About us

About the Institute

An overview of our vision, strategy and leadership team.

Our vision and values

To address health disparities and improve the health and wellbeing of marginalised and disadvantaged people around the world.

Equitable partnerships

We value mutual participation, trust, and respect at all stages of the research process to ensure that research outcomes are mutually beneficial for all partners.

Interdisciplinarity

We take a holistic approach to tackle global health problems by promoting and integrating work from relevant disciplines.

Sustainable impact

We ensure that our work brings positive change for improving the health and wellbeing of the underserved communities across the globe.

Creativity and innovation

We aim to develop innovative strategies to tackle global health issues through the development and utilisation of creative research methodologies and innovative and sustainable technologies.

Capacity building

We aim to strengthen research capacity by training, supporting, and mentoring the next generations of researchers and by working with partners to improve facilities and infrastructure for global health research.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI)

We take an EDI lens to all aspects of work on global health and wellbeing. We support people from diverse backgrounds in our capacity building activities and we conduct research that directly addresses inequalities across the globe.

Community engagement and involvement

We encourage and support studies that actively involve community members and key stakeholders at all stages of the research process, from project conception to dissemination of findings, using the principle of “no research about us without us”.

Responsive to emerging needs

We aim to respond rapidly to emerging global challenges and healthcare needs through our research.

Integrity

We maintain the highest standards of research integrity and ethics to underpin our global health and wellbeing research.

Our strategy

To advance interdisciplinary and collaborative research to address global health disparities and improve the health and wellbeing of marginalised and disadvantaged people.
To recruit, train, and retain exceptional talent and strengthen capacity in global health research and advocacy.

To provide high quality global health education and training programmes to equip students with skills and competence necessary to address global public health challenges.
To maximise the potential for positive impact in the short, medium, and long-term from our research in global health and wellbeing across a wide range of sectors.

To ensure that our research is built upon and fully incorporates, robust Community Engagement and Involvement, including community members and other key stakeholders as meaningful research partners, enhancing the relevance, cultural appropriateness, and effectiveness of our research.