Up-to-date news and events from the School of Health in Social Science. UoE Saving Lives nominated for RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year Awards Congratulations to the University of Edinburgh Saving Lives project team, led by our own Nursing Students, who have been nominated for the RCN Nursing Student of the Year Award. Athena Swan Silver Award The School has been successful in renewing its Athena Swan Silver award, which recognises our significant commitment and progress towards gender equality in all that we do. Nursing Studies tops the league again! Congratulations to Nursing Studies, who came top of the Guardian UK University League Table 2023 last month in the category of Nursing and Midwifery. Celebrating Excellence: Our Award Winners We are pleased to announce our six winners of our dissertation and performance prizes across our BSc Nursing Studies and MA Health, Science and Society for this year. Congratulations to all our graduating students In celebration of our gradutating students’ achievement and resilience, the School of Health in Social Science’s graduation ceremony took place on the 12th of July at McEwan Hall, followed by a reception at the Playfair Library. Pet therapy brings paw-sitive benefits for students School of Health in Social Science staff and students co-design pioneering project to deliver benefits of time spent with dogs. Aisha Holloway announced as new Programme Director for Nursing Now Challenge Nursing Now Challenge, a programme of The Burdett Trust for Nursing, have announced the appointment of our very own Professor Aisha Holloway as the new Nursing Now Challenge (NNC) Programme Director from March 2023. ISAZ Annual Conference comes to Edinburgh The International Society for Anthrozoology (ISAZ) Annual Conference for 2023 will run from June 15th to 18th at the John McIntrye Conference Centre, Edinburgh.
