In the news : Faculty of Life and Health Sciences

Latest news from the Faculty of Life and Health Sciences at Ulster University.

Latest news from the Faculty of Life and Health Sciences at Ulster University.

Dr Priyank Shukla selected as an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Studies at the University of Bologna image

Dr Priyank Shukla selected as an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Studies at the University of Bologna

  7 January 2022

PhD Graduate praises Ulster University for career development   image

PhD Graduate praises Ulster University for career development  

  18 December 2020

PhD researcher graduates with an accolade of achievements including an interview with Sir David Attenborough image

PhD researcher graduates with an accolade of achievements including an interview with Sir David Attenborough

  18 December 2020

Radiographer juggles study, home life and work on the frontline to graduate with distinction image

Radiographer juggles study, home life and work on the frontline to graduate with distinction

  16 December 2020

Doctor graduates after balancing his research with work on the frontline during the pandemic image

Doctor graduates after balancing his research with work on the frontline during the pandemic

  16 December 2020

Ulster University and Avellino win US-Ireland Research Innovation Award image

Ulster University and Avellino win US-Ireland Research Innovation Award

  14 December 2020

Health, Equality and the Economy image

Health, Equality and the Economy

  9 December 2020

Entrepreneur with Donegal roots supports Medical Education Scholarships with $100,000 donation image

Entrepreneur with Donegal roots supports Medical Education Scholarships with $100,000 donation

  1 December 2020

Optum Ireland announces Healthcare Scholars and support for Ulster's new School of Medicine image

Optum Ireland announces Healthcare Scholars and support for Ulster's new School of Medicine

  2 November 2020

First ever survey of the mental health of children and young people in Northern Ireland supports the need for prevention and early intervention image

First ever survey of the mental health of children and young people in Northern Ireland supports the need for prevention and early intervention

  19 October 2020

Ulster University staff and students take home the top prizes at Invent 2020 image

Ulster University staff and students take home the top prizes at Invent 2020

  9 October 2020

Student mental health study receives funding boost on COVID-19 impact image

Student mental health study receives funding boost on COVID-19 impact

  9 October 2020

Dr Elaine Murray discusses how COVID-19 has impacted delivery of student wellbeing support image

Dr Elaine Murray discusses how COVID-19 has impacted delivery of student wellbeing support

  9 October 2020

Ulster University free online courses to give workers impacted by COVID-19 opportunity to upskill and retrain in priority areas image

Ulster University free online courses to give workers impacted by COVID-19 opportunity to upskill and retrain in priority areas

  6 October 2020

North West’s aspiring future doctors sit Graduate Medical School Admissions Test at Magee image

North West’s aspiring future doctors sit Graduate Medical School Admissions Test at Magee

  5 October 2020

Ulster University lecturer awarded over £400,000 for childhood cancer research image

Ulster University lecturer awarded over £400,000 for childhood cancer research

  29 September 2020

Ulster University launches Northern Ireland’s first BSc Paramedic Science degree image

Ulster University launches Northern Ireland’s first BSc Paramedic Science degree

  14 September 2020

Ulster University project to encourage coronary heart disease patients to keep active and healthy receives Heart Research UK grant image

Ulster University project to encourage coronary heart disease patients to keep active and healthy receives Heart Research UK grant

  27 August 2020

Ulster University’s Professor Owen Barr named a 2020 National Teaching Fellow image

Ulster University’s Professor Owen Barr named a 2020 National Teaching Fellow

  6 August 2020

Ulster University’s Dr Mark Matthews to present knee pain research at international webinar image

Ulster University’s Dr Mark Matthews to present knee pain research at international webinar

  6 August 2020

Masters student completes her degree while working on the frontline during the pandemic image

Masters student completes her degree while working on the frontline during the pandemic

  23 July 2020

Ulster University student graduates after inspiring career change to support growing family image

Ulster University student graduates after inspiring career change to support growing family

  23 July 2020

Karate star striking for success after graduation image

Karate star striking for success after graduation

  22 July 2020

Ulster University professor receives prestigious Nursing Fellowship image

Ulster University professor receives prestigious Nursing Fellowship

  16 July 2020

Ulster Researchers support the response to COVID-19 image

Ulster Researchers support the response to COVID-19

  7 July 2020

Professor Siobhan O'Neill appointed Interim Mental Health Champion for Northern Ireland image

