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About us

Starting well, living well and ageing well is the principle underpinning our work. Our research and teaching disciplines centre on health challenges that are particularly significant in Merseyside. Our work in cardiovascular health, eye and vision, musculoskeletal ageing and women's and children's health has global impact.

Professor Peter Clegg

Our ambition for our institute is to have a research presence throughout the pipeline, from discovery stages through to clinical trials. It's important that we're recognised for excellence in both our teaching and research activity.

Professor Peter Clegg, Executive Dean

Our Departments

  • Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine - providing an outstanding opportunity to focus on studies of how life events modify the risks of adverse health at key stages in later life
  • Eye and Vision Sciences - scientists, engineers and clinicians work collaboratively to uncover how basic mechanisms, processes and structures relate to vision, including how it is affected by disease and how it can be treated
  • Musculoskeletal and Ageing Science - working with both medical and veterinary clinicians, as well as epidemiologists and biomedical scientists, to advance solutions to age-related diseases and conditions
  • Women's and Children's Health - the department is internationally renowned for its research and is home to specialist groups covering obstetrics, gynaecology, neonatology and medical and surgical paediatrics
  • School of Dentistry - we're one of the largest dental schools in the UK, training the next generation of dentists, as well as qualified dental professionals as they develop their careers
  • School of Medicine - at the University of Liverpool, we develop caring, clinically outstanding, research-ready doctors to lead in a rapidly changing healthcare world.

 

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Vision, mission and aims

  • Conduct research that has a real impact on our local community
  • Support the starting well, living well and ageing well agenda
  • Make all areas of our research activity internationally visible
  • Operate sustainably, particularly reducing our plastic waste which is disproportionately high in clinical sciences
  • Be recognised as a leading education provider for our disciplines
  • Demonstrate best-practice 'team science'
  • Develop policies that promote equality, diversity and inclusion within clinical careers, where society has been under-represented previously.

Our Institute leadership team

Accreditations and partnerships

Athena SWAN Silver Award

We're proud to hold the Athena SWAN Silver Award, recognising our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

The Technician Commitment

We're fully engaged in The Technician Commitment, a pledge to support technical staff working in research.