Interdisciplinary network for culture, health, ethics and society (INCHES)

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Interdisciplinary network for culture, health, ethics and society (INCHES)

Research that aims to improve people’s lives by considering patterns and experiences of health. Researchers in the group investigate healthcare practices, cultures and policies in various contexts, using social science and humanities based methods.

Leads: Dr Liz Brewster and Dr Lisa Ashmore

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Research Excellence Framework 2021

The Faculty is pleased to announce that in the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF2021), 91% of our Research was judged to be world-leading or internationally excellent, and 100% of our research environment was rated world-leading.

REF2021

Divisions

The Faculty of Health and Medicine's multidisciplinary research and teaching operates across three divisions, delivering high quality teaching and research with national and international impact.

  • Biomedical and Life Sciences

    The Division of Biomedical and Life Sciences is responsible for coordinating biomedical teaching and research activities at Lancaster.

  • Health Research

    The Division of Health Research specialises in postgraduate study and high-quality research with national and international impact on health and wellbeing policy.

  • Lancaster Medical School

    In addition to offering our medical degree and course in sports science, Lancaster Medical School conducts research into biomedicine, social and ethical aspects of health and medicine, and medical education.

Public events at the Faculty of Health and Medicine

From public lecture series, to student-focused webinars, there's always something going on at the Faculty of Health and Medicine.

18th Feb

N8CIR Spatial Data and Mapping in R

Wednesday 18 February 2026, 10:00am to 4:00pm
18th Feb

Data Dialogues - Jenny McHugh and John Barbrook - The Impact of the US Data and Content Loss on academic research’

Wednesday 18 February 2026, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
18th Feb

International development in palliative care

Wednesday 18 February 2026, 2:00pm to 3:00pm
19th Feb

BOOK LAUNCH: Catherine Malabou and Contemporary French Literature and Film: Witnessing Plasticity, by Benjamin Dalton (Edinburgh University Press, 2026)

Thursday 19 February 2026, 5:00pm to 6:30pm
25th Feb

Health@Lancaster Collaboration Cafe - Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC)

Wednesday 25 February 2026, 9:00am to 10:00am
3rd Mar

Sustainability in Research Forum

Tuesday 3 March 2026, 10:00am to 3:00pm
4th Mar

Health@Lancaster Collaboration Cafe - Dr Vicki Ellarby

Wednesday 4 March 2026, 9:00am to 10:00am
4th Mar

Data Dialogues - Jiaxing Liu - Academic Visitor with SOMS, Health Informatics

Wednesday 4 March 2026, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
18th Mar

Health@Lancaster Collaboration Cafe - Dr Nathan Jones

Wednesday 18 March 2026, 9:00am to 10:00am

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Latest News

The Gender Spectrum Collection

Setting future research priorities for non-surgical gender transition-related healthcare

Lancaster University researchers are leading a national consultation to identify research priorities for healthcare interventions for adults experiencing gender incongruence and gender dysphoria.
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Tracker to help manage Long COVID energy levels created by researchers

The first study to test a digital tool designed to help people with Long COVID manage their energy levels has been developed by a team of researchers.
Two people holding hands.

Lancaster to lead multi-million pound research initiative to transform mental health support

Lancaster University has been awarded almost £11 million pounds for pioneering mental health research following a major investment by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).
Dr Lisa Ashmore

Medical researcher’s work in radiotherapy recognised with European award

A Lancaster Medical School researcher is to receive one of Europe’s top honours for radiography.
Some of the human teeth from the 1907-1912 Dog Holes, Warton dig, which were scanned by Lancaster University as part of the project

Museum exhibition reveals how science unlocks secrets of the past

Archaeology and cutting-edge science have come together to unlock secrets and rewrite stories of the Lancaster district’s ancient past.

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