Department for Health

We deliver highly-rated courses in sport, exercise and health, alongside research to promote wellbeing and enhance functional performance.

Study sport, exercise and health

Find out about our undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, funding opportunities and how you can apply.

Undergraduate courses in sport, exercise and health

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Modern sport continues to evolve from an academic, coaching, teaching and performance perspective.

Department for Health taught postgraduate courses

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Our postgraduate taught courses combine academic excellence with flexible and innovative design and delivery.

Experience the University at a postgraduate Open Day or fair

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Find out about life at Bath and studying our courses through Postgraduate Open Days, fairs and events.

Pursuing a career in sport and exercise medicine

Ronjan Bhattacharya explains his plans to continue working in sport following the MSc Sport and Exercise Medicine at the University of Bath.

Professional Doctorate graduate's research on mothers living with HIV in Ireland

Dr Denise Proudfoot talks about studying for her Professional Doctorate in Health at Bath while working full-time.

We're recruiting for academic and professional roles

A new watchdog, funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, will build on the research of our Tobacco Control Research Group.

Join our internationally recognised Tobacco Control Research Group

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We’re recruiting new roles to support our work with international partners to expose the tactics of the tobacco industry.

Our research and people

Through our research, we aim to promote health and wellbeing, enhance functional performance and improve the quality and efficiency of the health services.

Department for Health research

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We carry out high-quality research with a strong applied focus, promoting population health and wellbeing and the efficiency and quality of health services.

Learn more about your physical activity behaviour by taking part in our research

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We're looking for people who are interested in doing more physical activity to help us evaluate personalised feedback from wearable monitoring technology.

Spaceflight does not compromise major part of the immune system, shows research

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Research involving Bath health scientists shows extended periods of time in orbit does not negatively impact the body’s ability to fight off infections.

Study takes stand on true health benefits of getting up out of your chair

A new health study provides fresh insights on the energy cost of sitting versus standing for sedentary workers.

Do you have a spinal cord injury? Get involved in our patient and public involvement group

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We are setting up a patient and public involvement group to help guide research studies around the topic of exercise for people with a spinal cord injury.

Department for Health academic staff

We oversee and deliver the Department’s teaching and research activities.

News

Our latest news and updates.

Bath rugby researchers turn to horse racing to tackle spinal injuries

Building on the success of previous injury prevention work, our sports scientists are working with the BHA on a new project designed to improve rider safety.

Bath rugby research in list of ‘most significant’ university breakthroughs

Our work to improve player safety in rugby forms part of UUK's national #MadeAtUni campaign celebrating the transformational impact of UK universities.

‘Terrorism does not terrorise’ claims new study

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The impact of terrorism on post-traumatic stress may be less significant than we thought, argue the authors of a significant new Lancet Psychiatry study.

Sport and Exercise Science students win physiology awards

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Kate Sansum and Jonathan Watkins have each won a Rob Clarke Award from The Physiological Society.

Bath professor recognised for leadership in pain science

Christopher Eccleston has received the Ronald Melzack Lecture Award from the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP).

Major funding announcement puts Bath TCRG at centre of new $20 million global industry watchdog

Members of the Tobacco Control Research Group at the University of Bath.

With significant funding from Bloomberg Philanthropies, our Tobacco Control Research Group will spearhead a brand new global tobacco industry watchdog.

Events

See our upcoming events.

Qualitative Research Symposium 2019

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The symposium is a forum for researchers to facilitate interdisciplinary discussion of common features, challenges, and changes in qualitative research.

Equality and diversity

The Department for Health aims to support an inclusive culture that values the diversity of its staff and students. We were awarded the Athena SWAN Bronze Award in 2016.

Athena SWAN Bronze Award

About the Department for Health

We conduct research to promote health and wellbeing, enhance functional performance and improve the health services. We offer undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in sport and health.

We have a number of research groups and centres within our department. Our Bath Research & Development unit provides support for getting started with research.