Health Sciences

Dean of School: Professor Marie Donaghy BA(Hons), FCSP, PhD, ILTM » Biography
Head of Dietetics, Nutrition & Biological Sciences: Dr Isobel Davidson BSc PhD RNut ILTM
Head of Nursing: Dr Kathleen M Munro EdD,MSc,BA RGN SCM DN PWT RNT DNT FETC HEAM
Head of Occupational Therapy and Art Therapy: Ian McMillan
Head of Physiotherapy: Dr Fiona Coutts MSc MCSP
Head of Podiatry: Lynne Flynn
Head of Radiography: Anne Marie Conway

School Manager: Kath Twaddell
School Administrators: Eleanor Swift / Aileen Bowles / Xanthe Holmes / Susan Gilligan / Laura MacDonald / Pamela Knox / Maureen Ronaldson / Shirley Slight / May Gray

Laboratories & Technical Services Manager: Richard Wilson
Chief Technician: Ken Aitchison
Technicians: Shirley Coyle, Jon Kelly, Joanna Petit, Linda Caldwell

Enthusiastic staff and close external partnerships put the school at the forefront of learning and teaching opportunities across nursing and the allied health professions.

The School of Health Sciences comprises of the following subjects:

• Dietetics, Nutrition & Biological Sciences
• Nursing
• Occupational Therapy and Arts Therapies
• Physiotherapy
• Podiatry
• Radiography

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Staff and Students

The school has approximately 100 staff and 1400 students studying on health sciences courses.

• about 1100 students are in undergraduate programmes
• about 250 students are in postgraduate programmes
• about 45 students are in research degree programmes

External Links

The School maintains close links with health and social care practitioners. This

• creates educational programmes at the leading edge of today's issues
• ensures our graduates are in demand
• facilitates clinical placements
• enables a close fit between research and practice
• encourages professional development by practitioners

Recognition and Achievements

The School has a European and International reputation for excellence in teaching. This shows itself in:

• Quality Assurance Agency assessments
• high student numbers
• staff involvement in QAA working groups
• staff involvement in the Health Professionals Council
• staff involvement in European education committees.
• international collaborations

The School has the highest quality research in allied health professions in Scotland

Research Centres
The School also encompasses a number of research centres and knowledge transfer centres:

• Centre for the Older Persons' Agenda
• Centre for Integrated Healthcare Research