Health & wellbeing

Research in the School of Life & Health Sciences focuses on significantly extending our understanding of the processes of health and disease and the personal and social context in which they occur. Our goal is to apply the knowledge gained to clinical products, policy and practice.

Questions we’re addressing include:

• What are the basic neural processes involved in cognitive function and sensory perception? How are these maintained over a person’s life, and how are they changed by disease?  

• How might an improved understanding of the behaviours that influence the uptake and effectiveness of treatment be applied to the cost effective prevention and management of disease? 

• How can our understanding of biological processes prevent disease and age-related decline,  improve diagnosis, and lead to the development of better medicines?

Find out more

• Research in the School of Life & Health Sciences

• Research in the School of Engineering & Applied Science 

Research groups

• Biomedical engineering
• Centre for Research in Social and Political Sciences (CRSPS)
• Forensic linguistics
• Institute for the Study of Language & Society (ISLS)
• Politics, International Relations and Europe
• Chronic diseases
• Clinical & cognitive neuroscience
• Communicable diseases
• Health & lifespan psychology
• Molecular & cell biology
• Neuroimaging
• Ophthalmic research group
• Pharmacy
• Sensory & perceptual systems

Contact

For enquiries related to Aston’s health & wellbeing research, contact Professor Helen Griffiths, Associate Dean (Research), School of Life & Health Sciences.