The Research Centre for Stress, Trauma & Related Conditions (STARC) was established in 2019 and is led by Professor Cherie Armour.

The work of STARC focuses on the psychological wellbeing and mental health of those who have experienced stress, adversity, and trauma. The team focus on exploring and understanding predictors, correlates, and impacts of a range of psychological disorders including, but not limited to, PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, and Dissociation and work with a range of different populations (healthcare workers, emergency services, armed forces, children and adolescents, as well as the general adult population). Additionally, recent efforts have focused on exploring the concept of post adversity psychological resilience.