Research Centres and Groups

The Academy of Primary Care combines excellence in education, research and scholarship to support and drive the redesign and delivery of the workforce, clinical care, and service design needed for 21st century primary care practice.

Hull has one of the highest incidences of and mortality rates from cancer in the country. The Cancer Research Group fosters and promotes translational research to tackle this area.

The Cardiology Research Group specialises in heart failure, including exercise physiology, palliative and end of life care, and a natural history of heart failure. 

We manage undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in anatomy in both Hull and York and engage in cutting edge research in the evolution and biomechanics of musculoskeletal systems at York, through our staff who are embedded in PalaeoHub, within the Department of Archaeology.

The Centre for Atherothrombosis and Metabolic Disease ocuses on chronic conditions, including atherothrombosis, metabolic syndrome, infertility, diabetes and chronic kidney disease, that cause significant health risks or premature death.

The Centre for Health and Population Sciences is multidisciplinary, specialising in clinical trials, epidemiology, health economics, health services research, medicine and psychology.

Research within the Centre ranges from fundamental studies on infection and non-infectious diseases, to first-in-man clinical research. Research is structured into three areas: clinical and translational research; immunology; and pathogen biology.

The Centre for Neuroscience's uses a multidisciplinary approach to understanding structural, chemical, functional and theoretical aspects of neuronal mechanisms.

We offer exceptional support on the design, delivery and analysis of your research, so you can conduct research of the highest quality and impact.

The group delivers world-class research in four areas: clinical drugs trials; lifestyle research; biomedical research; and applied research.

Our research ranges from basic molecular and cellular medicine to pre-clinical and clinical studies. With a predominant focus on immunology and infection and neuroscience research, our research is a key component of the York Biomedical Research Institute.

The Health Professions Education Unit brings together the scholarship of those engaged in teaching and education development at Hull York Medical School.

The group is focused on the care of people with addictions or mental health problems, such as depression, anxiety, schizophrenia and bipolar illness, as well as on prevention.

The Respiratory Research Group improves the treatment of diseases by investigating the effectiveness of new medicines and medical equipment, and also carry out trials to improve diagnosis and treatment of chronic cough.

The Vascular Research Group works in collaboration with Hull Royal Infirmary and investigates all aspects of vascular disease and associated therapies.

The Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre helps people with life-limiting illnesses live as well as they can, and, when the time comes, give them control of symptoms and courage as they die.