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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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Trainee Nursing Associate scoops top prize as Health and Public Services Apprentice of the Year

Trainee Nursing Associate, Gurpreet Singh, who studies at the University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ, has won the Health and Public Services Apprentice of the Year Award at the 2023 South Yorkshire Apprenticeship Awards.
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University students recognised in International Nurses Day

International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world every May 12, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth.
Baby being weighed by a midwife

University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ celebrates International Day of the Midwife

International Day of the Midwife is celebrated each year on 5 May. This is a chance for midwives to celebrate their profession and for us to recognise their contribution to maternal and new born health.