Health Science Research
Our staff take an active role in health sciences research.
Nutrition and dietetics research
Our nutrition and dietetics staff are affiliated to the Human Nutrition and Exercise Research Centre
Examples of Nutrition and Dietetics areas of research
- Developing dietary interventions in clinical populations such as patients living with gastrointestinal cancer, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and diabetes.
- Risk reduction of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including cardiovascular and neurocognitive diseases.
- Development and consumer testing of foods and beverages
- Development of dietetic education practices to improve the training of healthcare professionals and the education of patient groups
- Development of nutritional strategies to optimise the cognitive function of healthy population
- The design, development and testing of diet and lifestyle interventions to promote behaviour change among at-risk populations
Sport and exercise science research
Our sport and exercise science, nutrition and dietetics staff are affiliated to the Human Nutrition and Exercise Research Centre
Examples of SES areas of research
- Developing and testing physical activity interventions in people diagnosed with cancer
- Assessing physiological and metabolic responses to exercise in extreme heat
- Developing physical activity interventions to improve cognitive function in ethnically marginalised groups
- Optimising nutritional strategies in older adults
- Strategies to improve exercise performance and recovery
