Department of Global Health & Social Medicine

Research centres and groups

Our research groups contribute to an understanding of how medicine, health, society and technology collide, at both the global and the local level.

Biotechnology & Society research group

Addressing the social, ethical and legal questions arising from developments in health and biomedicine using a multidisciplinary research approach.

Culture, Medicine & Power research group

Delving into the interdisciplinary study of social, cultural, political and historical dimensions of health and illness.

Institute of Gerontology

Investigating the challenges of health and social care, as well as the social, economic and policy consequences of ageing populations.

Mental Health & Society research group

Seeking to better understand the socio-political dimensions of mental health and illness in the Global North and South.

Neuroscience & Society Network

Engaging with the social, political and economic implications of developments in neuroscience.

ESRC Centre for Society & Mental Health

Exploring today’s changing world and tapping into the social factors that shape and promote mental ill health. We bring together world-leading expertise in psychiatry, neuroscience and the social and human sciences to analyse the major social, economic and cultural transformations affecting our mental health.