Key facts
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94%of our research judged 'internationally excellent' or 'world leading'
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Part of the NIHR School for Primary Care Research
Our Primary Care Research Centre is one of just 9 institutions that make up this government body
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Supporting public health research, design and delivery nationally
We host the NIHR Research Support Service and are part of the NIHR RSS Specialist Centre for Public Health
Overview
About the School of Primary Care, Population Sciences and Medical Education
We undertake a wide range of research, teaching and enterprise activities.
The school consists of 3 main departments:
- The Primary Care Research Centre: a world-leading centre for primary care research, and a member of the NIHR School for Primary Care Research.
- Population Health Sciences: a research group exploring the prevention of disease, reduction of health inequalities, and the optimisation of health and wellbeing.
- Medical Education: hosts many of our senior educators, as well as the Centre for Learning Anatomical Science (CLAS).
We also host the NIHR Research Support Centre (RSS) hub and specialist centre for public health, delivered by the University of Southampton and partners.
Our research is wide-ranging and multidisciplinary. We deliver high quality research to enhance prevention, early detection and management of health-related conditions.
We collaborate nationally and internationally with academics and clinicians to develop, deliver and implement research that has an impact on policy and clinical practice. Our active patient and public involvement members help ensure our research is inclusive and relevant to patients’ priorities.
We help develop the next generation of researchers and clinicians. We have active early researcher and postgraduate groups, and our staff lead and make major contributions to medical undergraduate teaching and postgraduate training.
Our Medical Education group drives pedagogical research and provides educational staff development which underpins educational programmes across the faculty.
Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI)
Our school EDI committee provides leadership on equality, diversity and inclusion, in line with University and faculty objectives, strategies and charters.
We aim to create a workplace that:
- celebrates differences and the benefits they bring in diversity of thought, ideas and contributions to our community
- ensures meaningful equality of opportunity by recognising and supporting each person’s individual circumstances and giving them what they need to succeed
- has a culture where everyone feels they belong, and feels safe and valued for being themselves
To achieve these goals, we develop action plans based on:
- action plans based on feedback from staff
- data on issues such as pay gaps, promotion and protected characteristics
- university and faculty priorities
- current issues
We meet every few weeks to develop, monitor and evaluate our progress and establish further actions. Between meetings we work in sub-committees to carry out our actions.
We report to the School Executive Committee and liaise with other schools through the Faculty of Medicine's EDI School Leads Forum and the Athena Swan Self-Assessment Team.
Our departments
Learn more about the 3 departments that make up our school.
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Primary Care Research Centre
We are an internationally renowned centre of excellence known for conducting high-quality research to improve people’s lives.
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Population Health Sciences
We research prevention of disease, reduction of health inequalities and optimisation of health and wellbeing for whole populations across the lifecourse, in the UK and internationally.
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Medical Education
We work with clinicians and scientists across the faculty, the NHS and partner organisations in the UK to lead and develop high quality learning, teaching and assessment within medicine.
Our courses
Contribute to research in primary care and related areas by completing a PhD with us.
Research and enterprise
Find out about our research in more depth. Discover how we translate that research into real-world applications.
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Medicine research
Learn about the full range of medicine research at the University and its real-world impact.
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Health science research
Discover how health science research is tackling some of the world's biggest healthcare issues.
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Psychology research
Find our more about the University's psychology research, covering everything from perception and cognition to health psychology.
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Centre for Learning Anatomical Sciences
We welcome enquiries about our anatomical sciences laboratory, which can be used for embalmed and fresh frozen cadaveric courses.
Our research community
Interdisciplinary research institutes and centres bring together specialists to share knowledge and solve problems.
Our people
I am proud of the friendly, collaborative spirit our school is known for, and the world-class research and teaching that is improving lives and training the next generation.
I value the creative and collegial ways in which we develop high quality learning, teaching and assessment, working closely with colleagues across the faculty and nationally.
We are a thriving community of collaborative interdisciplinary researchers leading on a wide range of important primary care and public health research areas.
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