Welcome to the Department of Health Sciences
Voted second University for Nursing in the 2010 University Rankings in The Independent and ranked joint top University for Health Services Research and fourth for Nursing and Midwifery in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise.
Students in Health Sciences at York benefit from studying in an environment where findings from a world class health research programme are rapidly integrated into our education and research courses.
We are a large multidisciplinary department, offering a broad range of taught and research programmes in the health and social care field. We work closely with colleagues within the Yorkshire and the Humber Strategic Health Authority area to ensure that our nursing, midwifery and inter-professional education meets the strategic needs of developing services. Many students are health and social care professionals and managers studying part-time on continuing development programmes, funded under contracts with the NHS or independent care sector.
News
- New Masters and PhD Studentships for 2010/2011.
- Interested in nursing? Come along to one of our open days to find out more.
- Interested in a Foundation Degree? Come along to our open day to find out more.
- Find out more about our wounds research programme for patient benefit, in collaboration with the Leeds Tissue Viability Service.
- Health Strategy Forum - 20 - 22 June 2010.
Based in the Seebohm Rowntree Building, we can provide dedicated contemporary facilities for staff and students. A clinical simulation unit provides an accurate simulation of clinical facilities, including an intensive care suite and a multi-sensory room.
In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) the Department entered three units of assessment. We were rated joint first nationally for Health Services Research, fourth for Nursing and Midwifery and nineteenth for Epidemiology and Public Health.
In the same assessment, the University of York was ranked 8th out of 159 institutions for the overall quality of its research. With a joint top ranking for Health Services Research, our MSc and MPhil/PhD students have unrivalled opportunities to develop their skills by working alongside research teams who are building the international evidence base.