Professor Siobhan O'Neill appointed Interim Mental Health Champion for Northern Ireland

  24 June 2020

Ulster University launches new study exploring COVID-19 exposure and immunity in NI image

Ulster University launches new study exploring COVID-19 exposure and immunity in NI

  18 June 2020

Your beach is changing: Scientists study coastal erosion at Murlough Beach image

Your beach is changing: Scientists study coastal erosion at Murlough Beach

  13 May 2020

Ulster University celebrates 45 years of Nursing on International Nurses Day image

Ulster University celebrates 45 years of Nursing on International Nurses Day

  12 May 2020

Ulster Professors join Government led UK Rapid Test Consortium image

Ulster Professors join Government led UK Rapid Test Consortium

  21 April 2020

Newly established consortium to test up to 1,000 samples a day in fight against COVID-19 image

Newly established consortium to test up to 1,000 samples a day in fight against COVID-19

  14 April 2020

Student nurses join the fight against Covid-19 image

Student nurses join the fight against Covid-19

  8 April 2020

Depression and anxiety spiked after lockdown announcement, coronavirus mental health study shows image

Depression and anxiety spiked after lockdown announcement, coronavirus mental health study shows

  31 March 2020

Psychologists study mental health and social impacts of COVID-19 image

Psychologists study mental health and social impacts of COVID-19

  25 March 2020

Changing the lives of people living with dementia with new memory supporting app image

Changing the lives of people living with dementia with new memory supporting app

  11 March 2020

Ulster University to transform certification standards for dementia products across North-West Europe image

Ulster University to transform certification standards for dementia products across North-West Europe

  10 March 2020

Ulster University’s Nurses of the future take inspiration from a local heroine of the past image

Ulster University’s Nurses of the future take inspiration from a local heroine of the past

  3 March 2020

Ulster University harness power of mass spectrometry imaging for research into degenerative diseases image

Ulster University harness power of mass spectrometry imaging for research into degenerative diseases

  17 February 2020

Ulster University’s “singing nurse” graduates image

Ulster University’s “singing nurse” graduates

  16 December 2019

First NIAS Paramedics graduate at Ulster University image

First NIAS Paramedics graduate at Ulster University

  13 December 2019

College of Optometrists Life Fellowship for Ulster’s Professor Kathryn Saunders image

College of Optometrists Life Fellowship for Ulster’s Professor Kathryn Saunders

  10 December 2019

Ulster University researchers secure grant to investigate innovative Microbubble technology as prostate cancer treatment image

Ulster University researchers secure grant to investigate innovative Microbubble technology as prostate cancer treatment

  4 November 2019

Cheap and simple eye test for early detection of heart conditions image

Cheap and simple eye test for early detection of heart conditions

  31 October 2019

Ulster University leads on international consensus statement on mental health in sport image

Ulster University leads on international consensus statement on mental health in sport

  10 October 2019

Transformation in Action: Advanced Nursing Practitioners in Northern Ireland image

Transformation in Action: Advanced Nursing Practitioners in Northern Ireland

  18 September 2019

Senior Government Minister tours Coleraine Campus to meet with students and staff image

Senior Government Minister tours Coleraine Campus to meet with students and staff

  18 September 2019

Clinical Translational Research and Innovation Centre (C-TRIC) at Altnagelvin Hospital Celebrates 10th Anniversary image

Clinical Translational Research and Innovation Centre (C-TRIC) at Altnagelvin Hospital Celebrates 10th Anniversary

  18 September 2019

Ulster University awarded UK Space Agency funding to explore Mars Rover route image

Ulster University awarded UK Space Agency funding to explore Mars Rover route

  23 August 2019

Partnership between Ulster University and Irish FA continues to grow image

Partnership between Ulster University and Irish FA continues to grow

  19 August 2019

Research shows disparities in children’s visual health between Northern Ireland and the Republic image

Research shows disparities in children’s visual health between Northern Ireland and the Republic

