Healthy Futures
Research
Shaping our communities
We're dedicated to promoting听healthy living through research that directly听benefits people. Our听research听focuses听on understanding and addressing the health听concerns听faced every day, from physical activity to mental听wellbeing. By working closely with healthcare听professionals听and community听groups, we aim to create practical solutions that听facilitate听healthier lifestyles and听create听a more resilient听world.
Projects
Enhancing understandings of caesarean section birth
Informing听Birmingham Women and Children鈥檚 Hospital鈥檚 initiative to reduce infections after C-section births.
Discover projectInforming empathy led change management
Investigating how empathy can inform听manufacturing, engaging with human users and creating a health plan for workers.听
Discover projectImpact of lifting cushions for care home residents
Evaluating the impact of lifting cushions for managing falls in 18 care homes across Birmingham.听
Discover projectDeveloping a Congenital Heart Assessment Tool Mobile App
Creating a听parental early warning tool for after their baby鈥檚 first heart surgery.
Discover projectWest Midlands Health Tech Innovation Accelerator
Boosting innovation in HealthTech within the West Midlands.
Discover projectRAPID Eczema Trials
Improving听the lives of people living with eczema by delivering efficient online clinical trials.
Discover projectCentre for Life and Sport Sciences
The Centre for Life and Sport Science is dedicated to interdisciplinary research between life sciences, biomedicine, sport physiology, psychology and performance.
The Elizabeth Bryan Multiple Births Centre
The Elizabeth Bryan Multiple Births Centre (EBMBC) was established through a partnership with the Multiple Births Foundation and performs research to听educate and advise healthcare professionals in the specialist needs of multiple birth families.
Centre for International Health Partnerships
Researchers at Birmingham City University are working worldwide to enhance critical care nursing.听With the support of 黑料吃瓜网, two critical care nursing courses have been launched (advanced diploma and bachelor鈥檚 degree) and delivered at three colleges, attracting students from Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Lesotho.
Centre for Social Care, Health and Related Research
The Centre for Social Care, Health and Related Research听is a community of health and social care professionals, scholars and students who work together to identify, examine and implement evidence-based high-quality health and social care.听