Our Research and Knowledge Exchange Institute offers a hub within the University and the wider Lancashire health economy and beyond. We foster researchers and collaborative research output from the bench to our patients and users.

Our focus is to enhance excellence in the health sciences through high-quality and impact research.

We aim to be recognised nationally and internationally for our research in:

Medicine

Dentistry

Pharmacy

Pharmaceutical sciences

Biomedical sciences

Neuroscience

Oncology

Nanomedicine

Veterinary medicine

Infectious diseases

Health education

Audiology

Vision science

We aim to support areas of research excellence that:

Address national and international challenges in health, clinical, biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences

Promote a research approach, which is critical to addressing health threats in the human, animal and environmental interface

Provide the evidence to influence policy and practice changes

Are socially and economically sustainable

Support the development of our partners' health, clinical and biomedical research strengths, providing a bench-to-bed-to-home solution.