Mission statement
Our goals are to consider how peoples' health and wellbeing can be defined, measured and improved in ways that help policy-makers determine the best use of scarce resources, and to investigate the determinants of well-being insofar as these are relevant to policy formulation.
Research in the Centre draws on a wide variety of disciplines within the University of º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½. Throughout its activities, the Centre aims to combine theoretical development with policy relevance. It is fully committed to building its research portfolio, and becoming a leading international research centre in a major UK university.
The centre is a truly interdisciplinary one, bringing together people from such disciplines as:
- Economics
- Psychology
- Political science
- Geography
- Criminology
- Sociology
- Management
- Public health
- Mental health.
Throughout its activities, the Centre aims to combine theoretical development with policy relevance. It is fully committed to building its research portfolio, and becoming a leading international research centre in a major UK university.