Health and wellbeing

We're EXPLORING Life as It's Lived

We're developing new ways to understand and manage the health and wellbeing of people around the world

The research in our Health and Wellbeing theme aims to manage health, disease and disability through technological, creative and scientific developments.

Under Professor Gordon Blunn's directorship – and in partnership with Portsmouth Hospital Trust – we develop and test our technologies in real settings, and work to understand the mechanisms underlying health and disease.

Research features

Explore our research features for a snapshot of our research in this field.

How an innovative new therapy could revolutionise Facial Palsy treatment

Dr Hui Yu

An elderly person examining their face in a handheld mirror

Zebrafish could help more smokers quit and save thousands of lives

Dr Matt Parker

Professor Jim Briggs

Developing technology that can help save lives

Explore our other research themes

Democratic citizenship

Safe, democratic and sustainable societies rely on the people in them being active, informed and engaged – and our work in this theme deals with issues of equality, citizenship and engagement around the world.

Future and emerging technologies

Our research under this theme is helping make the world a better place – we're making significant breakthroughs, developing new technologies, and finding sustainable, cost-effective ways to transform our knowledge into action.

Security and risk

The modern world presents countless security challenges – from the physical and electronic security of individuals, organisations and societies, to food safety and security, and military drone use. Discover how our work in this theme is helping to tackle these threats.

Sustainability and the environment

From tackling climate change and plastic pollution, to building green infrastructure and protecting the planet's ecological systems and biodiversity, our research is helping to secure the earth's future, at a time of real environmental danger.