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Professor Tracey Moore

Tracey Moore: A Career Built on Care, Leadership and Lifelong Learning

When Tracey began her career as a clerical officer at Trent Regional Health Authority in the late 1970s, she couldn't have predicted that one day she would be leading the Faculty of Health at one of the UK’s top universities.
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Looking back: a 26 year career in orthoptics

For World Orthoptic Day we sat down with Advanced Specialist Practitioner and ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ alumna, Cath Williamson, to talk about her 26-year career journey in orthoptics.

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Double Award Nominations for ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Nursing Apprentices

Two of the University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ’s health apprentices have been recognised this month, with double nominations in the 2025 South Yorkshire Apprenticeship Awards Health and Public Services Apprentice category.
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University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ joins national effort to tackle maternity inequalities

The University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ, in partnership with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), has been selected to join the NIHR Challenge Maternity Disparities Consortium.
Two trainee ACPs practice their clinical skills

How advanced practice will help build an NHS fit for the future

This week, the University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ is shining a light on the benefits advanced clinical practice offers to both students and NHS Trusts, as it joins in with Advanced Practice Week (11 - 17 November).
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Government urged to tackle preschool provision crisis amid warnings hundreds of thousands of children are not ‘school ready’

The Government is being urged to tackle the high number of children starting school not ‘school ready’, in a new report co-authored by researchers at the University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ. 
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New report reveals inequalities faced by women in the North of England

A new report finds that women in the North of England are more likely to live in poverty, work more hours for less pay, are more likely to be unpaid carers and live shorter lives than women in other regions of England.