Research

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How our research is improving lives and changing the world we live in.

Join our world-leading research community through the Global Talent Fund

Our multidisciplinary Beacons empower our research community to tackle major global challenges by building consortia for large-scale funding.

Our research is helping to improve the world. Through collaborative partnerships we're creating a healthier, more sustainable, and connected future for all.

Putting people at the heart of research and innovation.

Our institutes span a number of fields of research.

Our research spans a number of fields and we work together in cross-disciplinary groups.

How we make sure our research meets the highest ethical standards including guidance, resources and contact information.

Bath researchers have developed a renewable membrane to capture toxic PFOA pollutants, paving the way for scalable, sustainable water treatment technologies.

Volunteer soldiers who have served in Ukraine experience high levels of mental and physical health difficulties yet rarely receive the healthcare they need.

Neutrality can speed up and stabilise collective decisions, new University of Bath Maths study shows.

Three Bath researchers presented research to MPs and leading scientists, with Joni Wildman taking gold in engineering at the scientific poster competition.

Research from the Milner Centre for Evolution has identified a molecular switch that could be potentially used for screening for dangerous pre-eclampsia.

A device developed at Bath, which detects trace amounts of street drug spice, will reach frontline services following a licence agreement with foster+freeman.

Professor Kit Yates analyses some of the on-screen maths discussed in the new Amazon Prime series, Young Sherlock.

France is at a turning point in its relationship with drugs cartels and Marseille is emblematic of its failure to understand how drug networks function.

The University of Bath has been working with Team GB skeleton athletes to help improve their starts, using a form of “markerless” motion capture tech.

Research suggests that school absence is usually underpinned by severe school distress and anxiety. Many of these children are autistic.

AI is making gains in solving pure math problems. Can it crack the hardest problems in mathematics? Professor Kit Yates writes for Live Science.

Tamsin McLaren (School of Management) writes in The Conversation about the world-famous Liberty department store in London, on its 150th anniversary.

Hear from our academics about their expertise in artificial intelligence and machine learning, and discover what our researchers can offer to businesses.

If you'd like to work with us, get in touch at partnerships@bath.ac.uk

Take part in research into whether differing levels of fat tissue inflammation are linked to levels of muscle loss as people age.

Earn £200 and help us understand if personalised feedback can improve people's diets. We need volunteers aged 18-45 with diets low in fresh vegetables.

Join our study that looks at how short periods of carbohydrate restriction impact health, and whether a new mobile health app can help with lifestyle adherence.

We need volunteers to help us research the impacts of remotely delivered exercise plans on cardiovascular health in people with cystic fibrosis.

A study to explore the experiences of parenthood of Albanian mothers who have survived human trafficking and modern slavery.

We are researching how virtual reality (VR) and video-based mindfulness exercises impact stress, anxiety, and confidence in public-speaking situations.

23 Mar 2026 8.00am

Online

This is the 4th PREP conference, taking place in 2026.

26 Mar 2026 5.30pm

The Chancellors' Building 3.5, University of Bath

Professor Matt Sleat discusses post-liberalism: what it is, where it comes from, and why it has gained momentum.

22 Apr 2026 4.00pm

Online

A monthly virtual reading group for BHR scholars.