• Over 5,000 students & 300 staff

• Located in a new state-of-the-art campus opened in 2011

• Largest provider of nursing and midwifery professionals in Scotland, we also offer a veterinary nursing training facility

• Psychology, criminology, herbal medicine, sport and exercise science, toxicology, drug design & biomedical science, pharmaceutical science, animal biology, and environmental science

• Unique programmes such as ecotourism and forensic biology

Faculty of Health, Life & Social Sciences

New Sighthill CampusOpened January 2011 - £60m investment

• Purpose built sustainable building with premier

teaching and research facilities, including:

◦ Five-storey library

◦ State-of-the-art sports facility

◦ 25 specialised teaching rooms

◦ Clinical skills laboratories

◦ 6 project rooms & 5 research rooms

New Sighthill Campus

• Research labs including:

◦ Biomechanics lab, physiology/exercise lab, research lab, sports injury rehabilitation suite and environmental chamber

• Crime scene and forensics laboratories

New Sighthill Campus

The Clinical Skills and Simulation Centre is a purpose-built facility, providing a suite of accommodation for teaching clinical skills and simulation to student nurses, midwives and veterinary nurse students to allow them to learn in a safe environment.

Simulation is used to help bring the principles learned in theory classes to life.

Visitor Quote: “It’s just like walking into a real hospital”.

New Sighthill Campus

• Offering specialist research, training and consultancy in all aspects of energy, environment and wellbeing

• Our aim is to advise business and government on matters that can improve competitiveness and stimulate growth

• Expertise includes Bio-energy, Biomechanics, the environment, Ecotourism, Gemstone Authentication, Nano-safety, psychology, marine science and social surveys

• Joint partnership Biofuels Research Centre in Hong Kong

World Leading Research

• Nursing and Midwifery, Biomedicine and Sports Science

• Strong research profile demonstrated in the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2008

• RAE assesses the quality of research across all disciplines in the UK Higher Education Sector

• All units submitted were assessed as being of international excellence

• Health Life & Social Sciences Dean of Faculty since 2006

• Post graduate qualifications in biological sciences, education, nursing,

anaesthesia acupuncture and mediation

• International profile in Research and partnership working

• Non-executive director of NHS Lothian Health Board (2008-12)

Professor Morag Prowse

Wing Commander (Retired) Bob Wright• Health, Life & Social Sciences Head of Business and Administration since 2009

• Previously 36 years service in the Royal Air Force

• Early Royal Air Force career as aircrew

• Followed by a succession of staff, command, exchange and operational tours

• Served in Germany, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Kuwait, the Netherlands, the USA

and England