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Research & Projects

Welcome to the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

The Faculty benefits from being multidisciplinary and professionally orientated and supports research within the NHS and social care settings.  Our teaching content and practice is informed by quality research and we strive to engage students at the earliest point in the research process. We have ambitions to improve our international contribution to quality research and have invested substantially in our post graduate facility.  Our postgraduate environment is fresh and innovative and promotes a culture of shared learning and support for researchers.  The Faculty has strength in research governance and ethics and continues to support many researchers to achieve successful research outcomes. 

As an academic institute we value quality research and celebrated our success as being acknowledged as having pockets of world- leading and internationally excellent research in the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008). We believe that the benefits of research should have impact locally and contribute to the wider social setting.  We continue to work with businesses and health and social care to translate research into practice. 

Key areas of our research include cardiac rehabilitation, prevention of cardiovascular disease, physical activity and exercise, motivation, mental toughness, spirituality, occupation in mental health, bullying and community psychology. Staff are actively involved in national and international level consultation and leadership in key research areas.

To find out more about the research interests of staff click on the subject areas below:

Counselling
Health - Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy
Psychology
Sport

Research Centres and Units

For more information about the Faculty’s research centres and units – click here

For a full list of Faculty staff – click here

Contact details for research administration: Sue Copeland T: 01904 876841 E:s.copeland@yorksj.ac.uk


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Faculty News

10/05/12 University and mental health service provider showcase events
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24/04/12 York St John announces major acquisition of sports park and theatre
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02/02/12 Training club launched for disabled athletes
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