Life and Sports Sciences
Dr Richard Blackburn is Head of Life & Sports Science: "The Department has extremely well-equipped facilities to support its teaching, research and enterprise. Research activities range from sports and exercise science to biochemistry and molecular biology, biomedical science and human nutrition."
"We also provide Continuing Professional Development within the National Health Service, among other areas, and are planning to extend this role."
"Staff are involved in consultancy for a range of clients in the public and private sectors. Strong links with industry have enabled the department to focus its work in terms of research and enterprise activity, and in delivering study programmes that prepare graduates for productive employment."
Please follow the links below for further information on research within the Department.
Life Sciences
- Bio-Medical and Drug Discovery Group
- Biomedical Science
- Centre for Biosciences Research
- Chemical Biology/Biophysics/Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- Food and Nutrition
- Molecular BiologyBiotechnology
- Molecular Biology of Cancer: Mechanisms, Targets and Therapeutics
- Molecular Genetics in Biotechnology, Toxicology and Conservation
- Molecular Microbiology
Sports Science