Featured research
Research at Bath plays an important role in advances that impact on modern life, society and produces real benefits. Our global reputation for excellence attracts the highest calibre students and leading academics from across the world. These features show the range of activity and excellent results achieved by our researchers.
Latest Features
Understanding wellbeing in developing countries to enhance poverty-reduction projects
Dr Sarah White is investigating the relationships between poverty and wellbeing in developing countries.
Bridging the gap: New methods of structural assessment
The Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering are researching new methods of assessing the structural quality of bridges.
Understanding the emotional impact of terrorism
Professor Anna Bull is working to help the families of victims understand what happened during the terrorist attacks in Italy in the 1970s and 1980s.
BaleHaus - Developing environmentally friendly homes using straw bale
The BaleHaus@Bath project is exploring the construction of homes using straw bale.
Working with the dead to generate energy
The Centre for Death and Society is leading research into using excess heat from crematoria to generate energy.
Improving the lives of burns victims with intelligent wound dressings
Toby Jenkins is leading research into wound dressings which can reduce scarring and potentially save the lives of young burns victims.
Rethinking assessment: the role of peers in personal digital story assignments
Undergraduate students participated in a digital story telling activity which aimed to develop their metacognitive skills.
Lone mothers, work and welfare: earning and caring in low-income families
Examining the impact of paid work on family life for lone mothers and their children.
Microwaves in medical therapy: non-invasive treatments for cancer
Including a microwave based system that can treat a 5cm tumour in 5 minutes
Changing Worlds: the impact of University research
Examples of our research which has changed the world were highlighted at the SETsquared event held on Monday 13 October 2010.
Science
Research Making Impact
Drug inhalation technologies: delivering medicines without injections
A substitute for addiction?
Stay longer on the sea bed
Treating disease a new way
New technique improves Cassava quality
Bench to Bedside: New drugs for women's health
New Chemical for Regenerative Medicine
Database helps lower construction's carbon footprint
Local power could mean cheaper bills
Research in Focus
Shower gel from plants?
Password or pA55w0rd?
Acoustic Sensors: mapping and monitoring our environment
Space DRUMS: reactions in suspense!
Toughest organisms could give clue to early life
Engineering
Research Making Impact
From notebooks to knowledge bases...
Fuel efficient, low carbon cars: 25 yrs of engine research
RepRapping: wealth without money?
New Form of Optical Fibre for Laser Light Conversion
Giving more independence to people with dementia
Management
Research Making Impact
Public sector procurement policies: finding cost savings through research
Sustainable Procurement in the NHS
Social Sciences
Research making impact
Understanding wellbeing in developing countries to enhance poverty-reduction projects
New training programmes at work: injury reduction in the forces
35 million ‘invisible’ poor: understanding poverty in Bangladesh
European union: where next?
Counting the Cost of Climate Change
Think, feel, do!
Global welfare: one size does not fit all
Smoking and health inequalities
Research in Focus
Organised crime: are we missing global characteristics?
Support and opposition to migration