  14 August 2019

Ulster University Professor named number 1 insulin researcher in the UK image

Ulster University Professor named number 1 insulin researcher in the UK

  7 August 2019

Ulster's Doctoral College secures top 10 position in PhD rankings image

Ulster's Doctoral College secures top 10 position in PhD rankings

  30 July 2019

Earn-as-you-learn - First Higher Level Apprentices in applied pharmaceutical sciences graduate from Ulster University image

Earn-as-you-learn - First Higher Level Apprentices in applied pharmaceutical sciences graduate from Ulster University

  10 July 2019

Elaine celebrates graduating with PhD from Ulster University image

Elaine celebrates graduating with PhD from Ulster University

  9 July 2019

The Power of the PhD at Ulster image

The Power of the PhD at Ulster

  3 July 2019

Ulster University graduate’s cancer treatment inspires a career in radiography image

Ulster University graduate’s cancer treatment inspires a career in radiography

  3 July 2019

Ulster University honours Irish ladies hockey captain Katie Mullan image

Ulster University honours Irish ladies hockey captain Katie Mullan

  1 July 2019

Ulster graduate already making a difference to stroke survivors in NI image

Ulster graduate already making a difference to stroke survivors in NI

  1 July 2019

Ulster University opens state-of-the-art facility dedicated to nutrition and cardiovascular disease image

Ulster University opens state-of-the-art facility dedicated to nutrition and cardiovascular disease

  21 June 2019

Ulster University research providing dramatic solutions to health care problems image

Ulster University research providing dramatic solutions to health care problems

  13 June 2019

Improving mathematical achievement in primary school-aged children image

Improving mathematical achievement in primary school-aged children

  6 June 2019

New health alliance aims to improve the quality of health of our citizens and boost local economy image

New health alliance aims to improve the quality of health of our citizens and boost local economy

  6 June 2019

Oluwashina Akinsanmi named winner of Ulster University's 3MT® Final image

Oluwashina Akinsanmi named winner of Ulster University's 3MT® Final

  31 May 2019

New resources developed to improve educational support for children born preterm image

New resources developed to improve educational support for children born preterm

  23 May 2019

Professor James McLaughlin of Ulster University named among Nation’s Lifesavers image

Professor James McLaughlin of Ulster University named among Nation’s Lifesavers

  16 May 2019

Ulster University spin-out company axial3D one step closer to $1,000,000 win image

Ulster University spin-out company axial3D one step closer to $1,000,000 win

  10 May 2019

Ulster University celebrates excellence in research and business image

Ulster University celebrates excellence in research and business

  9 May 2019

Congratulations to the School of Nursing – First Silver Athena SWAN award for Ulster University image

Congratulations to the School of Nursing – First Silver Athena SWAN award for Ulster University

  8 May 2019

Research finds that childhood adversity and trauma in Northern Ireland has lasting impact on mental health image

Research finds that childhood adversity and trauma in Northern Ireland has lasting impact on mental health

  30 April 2019

Physician Associates students represent first for Northern Ireland image

Physician Associates students represent first for Northern Ireland

  2 April 2019

€8.84m investment in health research trials to benefit people’s health and wellbeing image

€8.84m investment in health research trials to benefit people’s health and wellbeing

  1 April 2019

Ulster University tackles global water challenge with easy-to-use smart devices image

Ulster University tackles global water challenge with easy-to-use smart devices

  22 March 2019

World’s largest study of anxiety and depression seeks to understand the genetic links to mental health issues image

World’s largest study of anxiety and depression seeks to understand the genetic links to mental health issues

  25 February 2019

Ulster University Nursing Competence Test Centre celebrates successful first year image

Ulster University Nursing Competence Test Centre celebrates successful first year

  22 February 2019

Ulster University launch creative learning space on the Coleraine campus image

Ulster University launch creative learning space on the Coleraine campus

  25 January 2019

New Year brings new eyesight in 2019 for rural dwelling people in Peru as Ulster University Professors help provide the gift of sight image

New Year brings new eyesight in 2019 for rural dwelling people in Peru as Ulster University Professors help provide the gift of sight

  14 January 2019

Ulster University brings national sport and exercise psychology conference to Belfast image

