Facilities within the School of Health Professions

Supporting teaching and research across the breadth of allied health professions

Podiatry students training in Intercity Place

State-of-the-art facilities

Within the School of Health Professions, we are committed to shaping our students into the best health professionals they can be.

Our state-of-the-art facilities and equipment help students maximise their potential and develop their core skills, preparing them to embark on exciting and rewarding careers.

Clinical skill simulation

Simulated practice requires a combination of theoretical knowledge and practical skills to keep our patients and service users safe. When learning skills, students need an understanding of why, when and how each action is best carried out – this is where our clinical skills labs come in. They enable students to:

Learn skills at their own pace without the pressure of getting it right first time
Receive support from peers and lecturers
Practice in a safe environment
Develop professionalism ready to go out on placement.

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

Students using the new Paramedic Science teaching spaces in the University of Plymouth's InterCity Place

Clinical Simulation Skills Suite

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

Students using the new Optometry teaching spaces in the University of Plymouth's InterCity Place.

Optical Skills Suite

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

Community home 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

Centre for Eyecare Excellence (CEE)

Our eye care clinic provides a state-of-the-art teaching facility for undergraduate and postgraduate optometrists and is equipped with the latest instrumentation as well as optically trained and fully qualified staff.

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

Life Science Resource Centre

Anatomage virtual dissection table

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

Dietetics students during a practical cooking session, Kitchen Lab, Link Building

Dietetics facilities

Explore the facilities, designed and equipped for the study of dietetics. These include a kitchen laboratory, offering a hands-on learning environment where you can gain practical experience in cooking and preparing food and an exercise laboratory