Research centres, groups and current researcher projects

Accounting, Finance, and Economics Research Group (AFER) is dedicated to advancing interdisciplinary research in accounting, finance, and economics.

Research studying topics related to Advanced Practice (AP) in Allied Health Professional and nursing clinical practice.

Research on body image, physical activity and movement, and eating behaviour.

Research into basic and applied developmental psychology using quantitative and qualitative methodologies.

Research into cognitive processes underpinning language and literacy, future thinking, virtual reality, and tool innovation.

Research into the intersection between politics and history.

Research which uses lived experience of mental health challenges to inform practice in research and evaluation.

Research into mental health practices and counsellor practice, identity, social justice and criticality themes.

Research to to bridge methodologies associated with physical and spiritual well-being with more traditional academic approaches.

Research into the nature and character of cyber threats and formulate appropriate ways of addressing them.

Research to undertake targeted and applied biomedical science research, focusing on diverse ways to improve human health.

Research to explore the detection and interpretation of physical and chemical processes at the Earth’s surface.

Research to find solutions to social justice and environmental issues.

The Future Thinking research group combines expertise, knowledge, and research related to prospective cognition in a number of contexts.

Research to explore how anticipation of the future impacts decision making processes.

Research in collaboration with national and international partners, contributing to significant advancements in public health knowledge and practice.

Research in developing strategic research projects that can contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Research to explore hauntology, nostalgia, uncanny fiction, horror and twentieth century histories.

Research to explore the links between health, wellbeing, and participation and interventions and assessments to enhance people's health, well being and participation.

Research to explore theory, practice and participation in higher education.

Research to explore inclusive education, disability and sport, autism and autism experiences and more.

Research to explore the dual experiences of student teachers as both learners and future planners and facilitators of learning.

Research to explore the transformative role of innovation, artificial intelligence (AI), and emerging technologies in modern organisations.

Research to investigate interactive games in the context of their history, production and socio-cultural value.

Research into injury and performance in athletes, particularly young and female.

Research into the different facets of the trope of 'the witch'.

Research into linguistics and languages-related research and its researchers.

Research into the various aspects of leadership, including its dynamics, impact, and effective strategies.

Research exploring innovative ideas and experimentation, immersing itself in the forefront of MetaML (Meta Machine Learning) advancements.

Research into the influence of perfectionism in sport, dance and exercise.

Research into the contemporary cultural phenomenon of the music memoir.

A cross-disciplinary group exploring how to build more enabling psychological environments in a number of contexts.

A multi-disciplinary group of researchers in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and related fields.

Research into the creative impulse and experiences of early parenthood, maternity and paternity.

Research into participatory enquiry, action research and democratic methodologies.

Research to foster and promote investigation into people and the workplace.

Research group to explore perceptions of employability from a range of perspectives.

Research to examine how physical activity can promote and maintain cardiovascular health.

Research group to conduct high quality research in the areas of rehabilitation and health promotion.

Research group to explore an understanding of consumers, marketing purposes, branding, and social media contexts.

Research group to provides a space for all kinds of screen-related research, including both theory and practice, to develop.

Research to historicise, problematise, theorise, teach and perform satire and satirical material.

Research to explore a broad range of welfare-related issues within sport.

Research into interview processes, the development of identity from student to teacher, and communities of practice in early career teaching.

Research into the ways in which we explain, rationalise, and represent horrific acts.

Research to propose new avenues for exploration and application in this emerging field.

Research to provide insights into the tourism experience, tourism education and mindful strategies.

Research group to discuss research in the area of war studies, including organised conflict, operational research, operational military history and more.