Welcome to the Faculty of Health & Social Sciences
With over 6,000 students and 350 academic and administrative staff, the Faculty is one of four at Leeds Metropolitan University and is located on the University's city centre campus.
The faculty's aim is to become the provider of choice for vocational and academic knowledge transfer in health and social sciences through innovative course provision, applied research and pioneering partnerships.
The Faculty's portfolio of academic courses and research is managed through four Schools, each with responsibility for the operational delivery of a high quality student experience:
- School of Health and Community Studies
- School of Rehabilitation and Health Sciences
- School of Health and Wellbeing
- School of Social, Psychological and Communication Sciences
The Faculty's research programmes are primarily delivered by the recently founded Research Institute for Health and Wellbeing.
Latest News
Steve Robertson, Centre for Men's Health, was honoured to 'carry the lamp' in the 2011 Commemoration Service to celebrate the life and work of Florence Nightingale.
Gavin Fairbairn, Faculty of Health & Social Sciences, presented a paper internationally and is chairing two international conferences.
Creativity, Mental Health & The Psychological Therapies
The Centre For Psychological Therapies held its Annual Conference for our students past, present and future on Tuesday 10 May at the Rose Bowl.
BSc(hons) Public Health Nutrition students have been promoting healthy eating messages over a week of events to staff, students and members of the public.
Gavin Fairbairn has just returned from Prague where he participated in an international conference on Spirituality in the 21st Century, with speakers from more than 20 countries.
Faculty Documents
Health Counts
our achievements throughout the year
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