University of Hertfordshire

The University of Hertfordshire is an enterprising university, focused on transforming the lives of our students. Delivering excellent teaching, informed by research, business and the professions (Gold TEF). The University has the highest employment rate for graduates in the East of England region (96.5%), with the School achieving 99.6% employability. The School is a centre of excellence for nursing, midwifery, allied health professions and social work education, providing a world class learning environment and state-of-the art simulation facilities. We work in partnership with service providers, ensuring excellent practice-based learning experience, producing graduates fit to deliver the service requirements demanded in the dynamic environment of 21st century health and social care provision in the UK and beyond. Quality education is supported by a strong evidence base, a focus on research informed teaching and service users and patient experts by experience informing our curricula and engaged in our research. The Centre for Research in Public Health and Community Care is a beacon of our wider research success, renowned for world-leading research, evidenced in Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014) with over 80% of outputs rated as world leading or internationally excellent, with 100% impact. We are delighted to sponsor a Nursing Times Award to encourage and support excellence in our professions