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School of Health, Sciences and Society

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Get closer to your future with the University of Suffolk.

Embark on a transformative journey, where we help students become confident, highly sought-after professionals, ready to lead with care and create real-world change.

The School of Health, Sciences and Society brings together a diverse portfolio under one academic school. Our subjects include nursing, midwifery, public health, allied health professions, dental hygiene and therapy, social work, psychology, counselling, biomedical sciences, nutrition, sport, wildlife conservation, and more — soon including pharmacy. The School reflects a modern, collaborative approach to education — focused on producing highly skilled, compassionate professionals ready to meet today’s challenges.

You will learn in our cutting-edge teaching and research spaces in the Health and Wellbeing Building and the iconic James Hehir Building facing the waterfront, with specialist laboratories, clinical suites, and simulation facilities tailored to each discipline.

Our aim is to educate forward-thinking students, equipping them with evidence-based knowledge, practical skills, applied research and a strong sense of social responsibility. Interdisciplinary collaboration, hands-on learning and community engagement lie at the heart of everything we do.

We work closely with local authorities, wildlife and ecology institutions, business, health and social care practice providers across Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire. Whether you're looking to study an undergraduatepostgraduate or apprenticeship degree, or looking to build your skills and knowledge through Continuous Professional Development (CPD), the University of Suffolk will help you make a difference — locally and globally.

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Staff profiles

Professor Paula Kersten

Paula is the Dean of Health, Sciences and Society

p.kersten@uos.ac.uk
Dr Paula Kersten

Jo Divers

Jo Divers is Associate Dean for Learning, Teaching and Practice Education and is a Midwife and Specialist Community Public Health Nurse.

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Dr Wendy Lecluyse

Wendy is Associate Dean for the School of Health, Sciences and Society

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Professor Ruth Strudwick

Ruth is Head of Allied Health Professions and Associate Professor in Diagnostic Radiography.

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Dr Christopher Turner

Christopher is Head of Life Science. His research studies animals at all levels, from their molecular and cell biology to their behaviour and ecology.

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Dr Georgina Marsh

Georgina is the Head of Pharmacy

g.marsh2@UOS.ac.uk

Christina Buckle

Chrissy joined the School of Health, Sciences and Society as School Manager in October 2023.

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