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Health Sciences School

We're leaders in health professions education, training and research.
Our Health Sciences School brings together expertise from across our three core areas of strength: human communication sciences; nursing; and orthoptics.

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Undergraduate courses

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Health sciences research

Our multidisciplinary research focuses on understanding health, illness and disability, to enable the effective delivery of health and social care across the life course.

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Sharron Hinchliff

Sex lives in over 50s: Ending the stigma

The sex lives of the over 50s have long been ignored. Sheffield’s new cafes are bringing the conversation back to the table.

Opening up in the age of love

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Student Madeleine Cole.

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