About – Institute for Health Research
The Institute for Health Research was established in 2006as the virtual home of health research across LJMU. Find out about the research that is carried out within the Institute.
The Institute for Health Research was established in 2006as the virtual home of health research across LJMU. Find out about the research that is carried out within the Institute.
The Institute for Health Research collaborates with a wide range of partners, find out about our collaborative projects.
International Health is a cross-cutting theme at the Institute for Health Research, and represents all LJMU research active staff collaborating with overseas partners and conducting international health research and evaluation.
Our Substance Use and Behavioural Addictions research group conduct world leading research into the causes and consequences of substance use on an individual and societal level
Collaborative research focused on promoting wellbeing in individuals and communities.
Face Lab focuses on the digital creative agenda. Specifically, Face Lab explores faces and art-science applications.
Our research is applicable to clinical and sport and exercise biomechanics. Our focus includes: musculo-skeletal growth and development, gait analysis, virtual rehabilitation, postural stability, footwear biomechanics, and artificial neural networks.
Find out more about research projects undertaken by the Biomechanics Research Group.
Find out more about the group members of the Physical Activity Exchange.
This project focuses on the role olfactory and oral perception plays in shaping our consummatory experiences, preferences, and food seeking behaviours. Research into this area is important to health research, shaping understanding of individual differences in food selection, consumption, and other dietary behaviours.