Within the Nutrition and Health Research Group, we deliver meaningful research which examines the relationships between food, nutrition and health. Our expertise includes: nutritional science, nutrition and public health, physical activity and health; and food quality. Find out more about our specific areas of interest and meet the researchers.
The interconnected research theme of the group is the prevention and cure of human diseases. We look at: synthetic organic medicinal chemistry, natural products drug discover, photochemistry, nutraceuticals and food supplements, pharmacology and toxicology.
View the current PhD projects within the Research Centre in Evolutionary Anthropology and Palaeoecology to find out the type of work our PhD students undertake. Plus, find out how to apply for a PhD within the Centre.
Access a wide range of the Public Health Institute's toolkits, databases, interactive maps and online resources related to our areas of expertise within public health.
The Public Health Institute's expertise lies in the subject areas: drugs, tobacco, alcohol, population health, violence and unintentional injury, sexual and reproductive health, international public health, intelligence and surveillance, and the environment and sustainability.
Researchers from the Liverpool Logistics, Offshore and Marine Research Institute (LOOM) works with over 50 UK and global industrial and regulatory partners. You can find out about some of these projects here.
The Liverpool Research Institute for Climate and Sustainability (LiRICS) aims to accelerate interdisciplinary sustainability (especially climate action) research with impactful solutions for economic, legal, educational, environmental, and infrastructural systems.
Examples of Research and Impact projects
This project aims to create a universal definition of physical literacy in England to hopefully catalyse efforts to adopt, support and promote physical literacy in practice.
This project aims to create a universal definition of physical literacy in England to hopefully catalyse efforts to adopt, support and promote physical literacy in practice.