Applied Health
Message from the Head of Directorate
Welcome to Warwick Applied Health, which promotes a culture where all staff and students flourish and achieve their full potential. We work across disciplines integrating psycho-social, organisational and bio-medical perspectives in our research and teaching.
Our research focus is on the design and evaluation of interventions (behavioural, medical, technological and organisational), plus how the application of knowledge in these areas changes clinical practice and ultimately health outcomes. Our research includes applied health services research, methodological development/application of health sciences, evidence synthesis as well as relevant theoretical enquiry.
We are actively engaged with teaching and training for medical students and postgraduate taught courses, and have a thriving higher degrees programme drawing on our research strengths, with particular focus on public health, care in community settings, mental health and global health.
We want to work with our NHS partners to support the development of healthcare models which are fit for the future, attuned for frailty and integrated around people with acute and long term health needs.
Professor Dan Lasserson
(Interim Head of Directorate)
Education
The Division is able to draw upon its high-calibre, multidisciplinary and internationally recognised leaders in health sciences research to deliver an outstanding student experience. We contribute to the MB ChB medicine programme, postgraduate research degrees, postgraduate taught degrees and the school's two undergraduate degrees. Projects currently available for postgraduate research students in the Division of Health Sciences can be found here.
Health Sciences Units
Health Sciences News
Professor Kate Seers achieves prestigious NIHR Senior Investigator Award
New sleep apnoea diagnostic device could slash waiting times and improve quality of life
Directorate Team: who to contact (From 1st January 2025)
Please see the list below to help you direct your query to the correct person
Dan Lasserson (Interim Director)
- Line management of academic staff previously managed by Amy (those affected should have received notification)
- Strategy and strategic changes, stakeholders, education and research networks
- Matters relating to the viability, profitability and sustainability of WAH
- DEM cases
- Teaching support
- Academic staff processes and opportunities (promotions, SLRS, fellowships)
Helen Muir (Head of Operations)
- Grants – ideate sign off, NOI sign off, initial contact for letters/statements of support for grants (these will then be allocated to Dan or Gavin as appropriate), matched funding and low margin recovery requests for grant applications, grant extensions or substantive changes
- Concur and OPERA sign off
- Risk assessment sign off
- New employment/staffing related queries - e.g. fixed term contract extensions, recruitment, change in FTE (these will then be allocated to the appropriate person to take forward)
- Directorate data/information requests – e.g. to support reporting, AthenaSWAN
- IT access/email account extensions
Anne-Marie Brennan (Senior Operations Manager)
- Health and Safety issues
- Sign off for PPIE forms (copy Agnes Chu into email)
- Project management – including advice on level costed into grants
Dolores Towers
- Office furniture requests
- Induction for new starters
- Employment/staffing queries and updates relating to ongoing activities
- Annual leave queries
Rachel Morgan
- Purchasing (OPERA), travel, conference bookings, and expenses support (Concur) – Staff based in Block A
- Directorate admin support drop-in sessions, coffee catch ups and personal pitches
Agnes Chu
- Items for the bulletin or to be circulated around the directorate
- Honorary staff applications (these will then be directed to the appropriate person for consideration)
- Purchasing (OPERA), travel, conference bookings, and expenses support (Concur) – Staff based in Block B
- Directorate meetings and events
- Support for PPIE forms (copy into emails)
Contact Information
Dolores Towers - Divisional Support Officer
Tel: +44 (0) 2476 151154
Email: D.Towers.1@warwick.ac.uk
Recent Publications
Take a look at our latest publications on WRAP (the Warwick Research Active Portal).