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. You are here Home Health Sciences School Study with us Undergraduate courses Postgraduate courses What our students say PhD study Continuing Professional Development A nurse in training (picture taken before Covid-19 pandemic) Apprenticeships About us Meet our students Our facilities Gender equality and diversity Our research 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. Explore our research Strategic Research Alliance with the Royal College of Nursing We are delighted to be working with the Royal College of Nursing on a five-year (2018-2023) Strategic Research Alliance. Our Strategic Research Alliance News 24 August 2021 Student secures place on Student Leadership Programme Alisha Bycroft, a student who will be in her final year of the BMedSci Orthoptics from this September, has successfully secured a place on the prestigious Student Leadership Programme with the Council of Deans of Health. 6 September 2021 Pop-Up University returns to bring University of Sheffield research to the public A free festival at which some of the latest pioneering research from the worlds of healthcare, science, technology and art will be presented to the public for the first time is set to be held in Sheffield this month (18-19 September 2021). 15 July 2021 University of Sheffield subjects ranked among the best for student satisfaction Despite the challenging year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the overall satisfaction of Sheffield students is at 80 per cent - four per cent above the national sector-wide average, according to the National Student Survey (NSS) 14 July 2021 GPs and district nurses feel emotional strain from increased need for end-of-life care GPs and district nurses feel “emotionally and physically drained” as a result of an increased need for end-of-life-care during the Covid-19 pandemic. View all Health Sciences School news Follow us on Twitter Human Communication Sciences Nursing and Midwifery Orthoptics Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Like us on Facebook Nursing and Midwifery Orthoptics AskUS: Get answers to your questions Browse our frequently asked questions to get the answers you need. Questions and answers for prospective students
