School of Healthcare
School of Healthcare
The School of Healthcare’s overall aim is the creation, dissemination and application of knowledge to improve the health and wellbeing of communities, families and individuals by way of innovation in education, research and scholarship.
Study with us
Head of School Dr Angela Graves, is the lead for simulation-based learning and teaching, and secured Office for Student (OfS) funding to develop simulated/blended learning within our specially designed skills and simulation suite. With a clinical background in nursing and midwifery Angela is a visiting Associate Professor at UNISA Yogyakarta, Indonesia (since 2019). She has recently re-developed the BSc (Hons) Midwifery blended degree programme with successful funding from Health Education England.
News and events
TV collaboration for audiology expert
Dr Ted Killan has contributed to a new children’s TV series about hearing…
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Professor Karen Spilsbury announced as NIHR Senior Investigator
Professor Karen Spilsbury at the School of Healthcare, University of Leeds,…
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Iria finds her NICHE with NIHR Career development award
Skills, passion and experience in dementia care leads to research role
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Pharmacists based in care homes make them safer for residents
Basing specialist pharmacists in care homes can help make residents safer by…
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Research and innovation
Our research spans a wide range of major healthcare challenges, including long-term illnesses, family health, mental health, the effective use of medicines and the systems that deliver care.
This allows us to deliver real insight into health and social care in order to make a meaningful impact. Explore our research projects and collaborations to discover how we've contributed to improving the quality and safety of care.