Undergraduate sport, exercise and health courses

Bachelor's and undergraduate master's courses starting in 2022.

Department for Health taught postgraduate courses

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

Department for Health postgraduate research

View our MPhil, PhD and professional doctorates courses available in the Department for Health.

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.

From coaching to the Cheerleading World Championships

With plans to open her own gymnastics centre and compete at the Cheerleading World Championships held in Florida, Amy talks about her bright future in sports.

My year as a Sport Science Practitioner and Research Assistant

Caitlin Gallagher talks about finding a placement in Sweden and the skills and experience she has gained from her year abroad.

Tech-based health programmes less beneficial for users with low socio-economic status, study shows

New GW4 research led by Bath's Dr Max Western is published in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity.

Understanding the tobacco supply chain

The Tobacco Supply Chain Database unwraps who and what is involved in the process of getting tobacco products from seed to smoker.

Tobacco Control Research Group teams up with the BBC

‘Dirty Secrets of the Cigarette Business’ was a joint investigation with the Tobacco Control Research Group, BBC and Bureau of Investigative Journalism.

PODCAST: Populism in Sport, Leisure, and Popular Culture

Listen to Dr Bryan Clift from our Department for Health talk to the British Sociological Associaton on his new book.

Intermittent fasting ‘no magic bullet for weight loss’ says new study

New CNEM research suggests that if you want to lose weight, intermittent fasting such as the 5:2 diet might be less effective than many people believe.

Global accolade for Bath research team

The Tobacco Control Research Group has received a prestigious award from the World Health Organization as part of the World No Tobacco Day Awards 2021.

Support our study that aims to improve knee joint health

Take part in this study comparing different foot orientations on knee joints during daily activities. You'll receive a biomechanical report for taking part.

Volunteer for our study investigating the health effects of milk sugars

Get involved with our study aimed at improving cardiovascular health by furthering our understanding of lactose and lipids.

Volunteer for our study in aerobic exercise and its affect on chronic knee pain

We are aiming to determine whether aerobic exercise not involving an affected knee can be an effective way to relieve chronic knee pain.

Take part in our study analysing how our breakfast routine affects our energy balance and metabolism

This breakfast-based intervention measures how breakfast protein and carbohydrate content influence health through energy intake and energy expenditure.

Help us to find out if just a single exercise session can improve our vitamin D status

We are looking for volunteers to take part in exciting new research investigating how a single bout of exercise might free up stored vitamin D from fat tissue.

Volunteers wanted for six-week wearable tech health study

Physiologists at Bath want local people to come forward for a new study to determine how wearable technology can help us measure the energy we use day-to-day.

Dr Mateusz Zatoński (1987-2022)

Sad announcement of the death of Dr Mateusz Zatoński

‘Ouch!’ exhibition celebrates 10 years of Bath’s Centre for Pain Research

The exhibition, which opened this week at 44AD and online, draws inspiration from research to explore the nature of pain and how it is represented through art.

Study tests whether exercise can unlock ‘trapped’ vitamin D

An ongoing University health study is testing whether hidden reserves of vitamin D which get locked in our fat cells can be released through exercise.

Volunteers needed for new Centre for Nutrition, Exercise & Metabolism breakfast study

Physiologists at the University of Bath want local participants to take part in a new study to assess how different types of breakfast influence our health.

Bath named top 10 globally for sports and in world's top-100 universities for seven subjects

University of Bath has been ranked in the world’s top 100 places in the QS World University subject rankings