Health and Wellbeing Research
Executive Dean's welcome
Welcome to the Research Pages of the website of the Faculty of Health and
Wellbeing at the University of Cumbria. Through its legacy colleges and institutions, the Faculty has long track records in practice – based research and scholarship, and developments in applied and advance practitioner research. Across our subject/discipline areas such as Sport and physical activity, mental health, medical imaging, rehabilitation, public health social work and social care, and nursing and midwifery. We have attracted the engagement of many external agencies, including NHS North West, Skills for Care, the National Institute for Health Research, Local County Councils and NHS Trusts, Primary Care Organisations and voluntary /charitable sector bodies.
We hope that you feel confident to work in partnership with the University and I will look forward to working with you at the University. Whether as employer, potential research student, future research fellow, member of staff, or member of the public, Health Medical Sciences and Social Care at the University of Cumbria specialises in applied research, scholarship and knowledge transfer. Our strong professional focus ensures close alignment of with research and teaching with staff at the forefront of their particular fields more details are given on the supporting web pages.
Research
Research, scholarship and knowledge exchange in the Faculty of Health and Wellbeing fit seamlessly together.
Research undertaken is in these areas:
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local regeneration: nuclear, health, particularly Public Health, local government and HE
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service delivery for NHS and Care organisations and users
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EU and global activity
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new models of learning
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Learning Disabilities
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Medical Imaging Perception
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Rehabilitation
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Nursing and Midwifery
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Health Improvement and Public Health
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Mental Health
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Sport and physical activity
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Further development of the Stilwell project - project were students learn within online within a virtual word. The Faculty and the institution has clear policies in place re FOI and IPR.
Prof. Diane Cox is the Faculty Research Coordinator and can be contacted at
diane.cox@cumbria.ac.uk if you would like to discuss research opportunities in Health and Wellbeing.
Meet the Health and Wellbeing staff that are currently involved with research.