School of Nursing and Midwifery

Welcome to the School of Nursing and Midwifery
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About us

Our mission: The School of Nursing and Midwifery (SNAM) delivers impactful and innovative nursing and midwifery education and research which transforms care for the benefit of all who utilise and work within care services locally, nationally and internationally.
Quality education and research: Our nursing and midwifery courses are routinely ranked in the higher positions of UK University league tables e.g. in 2023, nursing courses were ranked 13th out of 78 institutions (Complete University Guide) with midwifery ranked 6th in the UK (Guardian UK University rankings). The Research Excellence Framework 2021 (REF2021) results confirmed our position as a dynamic research institution in the UK. Students also benefit from inter-disciplinary learning and research opportunities, drawing on the breadth of healthcare and medical courses delivered at the University of Plymouth, including physiotherapy, occupational therapy and medicine.
Starting your nursing or midwifery career? SNAM delivers a range of nursing (adult, child, mental health and nursing associate) and midwifery courses, which have been designed with your career and the future needs of the NHS in mind. Whether studying in Plymouth, Exeter or Truro, our students undertake high-quality placements, in addition to accessing state-of-the-art simulated and virtual reality teaching spaces. 
Advancing your nursing or midwifery career? Postgraduate and post-registration courses, leading to MSc, are available for those interested in developing advanced clinical practice skills or leading to MPhil and PhD for those with an interest in a research career.

Are you ready to make a difference to people’s lives?

Shape your career as a nurse or midwife by specialising in the areas you want, work flexibly both in the UK and abroad, and be part of a wider multidisciplinary team.
  • Two-to-four-year courses leading to registration as a nurse, midwife or nursing associate.
  • Masters-level programmes.
  • Post-registration and professional development programmes.
  • Research programmes (PhD and ResM).

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Your career as a healthcare professional starts here

The first-class new home for our healthcare teaching and research providing students with skills to meet the needs of 21st century careers.

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 A unique new learning space where undergraduate and postgraduate students from the largest breadth of health disciplines in the South-West learn together under one roof, with expert practitioners.

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 Experience an interprofessional learning environment across our health programmes that will prepare you for life as a healthcare professional.

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 Collaboration across the schools helps students to learn with, from and about each other, gaining the real-world experience employers seek.

What our students say

  • à“Staff are approachable, easy to contact and supportive, helpful as well as being passionate and experienced.”

  • à“My personal tutor has given excellent support when I have reached out. Help is also available from different areas of the uni for learning.”

  • à“Staff make the subjects interesting an empower you to do your best, and all are passionate about nursing.”

  • à“Good access to skills labs, that are well stocked and use lots of high quality equipment.”

  • à“Support from tutors and staff has always been great. They really do work hard to help with any problems.”

  • à“Personal tutor has been outstanding through supporting personal issues and getting me through the course.”

  • à“The course intellectually challenged me and I was able to gain in-depth knowledge.”

  • à“My lecturers have a real interest in my development. I could not have asked for a better place to study.”

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Explore our state-of-the-art facilities
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Placement information for students and providers

Executive Team

Programme Leads

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Nationally and internationally significant research

Our interdisciplinary research takes account of how healthcare will evolve

We research sustainability, use of new genetic knowledge and technologies, the ageing population, use of internet and mobile technologies, changes in clinical education, contemporary nursing, and how knowledge is translated into practice and policy. We have a number of experienced academic research supervisors ready to advise you on your research journey. 
Find out more about our research 

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Why we need more men to become nurses
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Schwartz Rounds: a forum for staff and students from all health and social care professions to come together to discuss the emotional care aspects of their work and training
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Our values: equality, diversity, inclusion and sustainability

Our staff and students form a diverse learning community and we are proud to support them in being themselves by celebrating how diversity enriches all of our lives.
Sustainability is integral to the University of Plymouth and is embedded into our nursing and midwifery curricula.
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