Research Excellence
The University encourages and develops research activity across a wide range of disciplines and is widely recognised for its high quality work in subjects ranging from accountancy and European studies to environmental research a nd physics.
We aim to contribute to human knowledge and to a better understanding of the world around us, and are here to help industry, commerce and the public sector benefit from the University's research expertise, either through collaboration or the transfer of our knowledge via various initiatives, consultancy, and licensing.
Research Focus: University Leads International Research Collaboration to Study Child Health in Malawi
The University is heading up an international university collaboration to study the problems of food production and nutrient deficiency in mothers and children from Malawi in southern Africa. This £123,000 pilot project, which is funded by the UK government's Joint Environment and Human Health Programme, will see researchers from the University's School of Health, Nursing & Midwifery, School of Social Sciences and School of Engineering & Science joining forces with statisticians from the University of Strathclyde and soil scientists from University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany .