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Creating impact where it matters.
Health UEA
About HealthUEA
HealthUEA brings together and combines UEA’s long-standing history of high-quality research in the broad areas of Health and Life Sciences. Our aim is to build an interdisciplinary and collaborative approach to our research, whilst working together with a multidisciplinary team of researchers, the community and external partners to create critical mass and address global research challenges.
Through HealthUEA, our goal is to ensure the effective communication of UEA’s research, both internally and externally, whilst delivering events, supporting projects, building key partnerships and promoting the important and innovative work of our researchers and academics. We want to create an impact where it matters.
HealthUEA News and Events

Nurses worldwide rely on intuition to triage patients
Nurses around the world use intuition to work out how sick a patient is before triaging for treatment – according to new research from the University of East...

British sex lives revealed in new study
A new study published today shows the number of sexual partners we have changes as we age – and there are some surprising results.

Study reveals new cause of breathlessness during exercise
Being out of breath when you exercise could be a sign of a problem with your main artery, the aorta – according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

UEA researchers develop new tool to reduce stroke risk
Researchers at the University of East Anglia have developed a new way of identifying patients at risk of an irregular heartbeat, known as ‘atrial fibrillation’.

Drivers with dementia wanted for ground-breaking new study
Researchers at the University of East Anglia are looking for car drivers with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) or early dementia to take part in a ground-breaking...
Our Research
Through a diverse range of interdisciplinary projects, world-leading research takes place across HealthUEA.
Read about some of our unique research groups and centres below.
Our Impact
Health and life science research at UEA tackles major local and global research challenges, having an impact on policy and practice across the world.
Creating impact for people and the community, whilst shaping our understanding of health, is at the heart of HealthUEA’s research aims.
Our Partnerships and Community Work
Collaboration is key to our research at UEA. Working with multidisciplinary teams enables us to foster innovation and impact through partnerships and community work.
Our Conversation
Interested in learning about our research through the academic voice?
Read our expert opinions and analysis at The Conversation.