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Faculty of Health, Life & Social Sciences
• Over 5,000 students & 300 staff
• Located in a new state-of-the-art campus opened in 2011
• Largest provider of nursing and midwifery professionals in Scotland,
we also offer a veterinary nursing training facility
• Psychology, criminology, herbal medicine, sport and exercise
science, toxicology, drug design & biomedical science,
pharmaceutical science, animal biology, and environmental science
• Unique programmes such as ecotourism and forensic biology
New Sighthill Campus
Opened January 2011 - £60m investment
New Sighthill Campus
• Purpose built sustainable building with premier
teaching and research facilities, including:
◦ Five-storey library
◦ State-of-the-art sports facility
◦ 25 specialised teaching rooms
◦ Clinical skills laboratories
◦ 6 project rooms & 5 research rooms
New Sighthill Campus
• Research labs including:
◦ Biomechanics lab, physiology/exercise lab, research lab,
sports injury rehabilitation suite and environmental
chamber
• Crime scene and forensics laboratories
New Sighthill Campus
The Clinical Skills and Simulation Centre is a purpose-built facility,
providing a suite of accommodation for teaching clinical skills and
simulation to student nurses, midwives and veterinary nurse
students to allow them to learn in a safe environment.
Simulation is used to help bring the principles learned in theory
classes to life.
Visitor Quote: “It’s just like walking into a real hospital”.
• Offering specialist research, training and consultancy in all aspects of
energy, environment and wellbeing
• Our aim is to advise business and government on matters that can
improve competitiveness and stimulate growth
• Expertise includes Bio-energy, Biomechanics, the environment,
Ecotourism, Gemstone Authentication, Nano-safety, psychology,
marine science and social surveys
• Joint partnership Biofuels Research Centre in Hong Kong
World Leading Research
• Nursing and Midwifery, Biomedicine and Sports Science
• Strong research profile demonstrated in the Research
Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2008
• RAE assesses the quality of research across all disciplines in
the UK Higher Education Sector
• All units submitted were assessed as being of international
excellence
Professor Morag Prowse
• Health Life & Social Sciences Dean of Faculty since 2006
• Post graduate qualifications in biological sciences, education, nursing,
anaesthesia acupuncture and mediation
• International profile in Research and partnership working
• Non-executive director of NHS Lothian Health Board (2008-12)
Wing Commander (Retired) Bob Wright
• Health, Life & Social Sciences Head of Business and Administration since 2009
• Previously 36 years service in the Royal Air Force
• Early Royal Air Force career as aircrew
• Followed by a succession of staff, command, exchange and operational tours
• Served in Germany, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Kuwait, the Netherlands, the USA
and England