UKHSA: What we do
See our science and technology working areas, and find out how to access our world-class specialist services and facilities.
UKHSA works with industry, academia and government to make the nation’s health secure. We provide world-class intellectual, scientific and operational leadership at national and local level, as well as on the global stage. On this page, you can find:
- what we do
- the services we offer
- our facilities
- how to work with UKHSA
Working with UKHSA
We work with industry, academia and government. To find out how we can help you, get in touch with our team.
What we do
Our work protects every member of every community from the impact of infectious diseases, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear incidents and other health threats.
UKHSA science
Evaluation and translation
- Behavioural Science and Insights Unit (BSIU) (click “behavioural sciences” tab to see the BSIU homepage)
Radiation, chemical and environmental hazards (RCE)
Specialised microbiology and laboratories
- Culture collections
- Diagnostics and Pathogen Characterisation (DPC)
- Food and Environmental Proficiency Testing Unit (FEPTU)
- Food, Water and Environmental Laboratories (FWE)
- High containment microbiology and biological services (HCMBS)(HCBS) CL-3 and CL-4 in vitro and in vivo
- Public health microbiology
- Regional and clinical laboratories
- Vaccine Development and Evaluation Centre (VDEC)
Scientific strategy and development
Virology and pathogenesis, pathogen characterisation
- Biosafety
- Biosafety full scale research (mock hospital) ward
- Diagnostics (DX) accelerator
Clinical and public health
- Blood safety, hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections and HIV (BSHSH)
- Clinical and emerging infections
- Clinical and Public Health Response (CPHR)
- Gastrointestinal Infections and Food Safety One Health (GIFSOH)
- Genomic Public Health Analysis (GPHA)
- Healthcare and Associated Infection and Antimicrobial Resistance (HCAI and AMR)
- Immunisation and vaccine preventable diseases
- Pathogen genomics programme
- Rare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory (RIPL)
Health protection operations
- Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response (EPRR)
- Global operations
- National operations
- Regional teams
Data, analytics and surveillance
Contact business@ukhsa.gov.uk for more information about our work
Working with UKHSA
Find out what UKHSA does, how to work with us and how you can benefit from our expertise.
Services and facilities
Our specialist facilities are available for use by other government departments and non-government organisations.
Vaccine Development and Evaluation Centre (VDEC)
The Vaccine Development and Evaluation Centre (VDEC) works across sectors to build, evaluate and deliver vaccines and therapeutic products.