UK Higher Education Institutions and their research interests - England (Yorkshire and the Humber)
In March/April 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 (Yorkshire and the Humber).
University of Huddersfield
Special areas of research activity:
- Risk and the organisation of health and social care - focused on women's health, primary care, mental health, screening, survivorship and occupation and return to work
- Health, wellbeing and psychosocial and nurse/AHP led interventions in healthcare - focused on long term conditions including diabetes, wound care, cancer, back pain, end of life, spirituality and mental health
- Health professional workforce and education - learning and teaching strategies for competence using simulation, advanced practice roles and new ways of working including social enterprise
Website: University of Huddersfield
University of Hull
Special areas of research activity
- Maternal, reproductive and family health
Lead: Prof J Jomeen: j.jomeen@hull.ac.uk - Wellbeing in long term conditions
Lead: Professor Steven Ersser: s.ersser@hull.ac.uk
a) Skin health. Dr Fiona Cowdell: f.cowdell@hull.ac.uk
b) Mental health. Ms J White: jacqueline.white@hull.ac.uk
c) Older people - Healthcare innovations and interventions
Lead: Dr Anji Gardiner: a.gardiner@hull.ac.uk
a) Telehealth and telecare. Mr D Barrett: d.i.barrett@hull.ac.uk
b) Paediatrics/naso-gastric tubes. Mrs. B. Elliott: b.elliott@hull.ac.uk
c) Equality, diversity and inclusivity. Ms J Wray: j.wray@hull.ac.uk
Website: University of Hull
University of Leeds
Special areas of research interest
- Cardiovascular care
Felicity Astin (F.Astin@leeds.ac.uk) - Decision making
Dawn Dowding (D.Dowding@leeds.ac.uk) - Medicines management
D Raynor (D.K.Raynor@leeds.ac.uk) - Mental health
Dawn Freshwater (D.S.Freshwater@adm.leeds.ac.uk) - Pain management
José Closs (S.J.Closs@leeds.ac.uk) - Wound management
Andrea Nelson (E.A.Nelson@leeds.ac.uk) - Methodological development is a cross cutting program that intersects each of the topic based research programs
A Long (A.F.Long@leeds.ac.uk)
Website: University of Leeds
Leeds Metropolitan University
Special areas of research activity:
- Men's health
Professor Alan White, email: a.white@leedsmet.ac.uk - Men, gender and wellbeing
Professor Steve Robertson, email: s.s.robertson@leedsmet.ac.uk - Health promotion
Dr Jane South, email: j.south@leedsmet.ac.uk - Childhood obesity
Dr Pinki Sahota, email: p.sahota@leedsmet.ac.uk - Pain
Professor Mark Johnson, email: M.johnson@leedsmet.ac.uk - Children, families and social work
Professor Nick Frost, email: N.Frost@leedsmet.ac.uk
Website: Leeds Metropolitan University
University of Sheffield
Special areas of research activity
- Children, young people and families
Dr Penny Curtis, email: p.a.curtis@sheffield.ac.uk - Supportive care in later life
Professor Mike Nolan and Professor Christine Ingleton, email: m.r.nolan@sheffield.ac.uk, and c.ingleton@sheffield.ac.uk - Workforce and practice development
Professor Kate Gerrish, kate.gerrish@sheffield.ac.uk
Website: University of Sheffield
Sheffield Hallam University
Special areas of research activity
- Inequalities, inclusion and public health
Dr Angela Tod, email: a.tod@shu.ac.uk - Knowledge translation
Dr Ann McDonnell, email: a.mcdonnell@shu.ac.uk - Professional development
Dr Ann McDonnell, email: a.mcdonnell@shu.ac.uk - Commissioning service delivery and organisation
Professor Malcolm Whitfield (m.whitfield@shu.ac.uk)
Website: Sheffield Hallam University
University of York
Special areas of research activity
- Addiction group
Charlie Lloyd, email: charlie.lloyd@york.ac.uk
Dr Steve Parrott, email: steve.parrott@york.ac.uk - Cardiac care and education
Professor Bob Lewin, email: bob.lewin@york.ac.uk - Communication and decision making in health care research group
Professor Carl Thompson, email: carl.thompson@york.ac.uk - Complementary medicine research group
Dr Hugh MacPherson, email: hugh.macpherson@york.ac.uk - Epidemiology and Genetics Unit (EGU)
Professor Eve Roman, email: eve.roman@egu.york.ac.uk - Health inequalities research group
Professor Kate Pickett, email: kate.pickett@york.ac.uk - Mental health
Professor Simon Gilbody, email: sg519@york.ac.uk - Mother and infant research unit
Professor Mary Renfrew, email: mary.renfrew@york.ac.uk - Statistics and methods group
Professor Martin Bland, email: martin.bland@york.ac.uk - Wounds group
Sandy Newby, email: shn1@york.ac.uk - York health policy group
Professor Alan Maynard, email: alan.maynard@york.ac.uk - York Trials Unit (YTU)
Professor David Torgerson, email: david.torgerson@york.ac.uk
Website: University of York
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 a previous 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

