Research
Our research spans many disciplines, methodologies, diseases and policy/service areas and has helped to inform significant changes in policy, service delivery, clinical practice or health. Our case studies from the Research Excellence Framework 2021 tell an inspiring story of the wide range of local, national and international impacts of our research.
Our key research themes include Diabetes, Dementia, Genomics, Antimicrobial resistance, Environmental Biology, Medical Mycology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cognitive Health, Mood Disorders and Addiction and Biomechanics Nutrition.
Our curiosity about the world around us drives our innovative and ground-breaking research across the spectrum of health, wellbeing and life sciences, from discovery, through translation to impact.
Anni Vanhatalo
Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research
Our ground-breaking research has been ranked 100% for impact (REF 2021)
85.7 citations per research paper (QS Life Sciences and Medicine ranking 2022)
We are No1 in the UK for world-leading research in Sport Science (REF 2021)
University Research Institutes and Research Centres in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Our Faculty is also home to the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre for Exeter, the first of its kind in the South West Peninsula; the NIHR ARC South West Peninsula (also known as PenARC); and we are part of the NIHR School for Primary Care Research (SPCR); and the NIHR School for Public Health Research (SPHR).
