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A newborn baby's leg and foot, with a hospital tag around its ankle.
Photo by Nana B Agyei on Flickr

University of ºù«Ӱҵ joins national effort to tackle maternity inequalities

ºù«Ӱҵ, in partnership with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), has been selected to join the NIHR Challenge Maternity Disparities Consortium.
Two trainee ACPs practice their clinical skills

How advanced practice will help build an NHS fit for the future

This week, the University of ºù«Ӱҵ is shining a light on the benefits advanced clinical practice offers to both students and NHS Trusts, as it joins in with Advanced Practice Week (11 - 17 November).
Boy is sat at a table practising his alphabet

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 ºù«Ӱҵ. 
Training in communication with a patient.

Event: An Introduction to Oral History in Palliative Care

Join us on Friday 20 September 2019 for a one-day training course offering an informal and practical introduction to oral history interviewing in a palliative care context.

Student Parveen Ali.

Interactive board game launched to help health professionals support victims of domestic violence

A new and novel training aid has been developed by a University of ºù«Ӱҵ academic to help healthcare professionals support victims of domestic violence and abuse (DVA).
MRI brain scan

Mentioning Dementia

In July this year the School (Division) of Nursing and Midwifery supported the first ever national dementia spoken word event.
Orthoptics researchers

ºù«Ӱҵ students first in the world to study new medicines module for orthoptists

Students from the University of ºù«Ӱҵ are the first in the world to study a new module for orthoptists, which will allow them to independently supply certain medicines to patients.
Samuel Fox House from the outside.

Mixed-Realities Play Kit

Led by Leeds based company Dubit, the project - Mixed-Realities Play Kit to Prepare Children Aged 4-10 for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) - brings together expertise from the University of ºù«Ӱҵ, the Royal College of Art, Glasgow School of Art and ºù«Ӱҵ Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.