Frontline care
Damage control in austere environments
Evaluating practical methods for haemorrhage control, analgesia, resuscitation, triage and safe evacuation when resources are constrained.
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Centre for Conflict Wound Research
Better evidence. Better trauma care. Better recovery.
We bring clinicians, scientists, engineers, military health specialists and people with lived experience together to improve the prevention, treatment and long-term rehabilitation of wounds sustained in conflict.
Why this work matters
Conflict injuries demand a continuum of care, not isolated interventions.
Survival is only the beginning. A wound can reshape mobility, identity, employment, family life and health for decades.
The Centre for Conflict Wound Research is designed around that full trajectory: from point-of-injury stabilisation and evacuation, through reconstruction and infection control, to rehabilitation, prosthetics, pain management and social reintegration.
Our purpose is to close the gap between frontline experience and high-quality evidence. We focus on questions that matter in austere environments, where time, blood, equipment, specialist personnel and reliable transport may all be limited. By aligning laboratory science, clinical studies, data analysis and implementation research, we aim to move useful knowledge into practice faster.
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Our approach is collaborative and ethically grounded. Research priorities should reflect the perspectives of injured personnel, civilians, families, surgeons, nurses, rehabilitation teams, humanitarian responders and partner institutions. We therefore build engagement into study design from the outset rather than treating it as an afterthought.
A connected research model
From injury mechanism to lifelong outcome.
Our portfolio spans the biological, clinical, operational and human dimensions of conflict-related trauma.
01Prevention and protection
02Acute haemorrhage and resuscitation
03Reconstruction and infection
04Rehabilitation and long-term health
Research priorities
Questions built around real clinical need.
We concentrate on areas where rigorous evidence can improve survival, reduce complications and support meaningful recovery.
Clinical recovery
Reconstruction, infection and tissue repair
Improving debridement, antimicrobial stewardship, reconstructive pathways, wound monitoring and preservation of function.
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Life after injury
Rehabilitation and long-term outcomes
Studying pain, prosthetic use, psychological health, participation, employment and quality of life over the long term.
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How we work
Research that can travel from the laboratory to the field.
Conflict medicine operates across unusually complex systems. A promising intervention must be clinically effective, logistically feasible, trainable, robust to environmental stress and acceptable to the people expected to use it.
We use mixed methods to understand this whole system. Experimental work can define mechanisms and test materials; observational studies can reveal patterns of injury and outcome; clinical trials can assess comparative effectiveness; qualitative research can identify barriers, unintended effects and priorities that numbers alone cannot show.
“The right question is not only whether an intervention works, but whether it works where, when and for whom it is needed.”
Knowledge mobilisation is embedded throughout. We produce evidence summaries, training resources, implementation tools and open research outputs to help partner organisations apply findings responsibly.
Core commitments
Scientific rigour with human consequences in view.
Integrity
Transparent, reproducible research
Clear protocols, proportionate governance, responsible data use and publication of findings regardless of outcome.
Partnership
Co-designed priorities
Research shaped with clinicians, patients, families, service organisations and international collaborators.
Impact
Evidence ready for implementation
Outputs designed for real decisions: clinical pathways, training, procurement, policy and future research investment.
Work with the Centre
We welcome conversations with research institutions, healthcare providers, veterans’ organisations, humanitarian partners, funders and people with lived experience.