Research groups

The following programmes of research are taking place across the School of Health and Life Sciences. Our commitment to world-leading research that impacts healthy lives spans public health and long-term conditions.

Ageing Well

Our research aims to develop the evidence base to support people to age well across the lifecourse.

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Child and Adolescent Health

The Child and Adolescent Health Research Group carries out applied research that helps to understand children and young people’s physical and psychological health and wellbeing.

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Data Science for Common Good

Our mission is to unleash the transformative potential of data science to empower people and communities for a brighter future serving the Common Good.

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Molecular mechanisms of long-term conditions

Our research in the theme of Long Term Conditions, spans a number of areas, and also has links to Public Health.

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Musculoskeletal Health

Learn more about what the Musculoskeletal Health research group are working on.

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NMAHP-RU

Learn more about the Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions Research Unit.

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Safeguarding Health through Infection Prevention

SHIP research group has established a strong relationship between research and its application to infection prevention in the National Health Service (NHS).

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Sexual Health and Blood Borne Viruses

The Sexual Health and Blood Borne Viruses research brings together a range of social science expertise to examine a range of issues relating to sexual health.

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Social Work

Learn about our Social Work research group, its plans and strategy.

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Stroke and Neurological Rehabilitation Research Group (SYNERGY)

Living with stroke and other long term neurological conditions is a portfolio of research generated by Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) researchers.

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Substance Use

Our alcohol and drug research in the Substance Use group aims to understand the social context of substance use and develop interventions to reduce harm.

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Vision Research

The Vision Research group is unique in Scotland and has a longstanding reputation in a number of areas of research.

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