The Clinical Research Centre for Health Professions is a vibrant research environment for staff and students and embraces research activities of occupational therapists, physiotherapists, podiatrists and osteopaths.
Research activity
Research activity within the Clinical Research Centre for Health Professions is focused into three groups: applied clinical and laboratory-based research; applied pedagogic research; and wellbeing, health and occupation research. Find out more about our research groups
Staff research interests and developments can be viewed in our annual report (pdf 1.4Mb)
Research study
We offer a range of research study opportunities, including part and full-time research study at PhD level as well as professional doctorate study for part-time allied health professional practitioners. Find out more about studying with the Clinical Research Centre.
Facilities
Staff and students have access to excellent research facilities and resources and dedicated technical support. The centre hosts a state of the art human movement laboratory.
The Clinical Research Centre for Health Professions is part of the Faculty of Health and Social Science. Find out more about research in our faculty.
Latest research reports
Research reports in osteopathy
- The standardised data collection project – executive summary (pdf 108Kb)
- The standardised data collection project – final report (pdf 2.5Mb)
- Complaints and claims against osteopaths: a baseline study of the frequency of complaints 2004-2008 and a qualitative exploration of patients' complaints (pdf 1.4Mb)
- Communicating risks of treatment and informed consent in osteopathic practice (1.5Mb)
- The OPEn project investigating patients' expectations of osteopathic care – download the full and summary reports