Ulster University brings national sport and exercise psychology conference to Belfast

  14 December 2018

Top spot at Harvard Medical School for Ulster University PhD graduate image

Top spot at Harvard Medical School for Ulster University PhD graduate

  12 December 2018

IFA director scores distinguished graduate award image

IFA director scores distinguished graduate award

  11 December 2018

Ulster University tackles superbugs using research and evidence-based interventions image

Ulster University tackles superbugs using research and evidence-based interventions

  18 November 2018

Abu Dhabi emergency services visit Ulster University image

Abu Dhabi emergency services visit Ulster University

  14 November 2018

Ulster University confirms major milestone reached in the development of Graduate Entry Medical School image

Ulster University confirms major milestone reached in the development of Graduate Entry Medical School

  8 November 2018

Crossborder conference shines spotlight on young peoples’ mental health in a changing world image

Crossborder conference shines spotlight on young peoples’ mental health in a changing world

  2 November 2018

Ulster University’s expertise in nursing and midwifery used to formulate UK wide standards image

Ulster University’s expertise in nursing and midwifery used to formulate UK wide standards

  29 October 2018

Ulster University invites you to explore the exciting heritage and archaeology of the Coleraine site image

Ulster University invites you to explore the exciting heritage and archaeology of the Coleraine site

  16 October 2018

Memorable night for Ulster University students, staff and alumni at Invent 2018 image

Memorable night for Ulster University students, staff and alumni at Invent 2018

  12 October 2018

Ulster University joins with Sport NI and the PHA in commitment to Wellbeing in Sport image

Ulster University joins with Sport NI and the PHA in commitment to Wellbeing in Sport

  10 October 2018

Ulster University helps primary school pupils to understand their emotions and build resilience on World Mental Health Day image

Ulster University helps primary school pupils to understand their emotions and build resilience on World Mental Health Day

  10 October 2018

Ulster University and Randox team up to support athletes of the future image

Ulster University and Randox team up to support athletes of the future

  18 September 2018

A personalised approach: improving clinical decision making and patient safety for patient care image

A personalised approach: improving clinical decision making and patient safety for patient care

  13 September 2018

Ulster University and IT Sligo Announce First Biomedical Sciences IBMS Accredited Online Degree image

Ulster University and IT Sligo Announce First Biomedical Sciences IBMS Accredited Online Degree

  12 September 2018

Ulster University joins €6.5m initiative to fund student mobility image

Ulster University joins €6.5m initiative to fund student mobility

  11 September 2018

Ulster University Professor calls for action to support those in suicidal pain image

Ulster University Professor calls for action to support those in suicidal pain

  10 September 2018

Queen's University and Ulster University co-host research excellence showcase event image

Queen's University and Ulster University co-host research excellence showcase event

  6 September 2018

Professor Melanie Giles named a 2018 National Teaching Fellow image

Professor Melanie Giles named a 2018 National Teaching Fellow

  30 August 2018

Study finds that TV is key to keeping young adolescents active image

Study finds that TV is key to keeping young adolescents active

  15 August 2018

Uncle with Down’s syndrome inspires pioneering research image

Uncle with Down’s syndrome inspires pioneering research

  9 July 2018

Honorary Graduate: The Very Reverend Dr William Morton image

Honorary Graduate: The Very Reverend Dr William Morton

  9 July 2018

Determined Mum fulfils lifelong dream and graduates’ days before eldest child image

Determined Mum fulfils lifelong dream and graduates’ days before eldest child

  5 July 2018

Honorary Graduate: Dr Mohammed Jalie image

Honorary Graduate: Dr Mohammed Jalie

  2 July 2018

Ulster University graduate’s passion for food leads her to Paris image

Ulster University graduate’s passion for food leads her to Paris

  2 July 2018

Launch of the INTERREG VA collaborative action for the Natural Network Project (CANN) image

Launch of the INTERREG VA collaborative action for the Natural Network Project (CANN)

  22 June 2018

Ulster University study reveals differing views on Veterans’ Centre in Northern Ireland image

Ulster University study reveals differing views on Veterans’ Centre in Northern Ireland

