Department for Health Research Centres and Groups
Our wide-reaching research covers areas like public health, pain, sporting performance and injury prevention, nutrition and metabolism, and tobacco control.
Department for Health research
Our research promotes wellbeing and enhances functional performance.
Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021
The REF is the UK’s system for assessing higher education research.
Research Centres and Groups
Find out more about the Research Centres and Groups in our Department.
Research projects
Find out more about research projects from our Department.
Promoting positive conversations between parents and children about weight
This project's aim is to create and test the impact of evidence-based guidance to help parents have positive conversations with children about their weight.
Film Active: challenging ageism in physical activity
Our research aims to tackle some of the issues that deter older adults from taking part in physical activity through an innovative, video-based approach.
Consortium to Research Individual, Interpersonal and Social Influences in Pain (CRIISP)
Our research will focus on how people perceive pain and how others affect their pain, as well as considering wider social and environmental influences on pain.
Research themes
The research activities of our department fall under these research themes.
A fair and vibrant society research
Our researchers contribute to the development of vibrant, democratic societies that enable everyone to lead healthy and meaningful lives.
Improving human function research
Our research seeks to improve performance across a number of sporting, occupational, and clinical activities.
Lifelong health and wellbeing research
We develop health and wellbeing policies and programmes that target prevention and therapeutic treatments.
Research impact
The impact of our research ranges from influencing international policy and practice through to generating millions of pounds of cost-savings for governments.
Investigating Big Tobacco's influence on public health
Our research is helping to reduce smoking and save lives by informing public policies, including via the introduction of standardised packaging for cigarettes.
How the University of Bath is supporting British athletes to succeed at the Olympic Winter Games
Our sports scientists have become embedded within British Skeleton’s Applied Science Programme as the team prepare for both Beijing 2022 and Milan Cortina 2026.
Reducing injuries in youth and adult rugby union
Our researchers have developed Activate; the first rugby-specific injury prevention exercise programme now used by rugby teams around the world.
Improving the assessment, monitoring and consideration of growth and maturation in young athletes
In the search for tomorrow's champions, developing late can mean young athletes are overlooked. Our research helps young players reach their true potential.
Enhancing the Health & Fitness of the UK Fire and Rescue Services
Through our research, we have developed and implemented a set of recommendations to change the way in which firefighter's fitness is measured and assessed.
Reducing injuries in rugby union through global changes to make the scrum safer
Our researchers have developed the 'Crouch, Bind, Set' technique, making the rugby scrum safer for millions of players around the world.
Research support
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Bath and North East Somerset Swindon and Wiltshire Research Hub
We support all aspects of applied health research within the University of Bath and local primary and community care.
Getting started with research in the Department for Health
Our comprehensive staff wiki guide provides information on starting your research study with the Bath & North East Somerset Swindon and Wiltshire Research Hub.
Our research
Our research strives to promote the population health and wellbeing and improve the quality and efficiency of health services. We work with a variety of partners at local, regional, national and international levels.
The impact of our research is far-reaching, from influencing international policy and practice to generating millions of pounds of costs-savings for governments.
Contact us
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