Department for Health

We're one of the largest departments for student numbers at the University. Our research promotes wellbeing and enhances 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.

Postgraduate studies in health

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Our postgraduate taught courses combine academic excellence with flexible and innovative design and delivery. You can also apply for doctoral opportunities.

Apply for our Tobacco Industry Monitoring and Research Skills course

Join this Continual Professional Development course taking place 18 to 22 June 2018. You'll improve your skills in and knowledge of tobacco industry monitoring.

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.

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.

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.

BBC’s Trust Me I’m a Doctor tackles ‘exercise snacking’ at Bath

In this week's Trust Me episode viewers will see Bath researcher Dr Oly Perkin put participants through their paces with a new ‘exercise snacking’ regime.

New research uncovers 'one of the tobacco industry’s greatest scams'

Parallel studies published in Tobacco Control, highlight fresh evidence on smuggled tobacco and industry-funded studies that routinely overestimate its scale.

Study finds death rates from stroke 'declining overall', but increasing in some countries

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New research in the European Health Journal from epidemiologist Dr Nick Townsend highlights variance in stroke deaths around the world.

Eating breakfast burns more carbs during exercise and accelerates metabolism for next meal

Participant being tested in the lab, with Dr Javier Gonzalez looking on

New research suggests eating breakfast could 'prime' the body to burn carbohydrates during exercise and more rapidly metabolise foods after working out.

Department for Health academic staff

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

News

Our latest news and updates.

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.

Gold medalist Heather Stanning awarded University of Bath honorary degree

Major Heather Stanning OBE receiving her honorary degree at the University's summer award ceremonies

Double Olympic champion and Bath alumna, Major Heather Stanning OBE, was this week recognised for her significant sporting and military achievements.

National Student Survey 2018 results

Six of Bath’s programmes achieved 100% overall satisfaction whilst a further 16 received satisfaction ratings of 90% or above in the National Student Survey 2018.

The University of Bath has received an overall satisfaction rating of 86.04% in the latest National Student Survey results, published today (27 July 2018).

Events

See our upcoming events.

National Institute for Health Research: Invention for Innovation funding workshop

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In this event we'll summarise the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Invention for Innovation (i4i) funding programme and how to apply for it.

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.