Our Research

Research in the School of Medicine seeks to make a difference in the lives of local people through innovative high quality research methods. Our multi-disciplinary research is led by world-leading academics and covers areas including medical education, paediatric cardiology, public health, health-related behaviours, endocrinology and obesity.

Collaboration is central to our approach, and we partner with a wide range of stakeholders including community and voluntary groups, local health services including general practice and hospitals, and government departments and the Public Health Agency.

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Research Vision

Inspire and integrate

Inspire and integrate our local community and clinical partners through high quality, ambitious, research and innovation

Locally relevant with global impact

Conduct research that that is locally relevant but delivers global impact, benefitting health across the Island of Ireland through interdisciplinary collaborations, whilst seeking to address health inequalities

Promote Research Excellence

Become a research environment that promotes research excellence with integrity, transparency, respect and inclusivity

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Research Clusters

Research in the School of Medicine is organised into three research clusters: Translational Experimental Research, Clinical Medicine, and Public and Population Health. These clusters provide a grouping for research active staff to work within. As a School, we promote collaboration within and across these research clusters to address a range of research themes.

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Translational Experimental Research

Our Translational Experimental Research is conducted in the Personalised Medicine Centre.

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Clinical Medicine

The Clinical Medicine Research Cluster conducts innovative research on new therapies, including trials exploring treatments prevalent diseases.

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Public and Population Health

Our Public and Population Health Research Cluster seeks to develop population level understanding of disease and interventions to address these.

Research

The visual below illustrates how our research clusters—Translational Experimental Research, Clinical Medicine, and Public and Population Health—are interconnected through a series of cross-cutting research themes. Click to enlarge and explore how these themes support collaboration and innovation across the School of Medicine.

Medicine Research Clusters

Our Publications

View the latest publications from our leading experts in medicine research.

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PhD Research

Our PhD researchers are addressing the real-world challenges that affect medical professionals and the public, advancing patient care for all.

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