Research focus areas
When you complete a research degree at VU, you have the opportunity to specialise in one of our areas of research focus. These areas are supported by expertise from University institutes, research centres, colleges and groups.
In 'Research focus areas':
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Applied informatics
Research on web mining, data management, health informatics, e-health and service-oriented computing. -
Creative arts & writing
Research in creative arts and writing that combines the skills and methodologies in creative arts research with more traditional humanities and social science research. -
Diversity & wellbeing
Our research specialises in cultural diversity and community health and wellbeing. -
Education, diversity & lifelong learning
Our research investigates interaction between diversity and education in formal education, non-formal education and the workforce. -
Food & nutritional sciences
Our research in food and nutritional sciences focuses on resolving the challenges of sustainability and healthy feeding practice of growing populations across the world. -
Medical & health sciences
Our research teams specialise in medical physiology, pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences, nursing, and metabolism and inflammation in health and disease. -
Sport, exercise & active living
World-class research in sport science, exercise science and active living, with a focus on multi-disciplinary cooperation. -
Strategic economics
Our research informs government policy and focuses on growth, development, innovation, sustainability, human impact and the green economy. -
Supply chain, logistics & transport
Research exploring the impact of global developments in the management of performance and productivity in supply chain, logistics and transport. -
Sustainable environmental technologies
Our research programs are focussed on managing increasing and competing demands for resources and the development of sustainable environmental technologies.