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Our research

We're setting standards globally through our high quality, internationally renowned research.

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Our key strengths

Ethics, sustainability and social responsibility need to be at the forefront of every decision. Our academics are tackling some of the planet’s greatest threats head on. So everything you learn prepares you for taking on the complex challenges of tomorrow. You can read more about our focus areas below.

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Accelerating a Net Zero Future

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Improving Health Outcomes

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Promoting Justice and Fairness for all

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Living with Water

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Enhancing Heritage, Creative and Digital

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Marine scientists respond to SOS from our coastline
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masters student Kwesi is deeply honoured by Mandakini Jha Memorial Prize
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Drivers, causes and impacts of the 2023 Sikkim flood in India
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New organ on chip system to help study how neurotoxins move from the gut to the brain
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Shifting, fragile and vulnerable our Living Coast
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Hull York Medical School researcher awarded NIHR Advanced Fellowship award
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Even as urban foxes get bolder people appreciate rather than persecute them

It's all about people

Professor Una Macleod

Professor of Primary Care Medicine

Una's one passion is overcoming health inequalities

Professor Una Macleod is a national leader in early cancer diagnosis research and contributes to policy development in this field.
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Dr Caroline Cauchi

Dr Caroline Cauchi

Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing

Painted out? Caroline is reframing women’s stories

Dr Caroline Cauchi, is a Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Hull. She is an international bestselling author who is passionate about researching silenced voices and restoring them to historical narratives.
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Dr Alicia Heys

Dr Alicia Heys

Modern Slavery Lecturer and Researcher

Alicia is unlocking ways to prevent modern slavery with her research

Modern Slavery Lecturer and Researcher
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Professor Dhaval Thakker

Professor Dhaval Thakker

Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things

Dhaval's passion for Responsible AI shines through

Dhaval Thakker is a Professor of Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things. His work is interdisciplinary, focusing on the use of Responsible AI and IoT technologies to support Smart Cities, Digital Health and the Circular Economy/Net Zero.
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Dr Briony McDonagh

Professor Briony McDonagh

Interim Director of the Energy and Environment Institute & Professor of Environmental Humanities

Briony is co-creating climate action through arts and culture

Briony is a historical geographer and environmental historian covering the medieval period to the modern day. Her work uses place-based creative and participatory methods to build water and climate action.
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Rebecca Williams

Dr Rebecca Williams

Reader in Volcanology

Rebecca is taking Earth Science sky high

Dr Rebecca Williams is a passionate volcanologist, dedicated to improving predictions to limit the catastrophic impact of volcanic eruptions.
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Tim Palmer

Professor Tim Palmer

Hull York Medical School Professor of Cardiovascular Biology

Tim is at the heart of improving cardiovascular care

Professor Tim Palmer is pioneering the identification of new targets for better management of cardiovascular disease, a major health concern locally and globally.
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Research Institutes

Our research institutes work tirelessly to find solutions to some of the biggest challenges facing the world today.

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Energy and Environment Institute

Leading efforts to tackle global environmental resilience and energy sustainability.
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Wilberforce Institute

Uniting to understand and challenge slavery
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Institute for Clinical and Applied Health Research

Finding health solutions together with research that changes lives and communities.
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Logistics Institute

We are a leader in applied logistics research and industry outreach programmes, both national and international.
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Centre of Excellence for Data Science, Artificial Intelligence and Modelling

Breaking traditional boundaries to bring new technologies in data science and AI
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Biomedical Institute for Multimorbidity

Working to better understand integration between multiple chronic diseases to develop more effective prevention and treatment strategies.

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