Biomedicine and Health

Despite improvements in medicine, we are still faced with many challenges to health. 

These include new emerging viruses, antibiotic resistance, an ageing population, huge increases in obesity as well as continued issues with treatment of cancer, cardiovascular diseases and neurodegenerative conditions. 

Providing a holistic treatment regime that encompasses not just new drugs but also medical devices or appropriate changes in lifestyle, such as exercise is a challenge facing researchers in biomedicine and health.

Our contribution focuses on breaking new ground in our understanding of biological mechanisms to enable new treatments to emerge that can address these challenges.

Researchers in biomedicine and health investigate basic mechanisms underpinning health and disease and apply our findings to identify new targets for treatment or prevention of conditions or to ensure healthy ageing. 

Researchers in our faculty are working with others such as clinicians, industry, engineers and chemists to ensure that new biomedical insights not only enhance knowledge but also can be translated into practical outcomes such as new treatments or lifestyle changes. 

With access to excellent cutting-edge research facilities and such extensive cross-disciplinary interactions, we are delivering new insights into tackling these diverse health challenges.