Our research
The Research Centre for Health (ReaCH), in the School of Health and Life Sciences, was launched in February 2021 and provides a hub for research excellence at Glasgow Caledonian University.
Glasgow Caledonian University has a global reputation as a leader in health research with real-world impact, making a difference to people’s lives at home and abroad. Ninety-one per cent of research carried out by the centre was deemed world-leading or internationally excellent in the latest UK-wide research assessment Research Excellence Framework results.
ReaCH is structured around three interconnected themes:
The enablers include:
- PPI and co-production
- statistics and methodologies
- laboratory infrastructure
- data analysis and bioinformatics
- ethics and governance
- clinical infrastructure.
The interconnected themes of targeted therapeutics, rehabilitation, public and community health, along with the enablers, are illustrated in the image below: