School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences

Research

Ranked 1st in the UK for the overall quality of our research

2014 Research Excellence Framework Based on GPA x volume

100% of our ‘research impact’ rated world-leading or internationally excellent

Research Excellence Framework 2014

£11.8m research income in last three years

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The School is renowned for fundamental and applied research which supports knowledge advancement and informs the practice of organisations worldwide. A broad range of social and natural sciences contribute to the School’s research activity which is organised within three themes.

Research themes

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