Improving health and reducing inequalities through pioneering research and education.
The Department of Public Health, Policy and Systems is one of the largest in the UK and has a world-leading status for its excellence in research and education. Underpinning all our activities is the social model of health and its application to health inequalities and health and social care systems.
We are examining how to improve systems that promote, protect, and sustain health, prevent disease, and care for the sick, with a focus on addressing inequalities in the social determinants of health.
Our researchers use advanced methods to evaluate and promote effective, equitable, and cost-efficient health policies. Their work has shaped UK sugar and salt reduction efforts and EU transfats regulations.
We are leading efforts to reduce the disease burden from air pollution, informing climate and health policies in sub-Saharan Africa, where nearly 700,000 people die annually from energy-related pollution.
SOPHIC addresses key challenges in population health advances social science approaches through interdisciplinary research, and focuses on (bio)social inquiry and diverse methodologies.
The Department co-leads the Public Health programme working with ten North West local authorities and community organisations to increase resilience in disadvantaged neighbourhoods.
The Liverpool Centre for Health, Art, Society and Environment (CHASE) provides a home for scholars working at the intersection of the humanities, social sciences, health, medicine and environment.
WHO Collaborating Centre for Policy Research on Determinants of Health Equity, supports the World Health Organisation to investigate the social dimensions of ill-health, in particular social pathways to and from health inequalities and what can be done about them.
The Master of Public Health (MPH) degree is an essential programme if you are working in any area of public health: governmental organisations, health services management, policy and planning, housing, transport or for community groups and NGOs. You can also study some of the course modules as standalone CPD modules.
Offering specialist training for current and aspiring health data scientists, this MSc combines research-focused teaching, training and development in an emerging discipline.The MSc in Health Data Science is supported by Health Data Research UK, the national institute for health data science.
Find out more about options for postgraduate research within the Department of Public Health, Policy and Systems.
Exposure to household air pollution (HAP) from burning solid fuels is associated with an increased risk of pneumonia in children under 5 years, respiratory and cardiovascular diseases in adults and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Our research has facilitated transition from reliance on polluting solid fuels to LPG through evidence-based policy and heightened population awareness.
Our researchers developed computational models to quantify and compare different prevention policies, successfully advancing food policies such as the UK dietary salt reduction targets, sugary drinks tax, along with EU and WHO policies to eliminate industrial transfats from the world's food supplies.
Researchers from the University of Liverpool provided new evidence to inform how consent should be sought for children’s critical care trials. The resulting guidance has since facilitated vital trials to provide evidence to optimise treatments for critically ill patients, including eight trials involving over 1000 children.
Our local and global partnerships provide vital support to our research activity.
