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Starting well, living well, ageing well

Our wellbeing and lifestyle researchers are helping to build the foundation to a healthy, happy and productive life.

There is widespread agreement that children’s health and conditions in childhood structure outcomes in later life. Improving child health and development is central to addressing entrenched inequalities in adult health, to reducing the increasing burden of adult chronic disease and ensure .

Using everything from next-generation genetic sequencing to powerful clinical diagnostics and treatments, Liverpool’s culture and wellbeing research transforms millions of lives on a local, national and global scale.

The University of Liverpool’s three world-class Faculties have joined the forces of over 150 research staff under a common goal: to improve the health and wellbeing of babies and children, and the adults they will become.

Health is defined as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being.

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Research activities

Watch on YouTube: MicroAge experiment

MicroAge experiment

Watch European Space Agency astronaut Matthias Maurer unpacking and installing the MicroAge experiment, which was launched to the ISS on 21 December.

Credit: European Space Agency

Our health and wellbeing expertise and collaboration

Meet some of our leading academics in this research area: