Research Areas
Research at the interface of the engineering, neurological, movement and food sciences as well as biology, medicine and the social sciences is of ever increasing societal and economic importance.
The Department of Health Sciences and Technology reflects on and addresses the fundamental themes and questions at the interface of its research areas.
Strategic research priorities
The strategic research priorities defined by the Department of Health Sciences and Technology focus on prevalent diseases worldwide that have become a burden on many healthcare systems. These include various cardiovascular diseases, obesity, malnutrition and undernutrition, acute and chronic neurological or musculoskeletal disorders, and immune diseases. Mental illnesses also require a neuroscientific understanding and holistic treatment approaches.