Anglia Ruskin’s Faculty of Health, Education and Social Care is the largest provider of health, social care and education courses in the East of England, and provides students with hands-on experience with the latest equipment and treatments in modern health and social care. Medicine facilities ARU’s School of Medicine in Chelmsford opened in 2018. The […]
Nursing Our nursing students are taught by the Simulated Learning and Clinical Skills team within clinical, community and practice health settings. Our Nursing Simulated Learning and Clinical Skills Centre facilities include a simulated ward area with a medication room, clinical classrooms, one of which has an immersion suite for fully immersive simulated learning scenarios in […]
Outstanding state of the art purpose-built facilities simulating practice environments providing an opportunity to develop clinical skills using the latest technology and equipment in a dedicated learning environment. The skills simulation laboratories include a paramedic ambulance, dental clinic, operating theatre and anaesthetic suites, Physiotherapy laboratories, occupational health suite and fully equipped hospital wards. The medical […]
The University of Greenwich plays a key role in educating and training the health and social care workforce with over 2,000 learners studying on professional practice programmes at any one time. Simulation is a highly effective approach to bridging theory and practice which is fundamental to all our health-related courses. The recent investment by the university […]
How missing out on nursery due to COVID has affected children’s development – new research Nurseries can be noisy places. A clutch of three-year-olds gathered round a book shout excitedly. Across the room, a small committee of toddlers negotiates over stickers and string. Outside, key workers encourage pairs of miniature gymnasts while others sing to […]
WATCH THE VIDEO #MINDYOURBLOODYLANGUAGE CAMPAIGN Period poverty is widely recognised as the difficulty people may experience accessing period products often as a result of financial constraints. It also includes a poverty of education, resources, rights and freedom from stigma for women, girls and those who menstruate. Funded by ESRC as part of UK Research and […]
A Coventry University researcher was part of a team that devised a rapid test to assess the usefulness of a huge stockpile of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) masks and helped Manchester City Council to respond to an emergency COVID-19 situation. In March this year, Manchester City Council needed to decide within days whether to use […]
As a doctoral researcher, I found myself in a lonely place at the beginning of the pandemic, wallowing in self-pity about the impact the pandemic was having on my research, including the struggles of studying at home as a parent. As a DTA researcher, I had imagined that I was future-proofed for any disruption to […]
The 12 universities that make up the University Alliance group will help power a national economic, social and cultural recovery from COVID-19, according to a new campaign launched today. These universities will deliver the skills, ideas and innovations needed to generate the pillars of growth for an economic recovery that will see communities across the […]
Kingston University pain rehabilitation programme The ESCAPE-pain rehabilitation programme – developed by a Kingston University and St George’s, University of London professor to help people with chronic hip and knee pain- has been heralded in the 10-year long term plan by the NHS as a solution to cut waiting times in hospitals and GP surgeries and […]
