InterCity Place: facilities for health professions, nursing and midwifery
Discover the new learning environments that will give students the knowledge, skills and experience to build careers in healthcare
A brand new space on our main
city-centre campus
to train and develop the next generation of nurses, midwives and allied health professionals.
The £33 million investment has breathed new life into one of Plymouth’s most iconic buildings and is a key part of the wider regeneration of the city’s railway station and surrounding area. The 11-storey tower block is welcoming students, ready to hone their skills using a range of health technologies and digital innovations.
InterCity Place complements existing clinical facilities and creates an unrivalled location where undergraduate and postgraduate students from a variety of disciplines learn together under one roof. It's also home to the
InterCity Plates Cafe
, fueling staff and students with a range of breakfast and lunch options.
Study here
For around 40 years, we have been at the pinnacle of quality health education in the South West with nationally regarded programmes in physiotherapy, occupational therapy, paramedicine, dietetics, optometry, and social work. InterCity Place builds on that, but is also the start of a new chapter for our school with its cutting-edge skills development laboratories. It will enable us to continue embracing new opportunities and collaborations, and lead, innovate, inspire, and shape the healthcare landscape while paving the way for even greater successes.
Dr Sally Abey
Head of School of Health Professions
Explore our facilities
Clinical skills suites
Comprising fully-equipped suites featuring plinths, couches, a range of anatomical models, and an array of equipment used in all aspects of the working life of a podiatrist and physiotherapist
Clinical simulation skills
Providing students with a safe environment to prepare for practice. You'll be supported during simulated practice with fellow students, with life-like manikins, iSims and with the equipment to become ready for real-world settings
Anatomage room
Offering a virtual dissection and visualisation system for anatomy education. The anatomage table allows students to virtually ‘peel back’ layers of tissue to reveal underlying structures, allowing a closer examination of the human body
Visual optics and eye and vision suites
Providing expanded clinical skills and optics labs that will enable optometry students to hone their clinical skills and deepen their understanding of the optics of the eye and the link between vision and the brain
Consultation rooms
Providing a range of training opportunities, including one-on-one training with academic experts. Enabling us to recreate the experience of treating and reflecting upon patient experience
Community home simulation suite
Comprising of a community home kitchen, bedroom, living room and bathroom, the suite will give realism to simulations and replicate home situations that a variety of practicing healthcare professionals will encounter
Clinical skills wards
Offering two floors of realistic hospital ward environments where students can acquire a diverse set of skills and apply them in preparation for performing on real patients during their practice placements
Social spaces
Offering a cafe, pre and debriefing spaces to encourage interprofessional learning opportunities
Simbulance
Students spend hundreds of hours working in an ambulance environment. The university's simulated ambulance is an ideal environment to promote small group learning in such a setting.
Offering the best in healthcare education and training
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8We are the largest provider of healthcare courses in the South West
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8Accredited by a range of health regulatory and professional bodies
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8Our courses open the door to over 200 different career pathways
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8Access state-of-the-art clinical and research facilities
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8Participate in stimulating placements
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8Embark on unique interprofessional, hands-on and active learning
An investment in our campus and city
InterCity Place is an integral part of a 10-year masterplan that will revitalise our campus and its surrounding area. The development is also a key aspect of the regeneration of Plymouth Railway Station, which will improve the welcome for visitors and commuters arriving in Britain’s Ocean City.
First choice for health
The University offers the largest range of healthcare study options in the South West. Your learning experience will be enhanced by our state-of-the-art clinical facilities, joined-up working and placement opportunities across the region.