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Faculty of Health & Social Sciences Research Institutes and Centres

We understand that being an expert in your field isn't enough to push research frontiers in the modern world, and across the university we encourage our academic staff to work together to solve problems, have a positive impact and make new discoveries through their research.

Within the Faculty of Health & Social Sciences, research is focused within nine centres sitting within three priority areas:

Clinical Research

  • Bournemouth University Clinical Research Unit (BUCRU)
  • Centre for Midwifery, Maternal and Perinatel Health (CMMPH)
  • Orthopaedic Research Instititute (ORI)
  • Institute of Medical Imaging & Visualisation (IMIV) 

Long-term Health Challenges

  • Ageing & Dementia Research (ADRC)
  • BU Integrative Wellbeing Research Centre (iWell)
  • Nursing For Long-Term Health Challenges

Marginalised Voices

  • National Centre for Post-Qualifying Social Work (NCPQSW)
  • Seldom Heard Voices: Marginalisation and Social Intergration

Our research

See more of our research

Find out about our other research centres and groups, and what work they're doing within the community and further afield.

Explore our research

Explore more about the institutes and centres in the Faculty of Health & Social Science and read about the impact of their research.
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