Institute of Health, Medicine and Environments

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Professor Christina Victor

Institute Director

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Applied research is key to our strategy

Associated research centres

Antimicrobial Innovations Centre

The central aim of the Antimicrobial Innovations Centre (AMIC), is to address key challenges related to antimicrobial resistance, through focused interdisciplinary collaboration and cutting-edge research, positioning it at the forefront of addressing global health and planetary challenges.

Brunel Partners Academic Centre for Health Sciences

Focusing on allied health, nursing, social care and medicine, the centre supports ambitious plans to educate the health and care workforce, supporting the delivery of radically transformed integrated physical and mental health and care provision.

Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience

Fundamental and applied research into brain function using techniques such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), electroencephalography (EEG), electromyography (EMG), eye-tracking, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS), infrared thermography together with psychophysics and cognitive behavioural paradigms in health and disease.

Culture and Evolution

Evolution and culture are the two most fundamental and powerful influences on human behaviour, and their effects are what we study at the Centre for Culture and Evolution.

Genome Engineering and Maintenance

Diverse research network focused on molecular, cellular, organismal and computational aspects of genome biology.

Health and Wellbeing Across the Lifecourse

Inequalities in health and wellbeing in the UK and internationally; welfare, health and wellbeing; ageing studies; health economics.

Inflammation Research and Translational Medicine

Driving scientific innovation and discovery for diagnosis, treatment, and management of cardiovascular disease, inflammatory and immune disorders, microbial resistance, and cancer.

Physical Activity in Health and Disease

The centre conducts interdisciplinary research to improve human health and performance through regular physical activity and exercise, and by limiting sedentary behaviour.

Pollution Research and Policy

Predictive approaches in toxicology, including combined chemical exposures and development of new frameworks for non-animal approaches for predicting toxicity; Endocrine disruptor research with an emphasis on mechanisms of disease and test method development; Pollution monitoring, clean-up technologies and chemical analytics.

Smart Technology Advancements in Health and Rehabilitation

Data science/wearable technology and Rehabilitation; Haptic feedback, multi-sensory interfacing and Robotics in Health; Immersion and Engagement in Virtual Rehabilitation; TeleHealth/TeleRehab; Data: using AI and Machine learning to improve health.

Disease prevention, enhancing wellbeing and new models of care

Partnerships and Networks

Brunel Partners Academic Centre for Health Sciences

Public engagement

Brunel Older People’s Reference Group

Research groups

Applied Respiratory Research Group

Applied respiratory research meeting the needs of respiratory-related healthcare

Brunel Older People’s Reference Group

Brunel Older People’s Reference Group (BORG) is a database of local people aged over 50 who are interested in Brunel and the research that goes on here.

Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research Group

Understanding the biological, social, physiological aspects of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases and producing knowledge to improve cardiovascular and metabolic health.

Harm and Justice Research Group

The Harm and Justice Research Group brings together a diverse group of researchers, advocates, and practitioners from across the University who work on issues of harm and justice.

Health Behaviour Change

Development and evaluation of theory- and evidence-based health behaviour change interventions, across communicable and non-communicable diseases; evidence synthesis of behaviour change interventions.

Religion research group

The Brunel University of London's Religion Research Group (RRG) is a transdisciplinary group of scholars working on diverse dimensions of religion.

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