The faculty undertakes ground-breaking internationally excellent research in health, social and public policy, and the social sciences. We also produce expert and responsive professionals and practitioners and critically engaged social scientists who contribute to the future development of their subjects, professions and communities.
Postgraduate opportunities in health professions
Start a new career, or develop your current skills further
We offer a range of courses at postgraduate level. Whether you wish to embark on a career as a health professional, or you are already qualified and wish to enhance your knowledge and practice further, we have something for you.
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Student Interprofessional Practice Conference
'Preparing for Practice'
On Monday 13 February 2012 the faculty is holding the Interprofessional Student Conference 'Preparing for Practice'.
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Wellbeing in old age: findings from participatory research
Improving wellbeing is increasingly recognised as an important objective for public policy. Over the last three years researchers from the University of Brighton and Age Concern Brighton, Hove and Portslade have been working with older people to explore what wellbeing means to them, and how it is generated.
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New publication on the therapeutic encounter
David Bott and Pam Howard, both lecturers in our counselling and psychotherapy division, will shortly publish a new book entitled The Therapeutic Encounter: A Cross-modality Approach.
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Dance and dementia project – findings from the pilot now published
This pilot study explored the role of dance in maintaining and developing relationships between people with dementia, and between people with dementia and those who care for and support them.
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Poetry project goes from strength to strength
The 'On our Doorsteps' initiative, How are you feeling? A stroke survivors' poetry writing project, is part of the School of Nursing and Midwifery's ongoing work with service users and carers. The project has generated much interest in the school and the wider community.
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Computer-generated tours of virtual hospitals can help patients with intellectual disabilities to overcome fears and to understand treatments they are about to undergo, according to a new study.
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The Brighton Systems and Complex Systems Knowledge Exchange website launched
The School of Applied Social Science has recently launched a website to disseminate and share the outcomes of this ESRC-funded project on systems and complex systems. Find out more and download our Interventions Toolkit.
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