School of Healthcare

Undergraduate open days

Explore campus, talk to staff and students and find out about your subjects at our open day.

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Masters degrees

Benefit from outstanding teaching in one of the country's leading centres for education in Healthcare.

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Research Excellence Framework 2014

100% of our research has either 'outstanding' or 'very considerable' impact.

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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.

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Professional development

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At the School of Healthcare we offer excellence in education-embracing technologies and modern facilities. We co-produce education and research with service users and practice partners who deliver innovative services for a diverse society.

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TEF Gold

Awarded for the highest quality in teaching standards

Teaching Excellence Framework

Top 100

World top 100 university

QS World Rankings 2019

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Equality and Inclusion

The School of Healthcare is committed to creating an inclusive working environment for all our staff and students.

The Faculty Equality and Inclusion committee meets termly and is chaired by the Dean of the Faculty, Professor Paul Stewart.  The faculty committee works closely with the University Equality Policy Unit to promote the University Equality Objectives.

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She makes learning fun and always shares her stories to help us learn from her experiences. She has a really calm tone that destresses the whole and we all get so happy when we know she’s taking our class. She deserves this award!'

Jo James wins ‘Personal Tutor’ of the year at Leeds University 2019 Partnership Awards

"She has helped me to progress academically but more importantly, has helped…

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SoH Midwifery team co- leading NHS project on specialist perinatal mental health

SoH Midwifery team commissioned by NHS England to produce best practice…

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Celebrating apprenticeships at Leeds

As part of National Apprenticeship Week, the University is celebrating the…

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Stillbirths more likely if diabetes in pregnancy not diagnosed

Women who develop diabetes in pregnancy but are not diagnosed are much more…

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The National Elf Service: Welcome to the Woodland! - Andre Tomlin Founder

Andre Tomlin Founder and Director of the Mental Elf (2011) and the National Elf Service (2015). The title of his talk is ‘The National Elf Service: Welcome to the Woodland!'.

Tuesday 4 June 2019, 12:00 - 12:30

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The School of Healthcare blog

Read the latest thoughts, insight and opinion from the School of Healthcare as our staff offer their expertise on important issues around health and social care.

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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.

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