About the Faculty of Life and Health Sciences

As a leading provider of health-related education, with almost 6,500 students and approximately 250 academic staff, we offer an extensive portfolio of accredited degree and research programmes covering seven exciting yet diverse disciplines:

Our reputation speaks for itself:

Number 1 UK University for Pharmacy (Guardian University Guide 2015-2017).
Number 2 UK University for Optometry (Complete University Guide 2019)
Ranked in the Top 5 UK universities for Biosciences (Guardian University Guide 2019).
Ranked in the Top 6 UK universities and 33rd in the World for Nursing (QS World Rankings 2018).
Ranked in the World's Top 200 for Psychology (QS World Rankings 2018).
Ranked in the World's Top 200 for Geography (QS World Rankings 2015).
Top five UK universities for Nursing and Biomedical Science Research (Research Excellence Framework 2014).
88% satisfaction rating in National Student Survey (NSS) 2018.
93.7% of graduates find employment or pursue further study within six months of graduation (Destination of Leavers Higher Education Survey 2014/15).
1 of 3 Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) approved Competency Test Centres in the UK.
All seven Schools within the Faculty hold the Athena SWAN Bronze award, in recognition of advancement of gender equality.