UK Higher Education Institutions and their research interests - England (North West)

In March 2012, we wrote to every UK Higher Education Institution which offers a healthcare related course, asking them for details of their areas of research interest. The list below provides details of those who responded from England (North West).

 

University of Central Lancashire

Special areas of research activity

  1. Cancer, supportive and palliative care
    Professor Kinta Beaver (KBeaver@uclan.ac.uk) (http://www.uclan.ac.uk/schools/school_of_health/research_cancer_support_palliative_care.php)
  2. Families, children and life transitions and children’s nursing
    Professor Bernie Carter (BCarter@uclan.ac.uk(http://www.uclan.ac.uk/schools/school_of_health/families_children_life_transitions.php)
  3. Transforming health evidence
    Dr Beverley French (BFrench1@uclan.ac.uk) (http://www.uclan.ac.uk/schools/school_of_health/transforming_health_evidence.php)
  4. Healthy settings
    Dr Mark Dooris (MTDooris@uclan.ac.uk)(http://www.uclan.ac.uk/schools/school_of_health/research_projects/hsu/healthy_settings_unit.php) 
  5. Mental health
    Mental health nursing, Professor Joy Duxbury (JDuxbury@uclan.ac.uk)
    Philosophy of mental health, Professor Tim Thornton (tthornton1@uclan.ac.uk)
    (http://www.uclan.ac.uk/schools/school_of_health/mental_health_care.php) 
  6. Midwifery research
    Research in Childbirth and Health Unit (ReaCH), Professor Soo Downe, OBE (SDowne@uclan.ac.uk) (http://www.uclan.ac.uk/schools/school_of_health/research_projects/mmch/midwifery_reach.php)  Maternal and Infant Nutrition and Nurture Unit (MAINN), Professor Fiona Dykes (FCDykes@uclan.ac.uk)
    (http://www.uclan.ac.uk/schools/school_of_health/research_projects/mmch/midwifery_mainn.php)  
  7. Professional ethics
    Professor Doris Schroeder (DSchroeder@uclan.ac.uk) (http://www.uclan.ac.uk/schools/school_of_health/professional_ethics.php)
  8. Social inclusion
    Professor David Morris (DMorris1@uclan.ac.uk) (http://www.uclan.ac.uk/schools/school_of_health/social_inclusion.php)
  9. Stroke and older people’s care (Clinical Practice Unit – CPRU)
    Professor Caroline Watkins (cpruenquiries@uclan.ac.uk)(http://www.uclan.ac.uk/schools/school_of_health/clinical_practice_research.php) 

Website: University of Central Lancashire

 

University of Cumbria

Special areas of research activity

  1. Nursing and Midwifery
    Dr Sue Lee, email: susan.lee@cumbria.ac.uk 
    Lauren Mawson, Nursing Quality Group, email: lauren.mawson@cumbria.ac.uk 
    Jo Blake, Community Health Quality Group, email: jo.blake@cumbria.ac.uk 
    Ann Powell-James, Maternal, Child and Family Studies Quality Group, email: ann.powell-james@cumbria.ac.uk
  2. Health Policy
  3. Health Practice
  4. Health Promotion
  5. Health Studies and Healing Science
  6. Imaging Sciences
  7. Medical Sciences
  8. Mental Health
  9. Occupational Therapy
  10. Physiotherapy
  11. Psychology
  12. Public Health and Primary Care
  13. Radiography
  14. Social Work
  15. Sports coaching, development, performance

Website: Cumbria University

 

Edge Hill University

Special areas of research activity:

  1. Intra Professional Education (Post graduate medical education; Health care education)
  2. Long Term Conditions (Mental health; End of Life Care; Quality of Life; Carers)
  3. Children, young people and families (Carers; Public Health Education) 

Website: Edge Hill University

 

Liverpool John Moores University

Special areas of research activity:

  1. Organisation & delivery of services
    Professor Janet Krska (j.krska@ljmu.ac.uk)
  2. Quality of life, living with disability or illness
    Dr Helen Poole (h.mpoole@ljmu.ac.uk) and Dr Gabor Barton (g.j.barton@ljmu.ac.uk)
  3. Health promotion, policy & inequalities
    Professor Jane Springett (r.j.springett@ljmu.ac.uk)
  4. Medical sciences and therapeutics
    Professor Paulo Lisboa (p.j.lisboa@ljmu.ac.uk) and Dr Gillian Hutcheon (g.a.hutcheon@ljmu.ac.uk)
  5. Ageing interest group
    Dr Debbie Mazhindu (d.m.mazhindu@ljmu.ac.uk)

Website: Liverpool John Moores University

 

Manchester Metropolitan University

Special areas of research activity

  1. Health, Rehabilitation and Psychology
  2. Social Change and Well being
  3. Qualitative Research, Subjectivity and Critical Theory
  4. Emergency Care, Ophthalmic Care, Advanced Nursing Practice
    Janet  Marsden J.Marsden@mmu.ac.uk
  5. Learning Disability, History of Nursing
    Professor Duncan Mitchell D.Mitchell@mmu.ac.uk
  6. Learning Disability
    Garry Diack G.Diack@mmu.ac.uk
  7. Knowledge development in clinical practice; Mental Health; Professional Education
    Professor Vince Ramprogus V.Ramprogus@mmu.ac.uk
  8. Substance misuse; treatment, prevention and service provision in substance misuse
    Lucy  Webb L.Webb@mmu.ac.uk
  9. Spinal cord injury (acute management and rehabilitation); Disability theory, policy and practice
    Nigel Cox N.Cox@mmu.ac.uk
  10. Ethnography and ethnomethodology; acute mental health nursing; teamwork in action
    Dr Maureen  Deacon M.Deacon@mmu.ac.uk
  11. Mental Health Practice; Black and minority ethnic experiences of health and healthcare
    Eula Miller E.Miller@mmu.ac.uk
  12. Emotional Intelligence in Nursing
    Kirstin Jack K.Jack@mmu.ac.uk
  13. Public health and health promition
    Maxine Holt M.Holt@mmu.ac.uk
  14. Patient experience
    Carol Haigh, c.haigh@mmu.ac.uk

Website: Manchester Metropolitan University

 

University of Salford

Special areas of research activity

  1. Children, young people and families
    Professor Tony Long
  2. Education for practice and health
    Dr Nancy-Jane Lee and Dr Debbie Roberts
  3. End of life issues
    Professor Martin Johnson and Natalie Yates-Bolton
  4. Citizenship and social inclusion
    Professor Pete Dwyer
  5. Advancing midwifery practice
    Professor C.J.Hollins-Martin
  6. Health technologies and evidence-based practice
    Dr Alison Brettle and Dr Nick Hardiker
  7. Public engagement in research and education
    Dr Tracey Williamson and Ms Julie Wray
  8. Supporting people with long term conditions
    Dr Paula Ormandy
  9. Diversity, minorities and ethics
    Dr Steve Hicks
  10. Acute care
    Dr Ian Jones
  11. Knowledge for professional practice
    Professor Steven Shardlow
  12. Mental wellbeing
    Professor Tony Warne and Dr Sue McAndrew

Website: University of Salford

 

Previous and non-responders

This is an annual review. For completeness, we list below the Universities who, whilst not responding to the 2012 survey, did respond to the 2011 survey. Any university without a link has not responded to this survey since its inception in 2008.

 

Website: UK Higher Education Institutions and their research interests