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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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Postgraduate courses

What our students say

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PhD study

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Continuing Professional Development

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Apprenticeships

About us

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Our facilities

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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.

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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

12 May 2022

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.

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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).

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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)