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 £5,000 and £8,000 a year to help fund their studies from September 2020.
Further details on funding options are available within our courses, accessible by scrolling down.
Courses
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...
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...
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...
Mental Health Nursing - Preregistration (February Start)
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...
Occupational Therapy (February Start)
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...
Research
Project Seek: Empowering Self-Help Groups for Caregivers of Children with Disabilities in Rural Kenya
Reducing Resistiveness and Enhancing Engagement in Personal Care in Severe Dementia (Pro-CARE)
School of Health Sciences
World Water Day spotlight on UEA’s water security research centre
From adapting to climate change and tackling water scarcity to the burden of carrying water faced by millions of people, and particularly women, around the world...
How rehabilitation could help people with Covid-19 recover
Progressive exercise and early mobilisation are among the elements of rehabilitation programmes that may improve recovery for people who are hospitalised with...
A Centenary of Caring digital exhibition to explore the impact of the pandemic on mental health
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public mental health and on health and social care staff working in the community is explored in a new digital exhibition...
How AI and ‘puff technology’ could help understanding of smoking behaviour
Researchers at the University of East Anglia are using new ‘puff technology’ to see how people who smoke and vape use e-cigarettes.
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.
Paston Footprints: Cycle routes in Norfolk's Paston country
- Jun 1, 2021 00:00AM
- Norfolk
- Cycle route
- Free
Combine heritage, storytelling and wellbeing this summer. Cycle through the beautiful Norfolk landscapes that saw the remarkable rise of the Paston family in the Middle Ages and Tudor periods. Adventure into the past to discover key landmarks and stories. Caister Castle and Norfolk Norfolk routes.
Dementia Open Forum:Changes in perception and spatial awareness -Keir Yong
- Jun 24, 2021 14:00PM
- Online
- Seminar
- Free
Dementia Open Forum: 'Changes in perception and spatial awareness arising in dementia: considering origins and implications for support' with Keir Yong PhD, Neuropsychologist and Alzheimer's Society Fellow, UCL
UEA Innovation & Impact Awards 2021
- Jun 17, 2021 17:00PM
- Online
- Award Ceremony
- Free
Since 2018, UEA Research & Innovation Services has held an annual Awards ceremony to recognise and reward UEA staff, students and recent graduates for their research, innovation and enterprise work. For the first time ever, the Innovation & Impact Awards are going online, and we are inviting you to join us for the celebrations! The Awards shine a light on projects that have created significant impact beyond academia and have involved collaborations with partners outside academia such as industry, policy makers and NGOs. Previous winners include student/graduate startups Catching a Fish in Norway, eSurgery, Safepoint and Coral Eyewear. This year’s event will include a keynote from Christie Watson, Professor of Medical and Health Humanities and author of The Courage to Care: A Call for Compassion.