New open access software could be used by clinicians, physiotherapists, sports coaches and athletes to analyse body movements without motion capture suits.

Intimidation tactics against researchers in tobacco, ultra-processed food and alcohol sectors

New research reveals public discreditation is the most common tactic used across all three sectors to intimidate researchers

New project to reduce injuries in new military recruits

Professor James Bilzon (Health) is leading a new five-year £1.35 million research project to prevent musculoskeletal injuries in new military recruits.

Department for Health research

Our research promotes wellbeing and enhances functional performance.

How big tobacco firms are using e-cigarettes to try to improve their image

Dr Iona Fitzpatrick writes for The Conversation about how big tobacco firms are using e-cigarettes to shift their public image.

Researchers of tobacco, alcohol and ultra-processed foods face threats and intimidation

Dr Karen Evans-Reeves discusses how researchers focusing on public health issues have faced significant intimidation tactics

Fair Game? Inside Britain’s Football Betting Crisis

Dr Darragh McGhee breaks down Britain’s football betting crisis in Men's Health.

Help us explore the health effects of ketone drinks in older adults

We need volunteers to help us explore if consuming a ketone drink for four weeks improves immune, metabolic and cognitive health in adults aged 60 to 80 years.

Take part in our research into the health benefits of intermittent fasting

We are recruiting volunteers to take part in our research into the impact of intermittent fasting on energy balance and associated health outcomes.

Join our research into the links between physical activity, knee joint loading and joint health

We need volunteers to help us investigate the relationship between physical activity and the biomarkers of cartilage synthesis and breakdown.

Take part in our study about the effects of intermittent carbohydrate restriction on health

Join our study that looks at how short periods of carbohydrate restriction impact health, and whether a new mobile health app can help with lifestyle adherence.

University of Bath and RUH Cardiovascular Showcase highlights importance of improving patient care

The Cardiovascular Showcase highlighted the importance of cardiovascular research for improving health and wellbeing.

Bath's SPHERE research centre launches new podcast tackling inequality in sport

The Centre for Sport, Physical Activity & Health Equality (SPHERE) Podcast Series will explore how sport can both challenge and reinforce social inequalities.

Tobacco corporation attempts to gain public trust in its science are having success – new research

Philip Morris International gains trust in industry-funded science by posing as a generous supporter and concealing its involvement through third parties

Bath researchers make impact at IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury and Illness in Sport

Centre for Health, and Injury & Illness Prevention in Sport (CHi2PS) members delivered sessions based on the prevention of injury and illness in sport.

Tobacco control community helps to end tobacco industry sponsorship of medical training courses

Medscape has scrapped a deal with Philip Morris International (PMI) to run educational courses after pressure from international organisations.

Bath researchers lead discussions into reducing concussions in youth and community sport

Bath researchers led the 2024 UK Concussion Prevention Network conference, sharing their expertise in the battle against youth and community sports concussions.