Health Sciences and Practice Subject Centre

Advance HE Subject Centres

The Subject Centre for Health Sciences and Practice is one of 24 Subject Centres funded within the Higher Education Academy to promote high quality learning and teaching in UK Higher Education (HE) by providing subject-based support for sharing innovations and good practices. It is hosted by King's College, London. The Director is Catherine Geissler. The centre was founded in 2000[1]

The Higher Education Academy itself came into being in 2004 through the amalgamation of the Learning and Teaching Support Network (LTSN), the Institute for the Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (ILTHE) and the Higher Education Staff Development Agency (HESDA) in order to enable comprehensive, knowledgeable support for practitioners and institutions with an aim to the greater professionalisation of HE teaching.[2]

The Subject Centre supports teaching and learning (both in academic classroom and practice settings),[3] in Audiology, Dance and movement therapy, Podiatry, Complementary Medicine, Drama Therapy, Health Informatics, Health promotion, Health Visiting, Medical physics, Medical Imaging and Diagnostic Radiography, Mental Health and Psychotherapy, Midwifery, Nursing, Occupational therapy, Operating Department Practice, Orthoptics, Osteopathy, Palliative care, Paramedic Services, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Public Health, Radiotherapy, Resuscitation and Speech and Language Therapy.[4] It works closely with the Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine (MEDEV) Subject Centre. The Centres are part of the HEALTH Network Group.[5]

The centre produces various publications and reports.[6] It works through various Special Interest Groups including those focusing on assessment, e-learning and widening participation.[7]

  1. ^ "Celebrating 10 Years of Enhancing Learning and Teaching — Portal". Archived from the original on 27 August 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  2. ^ HEFCE : News : 2003 : 27 January 2003
  3. ^ "IPE links". Centre for the advancement of interprofessional education. Archived from the original on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  4. ^ "Networks". Thames Valley University. Archived from the original on 10 September 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  5. ^ "Devolution and Divergance". Cardiff University. Retrieved 18 September 2010.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Publications". Health Sciences and Practice Subject Centre. Archived from the original on 13 February 2005. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  7. ^ "Higher Education Academy Health Sciences and Practice Subject Centre". Intute. Retrieved 18 September 2010.