School of Health Sciences
We are a passionate and vibrant community of staff and students with a shared desire to improve lives in an ever-changing health environment.
Our School provides a stimulating and supportive learning environment for undergraduate and postgraduate education and continuing professional development. Our expertise in teaching spans nursing, midwifery, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, operating department practice and paramedic science.
Our innovative teaching is complemented by close relationships with clinical partners and practice partners. Students also benefit from our immersive classroom, Movement Lab, Skills laboratories, Anatomy Suite and the Norwich Electronic Assistive Technology Centre.
Our courses are informed by our world-class research which is focused on addressing the global health challenges of the 21st century.
Nursing, midwifery and many allied health professional students are to receive between £5000 and £8,000 a year to help fund their studies from September 2020. Could a career as a health professional be for you? Scroll down to explore our course options.
Courses
Paramedic Science
Study for a degree in Paramedic Science and take your first steps towards a career where you can make a real difference when it’s needed most. Not for the...
Physiotherapy
Choose to study physiotherapy and you could have an incredibly positive impact on people’s lives, helping them overcome physical setbacks and get back on their...
Advanced Professional Practice
The health and care sectors are forever adapting to new challenges and new forms of treatment. Reflecting UK and international benchmarks, our Advanced...
Occupational Therapy
The central theory of occupational therapy is that all humans are occupational by nature. By which we mean that we all engage in meaningful activities and, as...
Mental Health Nursing - Preregistration
Studying Mental Health Nursing at UEA prepares you for a career that can be as varied or specialist as you choose. Working with people of every age, from...
Midwifery
Is there anything more amazing than the miracle of life? The first heartbeat. The first gasp for air. The first cry. The physically and emotionally exhausting...
Adult Nursing
Adult nursing is a fantastic career choice if you are committed, compassionate and keen to support and work in partnership with adults of all ages. It can be as...
Research
Reducing Resistiveness and Enhancing Engagement in Personal Care in Severe Dementia (Pro-CARE)
Project Seek: Empowering Self-Help Groups for Caregivers of Children with Disabilities in Rural Kenya
School of Health Sciences
Could female footballers face greater dementia risk?
Female footballers heading the ball could be putting themselves at even greater risk of dementia than male players according to experts at the University of East...
£2 million project to support UK dementia carers
Researchers at the University of East Anglia and Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) are launching a new project to improve the lives of dementia...
The dangers of collecting drinking water
Collecting drinking water in low and middle income countries can cause serious injury, particularly for women, according to new research from the University of...
Voluntary action and Covid-19 – what we can learn and how we can recover
Experts from the UEA Institute for Volunteering Research are part of a major project into the role of voluntary action in the Covid-19 pandemic.
UEA launches new institute for healthier living and ageing
From physical activity and nutrition to stopping smoking, sleep and socialisation, a new research centre has been set up by the University of East Anglia to...
Lockdown impact: worsening symptoms for people with bone, joint and muscle pain
People with bone, joint and muscle pain saw their symptoms worsen during lockdown – according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
Leaving no-one behind - making sure disabled customers and visitors are included
As businesses and venues prepare to welcome back visitors a group of experts have produced guidance to ensure no-one is left behind.
‘I hope I’ve made a difference in the national effort to fight this’
As the Nightingale Hospital at London’s Excel Centre is placed on standby, a student from the University of East Anglia (UEA) has shared their experience of...
London Lecture: Bringing sleep science to the NHS frontline
- May 13, 2021 18:30PM
- Online
- Free
Health care is a 24/7 business, with NHS staff routinely working through the night. This type of working is not normal for humans, and some people never truly adapt. In this lecture, Prof Kristy Sanderson will explore possible solutions from the latest in sleep science.
Findings from the COVID-19 Health and Wellbeing Tracker Study
- Jan 26, 2021 13:00PM
- Online
- Seminar
- Free
Free seminar presentation by Dr Felix Noughton. Felix will present findings that describe changes in health behaviours (diet, physical activity, alcohol consumption, smoking, drug use) during the early part of the first UK lockdown compared to pre-lockdown levels.
HSC Placement Innovations In Response To COVID-19
- Feb 10, 2021 12:30PM
- Online
- Seminar
- Free
Free seminar presentation by Dr Lisa Taylor. Lisa created the Peer Enhanced e-Placement (PEEP) - a successful and customisable online model of placement delivery - which will be the focus of her presentation.
ProfD Open Event
- Jan 21, 2021 16:30PM
- Online
- Open Day
- Free
Virtual open events with Programme Director Prof Nicola Spalding
ProfD Open Event
- Apr 27, 2021 17:00PM
- Online
- Open Day
- Free
Virtual open events with Programme Director Prof Nicola Spalding
ProfD Open Event
- Mar 18, 2021 17:00PM
- Online
- Open Day
- Free
Virtual open events with Programme Director Prof Nicola Spalding
Virtual Postgraduate Open Event
- Jan 18, 2021 00:00AM
- Online
- Postgraduate Education
- Free