Research at the School of Healthcare Sciences

We listen to what matters to people and use that to guide our health and social care research. By working across different areas of expertise, we aim to create work that makes a genuine difference to people’s lives.

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Inclusive prehab (I-Prehab) to address inequity in cancer outcomes

Prehabilitation (prehab) prepares people for cancer treatment and helps them during treatment to eat well and to be physically active and emotionally resilient.

Water birth

Establishing the safety of water birth for mothers and babies

The POOL study is evaluating the safety of water births for mothers and babies.

TIPTOE

Multi-domain self-management in older people with osteoarthritis and multi-morbidities.

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Postgraduate research hub in Eastgate House

Postgraduate research

Find out how you can make a unique contribution to knowledge and practice within your professional field.

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Projects

Find out about the variety of research projects we're undertaking.

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Publications

Browse articles, books, reports and papers written by experts in healthcare sciences.

Man being monitored whilst exercising to study it's effect on degenerative mental disease.

School Research Ethics Committee

Ethical approval must be granted for research involving human participants, material or data.