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Institute for Life Sciences

Our strength lies in our interdisciplinary collaborative network which is made up of over 430 academic members from across all the University’s faculties.

Interested in joining us? Please see details about current academic recruitment opportunities here.

Dr Kate Greenwell

Senior Research Fellow

Research interests

Intervention development and evaluation
Digital Health
Supporting carers, families, and couples

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Kate Hough

Research Fellow in Neuroimmunology

Research interests

Hearing loss
Cochlear implants
Macrophages

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Professor Kate Ward

Professor in Global M/skeletal Health

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Tel: +44 23 8059 0520

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Professor Kath Woods-Townsend

Professorial Fellow-Enterprise

Research interests

Adolescent Health
Scientific Literacy
Health Literacy

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Tel: +44 23 8059 0628

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Dr Katherine Bradbury

Principal Research Fellow

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Tel: +44 23 8059 8721

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Professor Katherine Newman-Taylor

Professorial Fellow-Education

Research interests

CBT and mindfulness for psychosis
Attachment based interventions for psychosis
Recovery approaches to living well with severe mental ill-health

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Tel: +44 23 8059 2655

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Dr Kathy Carnelley

Associate Professor

Research interests

My research area is personal relationships. I investigate the ways in which attachment experiences with parents and romantic partners influence how people view the self, others and relationships. My research focuses on how models of self and others influence people's thoughts, emotions, and behaviours in romantic relationships, for example relationship functioning and caregiving. I am co-founder of the UK Attachment Network.
One stream of my research focuses on moving people toward felt security. Attachment security is associated with better relationship quality and well-being. I examine the extent to which temporarily activated attachment security (via priming) can lead to these positive outcomes in a series of studies. With my colleagues and students, for example, I have investigated the effects of priming attachment security on self-views and relationship-views, feelings of vitality and energy, pain sensitivity, mental health, and therapy attitudes. In addition, I have tested ways to increase the impact of a security prime via repeated priming in the lab, online, or via text messaging.
Other streams of research focus on attachment networks (e.g., who serves as attachment figures, how they change over time). Recently I’ve investigated the role of partners in coping with the Covid-19 pandemic, examining personal and relational wellbeing and goals. I’m also interested in close relationships and technology use (e.g., technoference).

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Tel: +44 23 8059 3004

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