Research at the College of Life Sciences and Medicine
The College of Life Sciences and Medicine has an extensive network of expertise in Biological Sciences and Psychology, Medicine and Medical Sciences, with world class facilities supporting research excellence at the University of Aberdeen.
The Institute of Medical Sciences is home to Principal Investigators leading cutting edge molecular and cell biology research in a variety of fields. Current research includes Bone and Musculoskeletal, Cancer Medicine, Cell and Developmental Biology, Immunology, Imaging, Molecular Exercise Physiology Group, Microbiology, Neurobiology, Physiology and Pharmacology, Systems Biology, Translational Medicine, and Vascular.
The Institute of Applied Health Sciences pursues an agenda of excellence in health services research, with a strategy based upon applying current methodological strength to selected clinical topics. Current areas of methodological strength include cohort studies, large-scale multicentre randomised trials, health economic research, health services research, and health technology assessment.
Work in the Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences is addressing the fundamental biological consequences of environmental change. The Institute has significant international expertise in understanding and modelling the soil/microbe/plant interface, the population and physiological responses of animals and plants from habitats as diverse as the deep ocean and tropical forests, along with environmental effects on mammalian physiology, the immune functions of fish and fundamental relationships between diseases and their vectors.
The School of Psychology is involved in many interesting research activities. Current research is grouped under two main themes: Applied Psychological Science, and Cognitive and Social Neuroscience.
To find out about the range of commercial opportunities arising from our research activities, services and technologies, please visit Research and Innovation.
The College has establshed the College Ethics Review Board to oversee ethical aspects of research involving humans... find out more.