The College of Health and Life Sciences holds an established position as a leading provider of health and life sciences education and research.
We are currently top 10 in the UK for Health Professions (Guardian University Guide, 2024), top 5 in the UK for graduate prospects in Psychology (Sunday Times Good University Guide, 2024), and top 5 in the UK for Graduate Prospects in Optometry, Ophthalmics & Orthoptics (Complete University Guide, 2024). We are also top 20 in the UK for graduate prospects for subjects allied to Medicine (Sunday Times Good University Guide, 2023).
We offer a range of courses in the areas of audiology, biosciences, neuroscience, medicine, nursing, optometry, pharmacy, and psychology. Our research aligns with these areas of teaching, with a specialist focus on cellular and molecular biomedicine, health and disease across the lifespan, clinical and systems neuroscience, and vision, cognition, and language.