Read about our world-leading research at Bath into pain and pain management.
New evidence from Bath’s Centre for Pain Research challenges the effectiveness of cannabis-based medicine for treating chronic pain in adults and children.
New analysis of children’s TV and film suggests that too often it portrays pain as something arising only through violent act or injury.
The launch of today’s Lancet Child and Adolescent Health Commission aims to raise the profile of children’s pain from early years to early adulthood.
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.
Our team of interdisciplinary researchers are exploring the best ways of helping people learn how to live with pain by conducting research in a range of themes.
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Read the latest news from the Centre.
New analysis of adolescent TV and film on Netflix suggests that too often it shows misleading depictions of pain.
There is no evidence that CBD products reduce chronic pain, and taking them is a waste of money and potentially harmful to health, new research finds.
New guidance from The University of Bath could help autistic adolescents living with chronic pain, get better treatment.
Dr Abbie Jordan from Bath's Centre for Pain Research was involved in the new analysis published via the Cochrane Library.
See the last four years of CPRs hard work in discovery and innovation science. Our next step is to invest further in interdisciplinary pain science.
Professor Christopher Eccleston is the guest on this episode of the Psycho Schizo Espresso podcast, hosted by Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson and Dr Kevin Dutton.
Use our resources in your own research.
We have developed some research resources for assessing people's experiences of pain. Find out how you can download these.
We are a specialist research centre at Bath, made up of academics, clinicians, researchers and students with a shared interest in pain and pain management.
Our researchers and doctoral students are exploring new and better ways to manage pain.
The Bath Centre for Pain Research was established in 2008 and provides leadership in research and clinical development in the areas of pain and pain management.
Contact us for more information, or to ask about studying or collaborating with us.