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Professor Tracey Moore

Tracey Moore: A Career Built on Care, Leadership and Lifelong Learning

When Tracey began her career as a clerical officer at Trent Regional Health Authority in the late 1970s, she couldn't have predicted that one day she would be leading the Faculty of Health at one of the UK’s top universities.
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Looking back: a 26 year career in orthoptics

For World Orthoptic Day we sat down with Advanced Specialist Practitioner and Sheffield alumna, Cath Williamson, to talk about her 26-year career journey in orthoptics.

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Sheffield’s second ever Dysarthria Awareness Day strives for education on motor speech disorders

Published by Shef News
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Double Award Nominations for Sheffield Nursing Apprentices

Two of the University of Sheffield’s health apprentices have been recognised this month, with double nominations in the 2025 South Yorkshire Apprenticeship Awards Health and Public Services Apprentice category.
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Nystagmus Network awards legacy grant for groundbreaking nystagmus research

The Nystagmus Network has awarded a Legacy Grant to Dr Gemma Arblaster and Dr Sonia Toor, lecturers and researchers at the University of Sheffield, for their pioneering research into accommodation and focusing in nystagmus.

| Published by Nystagmus Network
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High standard of apprenticeships lead to success for University of Sheffield students

Apprenticeships are pivotal in helping to close the national skills gap in healthcare and advanced manufacturing industries, offering an accessible pathway to rewarding careers.
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Up to 15 per cent of end of life carers living in poverty, report finds

Up to 762,000 people across the UK are providing unpaid care for someone living with a terminal illness every year, a report from the University of Sheffield and Marie Curie estimates.  
Claire at her graduation in Sheffield. She wears a graduation cap and gown.

First Advanced Clinical Practice graduate in Scotland helps to improve children’s eye service

Specialist Orthoptist and Sheffield alumni, Claire McFadden, is featured in this article by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, after becoming the first person in Scotland to complete a master's in Ophthalmology Advanced Clinical Practice (Paediatrics).

| NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
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Ofsted report praises high standard of apprenticeships at University of Sheffield

The University of Sheffield has been praised for delivering good quality apprenticeships and having strong links with industry by a recent Ofsted inspection.