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Public Health and Wellbeing

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Good health and wellbeing for all

Public health and wellbeing at Essex is local, regional, national and international in its research scope, collaborations and impact.

Our world-class research, health-sector collaborations, internationally-recognised infrastructure, community facilities, and researchers working across disciplines enable us to help shape public health and wellbeing policies and practice.

Read some of our latest University news and research case studies on our how community of researchers are improving lives and helping the health and wellbeing of our society.
Explore our research in more detail, and find out more about our research centres, groups and areas and the projects they are working on in the area of public health and wellbeing.
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Our academic experts in Public Health and Wellbeing can be found from across the University and each present a unique area of expertise in the field. Each of our research groups and centres present academic members for each area of expertise.

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Essex Facts

More than £8m in research funding for health and wellbeing projects since 2018
Over 4000 papers publishes relating to healthy living and wellbeing since 2010 (based on SDSN keyword set search on Scopus)
8 Knowledge Transfer partnerships ongoing or in development within the healthcare sector

The Institute of Public Health and Wellbeing

Founded in 2022, the Institute of Public Health and Wellbeing (IPHW) launched in response to the needs of a generation which has experience first hand how vulnerable we are.

The depth and breath of the four research pillars in which it is based

social, biological and environmental determinants of health
interventions, outcomes, evaluations and policy
wellbeing and health promotion
human rights, community participation and voice

highlight how the IPHW embeds complexity and interdisciplinary research in its foundations. Instead of sitting in silos, we work together to further understanding of interconnections and potential advances.

Find out more about the Institute for Public Health and Wellbeing.

The IPHW is an inclusive space fostering dialogue across a community of researchers, stakeholders and interested parties

Professor Mariachiara Di Cesare Director, INstitute of Public Health and Wellbeing

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Centres and Institutes (10)

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https://www.essex.ac.uk/centres-and-institutes/childhood-studies

The Centre for Computational Intelligence is an interdisciplinary research centre based at the University of Essex.

https://www.essex.ac.uk/centres-and-institutes/computational-intelligence

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Research groups and areas (20)

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Our Artificial Intelligence group carries out research in to how artificial intelligence programmes make decisions

https://www.essex.ac.uk/departments/computer-science-and-electronic-engineering/research/artificial-intelligence

Our research group focuses on improving the assessment and management of neurorehabilitation and developmental disorders

https://www.essex.ac.uk/departments/health-and-social-care/research/neuro-developmental-and-acquired-disorders

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Research projects (22)

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A nature based intervention to improve mental health. Research Project. A nature-based intervention to improve mental health. Principal Investigators. Dr Nicholas Cooper. Professor Sheina Orbell. Dr Mike Rogerson. A nature based intervention to

https://www.essex.ac.uk/research-projects/a-nature-based-intervention-to-improve-mental-health

AI4healthsec. Research Project. AI4HEALTHSEC. Principal Investigator. Professor Haris Mouratidis. Menu. The health sector is one of the biggest benefactors of the improvements in artificial intelligence and digitisation. Huge amounts of health data

https://www.essex.ac.uk/research-projects/ai4healthsec

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