Research in the Department of Health Sciences
The Department of Health Sciences is a large, multi-disciplinary and multi-professional department with over 190 active researchers and clinical academics. Work areas include primary and secondary care, public health, mental health and social care. Supported by a highly experienced administration team, the Department is a premier provider of applied health research. Our six core research groups are Cancer Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Health, Health Services and Policy, Mental Health and Addictions, Public Health and Society, and York Trials Unit and Statistics which has been leading research for over 21 years from within our Department. The Nursing and Midwifery team also undertake research, which contributes to the quality and effectiveness of nursing and midwifery care.
Our mission is to build on our established research excellence and embed a world changing culture by:
- Supporting intellectual research innovation in health outcomes, service delivery and policy underpinned by economic analyses all carried out with the highest integrity and research governance.
- Working in multidisciplinary teams, including patients and the public, using appropriate research methods, to undertake meaningful and rigorous research.
- Ensuring the findings of our research reach those who need to know, and that the planned impacts benefit patients, the public and society.
The Department’s annual research income exceeds £12m per year with a mixed portfolio of funders including the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), charities such as the Medical Research Council (MRC), Wellcome, and the British Heart Foundation (BHF), and industry. We continue to support research careers through hosting doctoral, post-doctoral, early and senior career and professorial fellowships.
As part of a University for public good, our work spans the University’s three research themes: Risk, Evidence and Decision Making, Justice and Equality, and Health and Wellbeing. The latter is a unifying theme supporting a strong collaboration between Health Sciences, Hull York Medical School, the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination and the Centre for Health Economics. Our ability to attract funding and deliver quality research and impact is enhanced through strong NHS and Social Care partnerships.
The Department's research is highly rated and key to this success is our research leadership and prowess of our contract researchers. The Department supports career development through the Contract Researchers Forum, and involvement of researchers in activities to promote good research practice through the Research Governance Committee, Patient and Public Involvement Forum and the Research Impact Group.
Professor Catherine Hewitt
Deputy Head of Department (Research)
Contract Research Forum
Patient and Public Involvement
