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The Institute for Health and Welfare Research is our overarching
structure to conduct and deliver world class, multidisciplinary
programmes of research, drawing on the research skills of academic
staff in four schools and three research centres:
Applied Social Studies
Health Sciences
Nursing and Midwifery
Pharmacy and Life Sciences
Centre for Obesity Research and Epidemiology (CORE)
Aberdeen Centre for Trauma Research (ACTR)
Alliance for Self Care Research (ASCR)
The Institute is structured to harness this wide range of research
strengths to undertake studies into the detection, prevention
and treatment of diseases and promoting the care and welfare of
patients in key priority health areas:
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Cardiovascular & Metabolic Disease
Neurological & Mental Health
Environmental & Occupational Health
The Institute for Health and Welfare Research provides a dynamic
and multi-disciplinary research environment that is constructed to
motivate and facilitate:
EXCELLENCE through the conduction of internationally recognised
research in areas of unmet clinical need
COLLABORATION with academic researchers and external
stakeholders, including the NHS, business, industry, professional
practitioners and voluntary organisations
TRANSLATION of our research findings into clinical policy and
practice and the creation of novel pharmaceutical technologies
We therefore welcome the opportunity to develop external
collaborations that address the needs of the patient – from the
bench to the bedside.
Professor Cherry L Wainwright
Director
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OUR DISCIPLINE EXPERTISE
Analytical, Medicinal & Synthetic Chemistry
Biomedical Sciences
Clinical Biochemistry
Drug Formulation & Delivery
Nursing & Midwifery
Nutrition & Dietetics
Pharmacy Practice
Physiotherapy
Psychology
Radiography
Sociology
Sport & Exercise Physiology
OUR RESEARCH THEMES
Cardiovascular & Metabolic Disease (CVMD)Neurological & Mental Health (NMH)Environmental & Occupational Health (EOH)
NMH
Post-traumatic Stress
Forensic Nursing
Bereavement
Ante-natal Health
Ethnic Minorities
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Chronic
Disorders
Ageing
CVMD
Diabetes & CV Disease
Ischaemic Heart Disease
Cystinosis
Obesity
Graduate School
Knowledge Exchange Activities
Research CentresCORE
ACTR
ASCR
EOH
Infection
Medical Evacuation
Biomechanics
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OUR RESEARCH CENTRES
Centre for Obesity Research & Epidemiology (CORE)
Aberdeen Centre for Trauma Research (ACTR)
Alliance for Self Care Research (ASCR)
Drug
Discovery
RESEARCH ROADMAP
CARDIOVASCULAR & METABOLIC DISEASE
Research within this theme focuses on enhancing the understanding of the pathology of cardiovascular
and metabolic diseases at the cellular level and on developing new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches that
can be translated into clinical practice. The cross disciplinary nature of the group spans the areas of basic science, clinical and practice based research, where outcomes inform, and are readily transferable into treatment and prevention strategies at patient level. The group include researchers with a widespread background and expertise spanning immunology, molecular biology, nutrition, organic and medicinal chemistry, pharmacology, physiology, clinical biochemistry , and pharmacy practice.
Theme Leader: Dr Giovanna Bermano
NEUROLOGICAL & MENTAL HEALTH
The foci of the Neurological and Mental Health (NMH) theme research strategy are dedicated to the enhancement
of lifelong mental health and wellbeing from a multidisciplinary perspective. They embrace an evidence-based approach to informing policy initiatives, clinical practice, and the education and training of healthcare professionals. In targeting applied outcomes, the underlying rationale for the NMH research strategy is to develop established research credibility, foster multidisciplinary and cross-disciplinary collaboration, and support priorities for action in respect of national NMH policies and research funding initiatives. NMH members comprise a multidisciplinary group of researchers with a wide range of research skills and interests, including epidemiology, qualitative and quantitative analysis, motion analysis, systematic reviews, policy evaluation, clinical trial development and evaluation.
Theme Leader: Dr Susan Klein
ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
The theme focuses on clinical and basic science research into environmental health, physical
and mental wellbeing within the workplace. Comprising a broad subject base, the research embraces the disciplines of microbiology, pharmaceutical technology, physiotherapy, biomechanics and occupational medicine.
Theme Leader: Prof Cherry Wainwright
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SOME OF OUR COLLABORATORS
Department of HealthForensic Network ScotlandHostage UKKing’s Centre for Military Health ResearchMinistry of Defence National Centre for Social ResearchNational Forensic Nurses’ Research & Development GroupNational Physiotherapy Research NetworkNATONHS Education Scotland (NES)NHS GrampianNurse Education ScotlandOpen University (Birth & Death Research Group)Pain Association ScotlandRoyal College of PsychiatristsSCOTSScottish Institute for Policing ResearchScottish Mental Health Research NetworkScottish Police Training College & Police ServiceSickle Cell SocietyUK Association of Forensic NursesUK Thalassaemia Society
UK Universities: Aberdeen, Bradford, Cardiff, Dundee, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Napier, Glasgow Caledonian, Hertfordshire, King’s College London, Liverpool John Moores, Manchester Metropolitan, Newcastle, Queen’s University Belfast, Salford, St Andrews, Southampton, Strathclyde, Stirling, Wolverhampton, UHI Millennium Institute.
Overseas Universities: Bohn (Germany), University College Dublin (Ireland), Montpellier (France), Porto (Portugal), Recife (Brazil). Duquesne (USA), Curtin (Australia), Monash (Australia), University of South Australia (Australia), Aukland University of Technology (New Zealand) National Institute of Science and Technology (Pakistan), All India Institute of Medical Sciences (New Delhi), Ankara University (Turkey).
Industrial Collaborations: Novabiotics Ltd, LighterLife Ltd, Astra Zeneca (Sweden)
SOME OF OUR CURRENT AND RECENT FUNDERS
Asthma UKBack CareBreast Cancer CampaignBritish AcademyBritish CouncilBritish Heart FoundationBurdett Trust for NursingCarnegie Trust for the Universities of ScotlandChief Scientist OfficeCoronary Thrombosis TrustCunningham TrustCystinosis Foundations (UK Ireland, and USA)Department of HealthEPSRCESRCFulbright CommissionHeadley Court TrustNHS Education for ScotlandNHS Grampian Endowment TrustPharmacy Practice Research TrustPhysiotherapy Research FoundationQueen’s Nursing Institute for ScotlandRoyal Society of ChemistryRoyal Society of EdinburghScottish Funding CouncilScottish GovernmentScottish Institute for Policing ResearchStroke AssociationTenovus ScotlandWellcome Trust Health: From Bench to Bedside
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