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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.
A woman in a white blazer, with short red hair

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.

Apprentices working on manakin

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.
Training in communication with a patient.

Event: An Introduction to Oral History in Palliative Care

Join us on Friday 20 September 2019 for a one-day training course offering an informal and practical introduction to oral history interviewing in a palliative care context.

Student Parveen Ali.

Interactive board game launched to help health professionals support victims of domestic violence

A new and novel training aid has been developed by a University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ academic to help healthcare professionals support victims of domestic violence and abuse (DVA).
MRI brain scan

Mentioning Dementia

In July this year the School (Division) of Nursing and Midwifery supported the first ever national dementia spoken word event.
Orthoptics researchers

ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ students first in the world to study new medicines module for orthoptists

Students from the University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ are the first in the world to study a new module for orthoptists, which will allow them to independently supply certain medicines to patients.
Samuel Fox House from the outside.

Mixed-Realities Play Kit

Led by Leeds based company Dubit, the project - Mixed-Realities Play Kit to Prepare Children Aged 4-10 for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) - brings together expertise from the University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ, the Royal College of Art, Glasgow School of Art and ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.