Research

Our research and scholarship activities investigate the issues of vital importance to health and social care policy makers and practitioners both nationally and internationally.

Research partnerships

Much of our research is carried out in partnership with health and social care organisations in both the statutory and voluntary sectors. Strong collaborative partnerships have been established with NHS Trusts, Local Authorities, Strategic Health Authorities and independent charitable foundations. Our faculty's research strategy supports this by fostering staff participation at conferences, workshops and in related editorial, research and scientific committees.

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Student reading journals in a library

Research opportunities

Full-time and part-time research degree programmes

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Research strategy

The aim of the Faculty's research strategy is to involve our academic staff in research and scholarship. It is value-based, in terms of seven key principles:

  • Inclusion to maximise access to research and practice development opportunities.
  • Involvement to assist individuals to develop their research, practice and scholarship potential.
  • Flexibility in response to changing external and internal environments which generate demands and opportunities for research and practice development.
  • Partnership working to maximise mutual benefits with others in our local health and social care economies including service users.
  • Prioritisation of applied research, focused on identifying health and social care needs, developing and evaluating of evidence-based health and social care services, reducing health inequalities and achieving health improvement.
  • Quality in relation to providing research training and adherence to research governance procedures.
  • Building capacity and capability in research through use of HEFCE research capability funding.

Research and scholarly activity within the faculty includes pedagogical research, clinical research, practice development and applied scholarly activities. It is focused and co-ordinated within the Faculty's Institute of Primary Care and Public Health, and the Institute for Leadership and Service Improvement. However, individual research activities are also encouraged and facilitated to enable staff to maximise their contribution to scholarship and research in support of the Faculty's aim to sponsor a vibrant and inclusive academic culture.

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Research and scholarship report

Our research and scholarship report presents the research and scholarly activities undertaken by the Faculty of Health and Social Care.

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Further information

For further information on research at LSBU please visit the central research pages on the University website.