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Undergraduate sport, exercise and health courses

Bachelor's and undergraduate master's courses in sport, exercise and health.

Department for Health taught postgraduate courses

Our postgraduate taught courses combine academic excellence with flexible and innovative design and delivery.

Department for Health postgraduate research

View our MPhil, PhD and professional doctorates courses available in the Department for Health.

Siblings Jasmine and Jemma talk about studying FdSc/BSc (Hons) Sport (Sports Performance) and playing competitive netball for Team Bath.

Pursuing a career in sport and exercise medicine

Ronjan Bhattacharya explains his plans to continue working in sport following the MSc Sport and Exercise Medicine at the ÐÔÊÓ½ç.

‘Life-changing’: From Health and Exercise Science to starting something meaningful at CaliUnity

Kiera on how studying ÐÔÊÓ½ç sparked the co-founding of an award-winning gym and community in the city to help people improve their physical and mental health.

Researchers at the ÐÔÊÓ½ç are pioneering solutions to improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people.

New research highlights deforestation and economic traps created by flue-cured tobacco in Zimbabwe

Tobacco Control Research Group publishes research into the impacts of flue-cured Virginia tobacco (FCV) in Zimbabwe

Struggling to talk to your child about weight? Research-backed films offer help

On the day the junk food advertising ban comes into effect, health experts from Bath offer evidence-based guidance to help parents talk to kids about weight.

Why didn’t the senior citizen cross the road? Slower crossings may help people with reduced mobility

Standard UK road crossing intervals are often too short for older adults with limited mobility, research reveals

Major study reveals stark inequalities in children’s physical activity while at primary school

Only 1 in 3 pupils meet the in-school activity target but this varies greatly across schools.

Department for Health research

Our research promotes wellbeing and enhances functional performance.

Dr Allen Gallagher, Dr Duncan Thomas and Dr Sophie Braznell write for the Conversation about the end of the British Museum and Japan Tobacco International deal.

Professor Anna Gilmore, public health expert, profiled in major Spanish newspaper

El País has published an article on a prominent Bath academic and her impactful research on the ways corporations shape public health

Prof Javier Gonzalez from the Department for Health speaks to journalist Madeleine Finlay about his latest keto diet research for The Guardian's Science Weekly.

Talking weight in sport: Take part in our research study

We need high-performance athletes and coaches to help us research how we talk about body weight in a sporting context.

Does synbiotic supplementation improve the effects of a ketogenic diet? Help us find out

We need volunteers to help us investigate if a daily synbiotic supplement can help maintain healthy gut and blood cholesterol levels during a ketogenic diet.

Help us explore how exercise changes over early, middle and late pregnancy

We need pregnant volunteers to help us research how fear of harm and motivation towards exercise affects exercise behaviours throughout pregnancy.

Help us research how exercise plans can improve health for people with cystic fibrosis

We need volunteers to help us research the impacts of remotely delivered exercise plans on cardiovascular health in people with cystic fibrosis.

Help us research how metabolism is impacted by exercise at different times of the day

Earn £400 and help us research how exercise during different times of the day affects metabolism. We need healthy individuals aged 18-50 with a BMI of 18-35.

Help us research fat tissue inflammation and the regulation of muscle in older people

Take part in research into whether differing levels of fat tissue inflammation are linked to levels of muscle loss as people age.

Four Humanities & Social Sciences subjects in QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026 top 100

We placed in the global top 100 for Development Studies, Psychology, Social Policy & Administration, and Sports-Related subjects.

ÐÔÊÓ½ç to host iWorkinSport Job Fair

The University will host the first UK edition of the iWorkinSport Convention & Job Fair in October 2026.

ÐÔÊÓ½ç showcases its role in regional growth during visit by Mayor

The visit highlighted sport ÐÔÊÓ½ç, our applied research and innovation in the City and beyond, and the work and activities of the Students' Union and SCP.

Join us at the Prevention Research 2026 Conference

Local Health and Global Profits team members to contribute to major UK Prevention Research Conference in Birmingham

ÐÔÊÓ½ç academics taking part in COP30 to highlight research and ActNow film

The youth-focused ActNowFilm project and Bath research will be on show at COP30

Bath wins Sport University of the Year 2026 in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide

The ÐÔÊÓ½ç is named The Times and The Sunday Times Sport University of the Year 2026, climbing from 8th to 7th place in the academic rankings.