Faculty of Science and Engineering
School of Health Sciences
Biomedical science, pharmacology, sport and exercise science, and public health.
At a glance, 2026–27
- Head of department
- Professor Joanna Callow
- Building
- Health Sciences Building, Riverside site
- Academic staff
- 40
- Students
- 360 undergraduates, 158 taught and 89 research postgraduates
The School teaches biomedical science, pharmacology and sport and exercise science, and masters degrees in public health and in exercise and health. It opened in 2014 in a new building on the Riverside site, with teaching laboratories and a human performance laboratory.
It is the home of the Centre for Population Health, which works with the city’s general practices and public health team.
Subjects
- Biomedical science
- Pharmacology
- Sport and exercise science
- Public health and epidemiology
Courses
Undergraduate
Postgraduate taught
Postgraduate research
- Life and Health Sciences PhD R503, joint
Health Sciences in the course finder
Research
- Population health
- Health inequalities between neighbourhoods on the two banks of the Pontar.
- Physical activity
- Exercise, ageing and long-term conditions.
- Drugs and the body
- How medicines are absorbed, and why people respond to them differently.
Research students are supervised in every area listed. See research at Oxenfurt and the University’s centres and institutes.
Contact
Health Sciences Building, Riverside site, Riverside Road, Oxenfurt OF1 4RS
Email health.sciences@oxenfurt.uk · Telephone 01632 960699
The department office is open from 09:00 to 17:00, Monday to Friday.
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