Institute of Health Research and Knowledge Exchange
Our Purpose
We are committed to research and knowledge exchange that is relevant to health and societal issues and underpinned by co-production and inclusivity. We believe that facilitating change through evidence, with and for communities, will meaningfully impact positively upon policy and practice and people’s lives.
Meet the Team
Professor Joy Duxbury
Professor of Mental Health and Director of Research for the Institute of Health
Professor Jonathan Weber & Professor Sophie Day
Co-directors of the Pears Cumbria School of Medicine – Medical Research Hub
Professor Tom Grimwood
Professor of Social Philosophy, Head of Graduate School, Lead of Health and Society Knowledge Exchange
Professor Amanda Taylor-Beswick
Professor of Digital and Social Sciences
Dr Ross Armstrong
Associate Professor in Musculoskeletal and Population Health
Dr Elizabeth Bates
Associate Professor of Family Violence and Abuse
Dr Tim Donovan
Associate Professor Medical Imaging
Dr Paul Miller
Associate Professor in Social Psychology and Chair of University of Cumbria Research Ethics Panel
Our Partners
Spotlight on some of our postgraduate researchers
Adam Webb
Research focus: What does good co-production feel like
Alex Heaps
Research focus: Occupational Therapy clinical reasoning in neuropsychiatric rehabilitation
Emily Powers
Research focus: Library-based research on gender and philosophy in video games
Narelle Freeman
Research focus: Understanding doctor-patient interactions
Peta Heron
Research focus: Liminal Spaces in Organisational Culture
Rosie Wheadon
Research focus: Suicide understandings/prevention
Tom Bell
Research focus: Whistle-Blowing in the NHS
