School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery

We're leaders in health education, training and research. Our school brings together expertise from across human communication sciences, nursing, midwifery, pharmacy, orthoptics and ophthalmology.

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Human Communication Sciences

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Nursing and Midwifery

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Ophthalmology and Orthoptics

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Pharmacy

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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

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4 October 2024

Government urged to tackle preschool provision crisis amid warnings hundreds of thousands of children are not ‘school ready’

The Government is being urged to tackle the high number of children starting school not ‘school ready’, in a new report co-authored by researchers at the University of Sheffield.

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12 September 2024

New report reveals inequalities faced by women in the North of England

A new report finds that women in the North of England are more likely to live in poverty, work more hours for less pay, are more likely to be unpaid carers and live shorter lives than women in other regions of England.

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6 September 2024

New Pharmacy degree set to tackle local and national healthcare shortages

A new Pharmacy degree at the University of Sheffield will help to address local and national healthcare needs.

4 September 2024

Prescribing nature can improve happiness and reduce anxiety, new research shows

A £5.77 million cross-governmental funded project has shown that expanding access to Green Social Prescribing can promote wellbeing and improve mental health.

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School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery
The University of Sheffield
362 Mushroom Lane
Sheffield S10 2TS

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