Faculty of Medicine and Health
Welcome from the Executive Dean
Our mission as a leading biomedical and health service research campus is to deliver educational and research excellence that impacts on human health and wealth.
Our schools are consistently highly ranked, nationally and internationally, and have maintained a global reputation for academic excellence, world-class research and technology-enhanced learning. Our acclaimed strength in both teaching and research attracts the best clinicians and academics to work with us.
Research and innovation
Across our four schools we undertake leading research to drive forward understanding within our fields, whilst improving the provision of care and delivering meaningful impact for our partners and collaborators. This is enabled by world-renowned research staff and state-of-the-art facilities. Our vision is to apply our research, education and practice to improve health outcomes and quality of life for individuals and societies.
News and events
Yorkshire and Humber heart failure hospital admissions rise by almost a third in five years
New and improved ways of delivering heart failure care urgently needed, warns…
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New research finds unpredictable evolution in brain tumours
When brain tumours are treated with radiation or chemotherapy their cells…
MoreNominations open for the Clinical Teaching Excellence Awards 2019-2020
The School of Medicine wishes to encourage and reward excellent undergraduate…
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Leeds scientists lead next generation of radiotherapy treatments
Leeds scientists and clinicians have been awarded a major cash boost from…
MoreThe future landscape of equality, diversity and inclusion across UK Universities.
Professor Julia Buckingham (Vice-Chancellor and President of Brunel University London) will discuss the future landscape of equality, diversity and inclusion.
MoreThe Astbury Conversation 2020: Seeing into Cells
Whether you are a researcher, or you are simply interested in learning more about the hidden world of macromolecules, the Astbury Conversation will give you an insight into life in molecular detail.
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