  22 June 2018

Celebrating International Women in Engineering Day 2018 image

Celebrating International Women in Engineering Day 2018

  21 June 2018

Study finds Domestic Abuse Support Workers increase support for victims image

Study finds Domestic Abuse Support Workers increase support for victims

  20 June 2018

Roma Downey officially opens new multi-million pound teaching centre at Ulster University image

Roma Downey officially opens new multi-million pound teaching centre at Ulster University

  20 June 2018

Ulster University study shows majority of people in NI respect the Armed Forces image

Ulster University study shows majority of people in NI respect the Armed Forces

  13 June 2018

HRH The Prince of Wales joins Ulster University to celebrate 50 years of the Coleraine Campus image

HRH The Prince of Wales joins Ulster University to celebrate 50 years of the Coleraine Campus

  12 June 2018

Study finds walking faster could help you live longer image

Study finds walking faster could help you live longer

  11 June 2018

Ulster University hosts Three Minute Thesis competition image

Ulster University hosts Three Minute Thesis competition

  8 June 2018

Ulster University nursing students lead on Community Resilience simulation image

Ulster University nursing students lead on Community Resilience simulation

  4 June 2018

Ulster University announces inspirational honorary graduates image

Ulster University announces inspirational honorary graduates

  1 June 2018

Ulster University Appoints Foundation Dean of School of Medicine image

Ulster University Appoints Foundation Dean of School of Medicine

  31 May 2018

Ulster University and Randox to invest £5m in a new Industrial PhD Academy image

Ulster University and Randox to invest £5m in a new Industrial PhD Academy

  30 May 2018

Post primary schools in Northern Ireland urged to complete health and wellbeing survey image

Post primary schools in Northern Ireland urged to complete health and wellbeing survey

  17 May 2018

Fundraising for Mind Your Mood surpasses £20,000 image

Fundraising for Mind Your Mood surpasses £20,000

  11 May 2018

Ulster University expands 15 year Chinese strategic partnership image

Ulster University expands 15 year Chinese strategic partnership

  10 May 2018

Innovative partnerships recognised at Ulster University’s Impact Excellence Awards image

Innovative partnerships recognised at Ulster University’s Impact Excellence Awards

  4 May 2018

£190k investment in skin cancer research for Ulster University from leading business man (in memory of son) image

£190k investment in skin cancer research for Ulster University from leading business man (in memory of son)

  1 May 2018

Research finds high levels of mental ill health in the creative industries in NI image

Research finds high levels of mental ill health in the creative industries in NI

  23 March 2018

Ulster University showcases world-class research and innovation on international stage image

Ulster University showcases world-class research and innovation on international stage

  21 March 2018

Ulster University celebrates University Mental Health Day image

Ulster University celebrates University Mental Health Day

  1 March 2018

Education alliance to benefit cross border education provision and opportunities image

Education alliance to benefit cross border education provision and opportunities

  23 February 2018

Ulster University study finds older people living in deprived areas are at an increased risk of developing dementia image

Ulster University study finds older people living in deprived areas are at an increased risk of developing dementia

  20 February 2018

Innovative app launched to record rhythm and activity of the heart image

Innovative app launched to record rhythm and activity of the heart

  16 February 2018

Ulster University launches test centre to meet growing demands for nurses across the UK image

Ulster University launches test centre to meet growing demands for nurses across the UK

  7 February 2018

Public attitudes towards government data sharing revealed ahead of GDPR image

Public attitudes towards government data sharing revealed ahead of GDPR

  1 February 2018

Ulster University student wellbeing study highlights prevalence of mental health issues among young people image

Ulster University student wellbeing study highlights prevalence of mental health issues among young people

  31 January 2018

Ulster University Opens New £11m Teaching Facility at Magee Campus image

Ulster University Opens New £11m Teaching Facility at Magee Campus

  29 January 2018

Innovative physician associate course transforming healthcare workforce image

Innovative physician associate course transforming healthcare workforce

  25 January 2018

Ulster University leads on €8.2M cross border collaborative research centre to improve cardiovascular care image

Ulster University leads on €8.2M cross border collaborative research centre to improve cardiovascular care

  22 January 2018