Research themes

Our world-leading research teams conduct high-impact research across eighteen different themes listed below.

An image of a bone
Bone and joint 
An oncology (cancer) research image
Cancer 
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Cardiovascular disease 
Brain scans
Cerebrovascular disease 
Neurons
Dementia 
The pituitary gland
Endocrinology 
The Sheffield Medical School
Enhancing the potential of learners 
MRI image of brain
Functional neurology and epilepsy 
Scientific research equipment
Genomic Medicine & Bioinformatics 
An MRI scanner and visual display
Imaging 
DNA strand
Immunity 
An infection researcher looking into a microscope
Infection 
Nerve cells
Motor neuron disorders 
SITraN secures industry partnership to accelerate novel treatments for Parkinson’s and ALS
Parkinson's disease 
Samuel Fox House from the outside.
Primary medical care 
Sperm
Reproduction 
A student volunteer working in the community
Social accountability 
Neuroscience mysteries of the brain
Translational neuropsychology