Our Research Areas

Explore our research across a wide range of disciplines.


Explore research across our five Colleges, and discover how this is helping to solve some of the biggest issues the world faces. 

Engineering and Physical Sciences

Life and Environmental Sciences

Across the breadth of life and environmental sciences we discover, apply and translate science, forging major advances in human and environmental health.

Medical and Dental Sciences

With over 1,000 academic staff researchers and around £80 million new research funding per year, we are dedicated to performing world-leading research with the ultimate goal of improving human health.

Social Sciences

We address the challenges facing society and the economy, from shedding light on the refugee crisis, to character education in schools, through to developing leaders in the NHS.