BSc (Hons) Nursing (Mental Health Nursing)
BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science (Applied and Non-Applied routes)
BSc (Hons) Psychology and Counselling (Joint Degree)
We also offer Continuing Professional Development for practitioners through our Open Minds programme.
We also offer Continuing Professional Development for practitioners through our Open Minds programme.
Biomedical Science by Research, MSc, MPhil and PhD. Please contact us for more information about this area.
Mental Health Counselling by Research, MSc, MPhil and PhD
Mental Health Nursing by Research, MSc, MPhil and PhD
We also offer Continuing Professional Development for practitioners through our Open Minds programme.
Division of Health Sciences is situated within the School of Applied Sciences.
Our research contributes to the University research themes of Environment and Society.
In Mental Health Nursing and Counselling we have an ambition to respond to the growing needs within society concerning challenges to mental health, and the provision of mental health care. Our research focusses on the quality of teaching and training in preparing professionals for practice, in the creation of Pluralistic approaches to mental health and the application of these to particular service-user and client groups. The research within the division is closely linked to the teaching we do at both undergraduate and post-graduate levels.
Our biomedical sciences staff work to better understand the health effects of environmental pollutants/lifestyle; and to understand the processes related to antimicrobial resistance. We also have a strong focus on bioethics and pharmacology.
Our research centres on the reporting of Cause for concern in healthcare settings, the evaluation and management of risk in mental health contexts, and the disparity between management of self-harm and the experiences of those who experience self-harming behaviour, and the use and effectiveness of interventions for people living with dementia. External collaborations include those with NHS Fife on the skills and training required for helping people living with Borderline Personality Disorder, and the creation of a recovery assessment tool for use by service-users, the Individual Recovery Outcomes Counter (I.ROC) with Penumbra
Our research approach has focussed on the use of advanced qualitative methodologies such as auto-ethnography and the Quasi-judicial and Ward Method of complex case-study data. We are also collectively engaged in a number of systematic reviews of Mental Health Nursing practice to provide a landscape of the current evidence base for the profession.
The Tayside Centre for Counselling is a live project which runs a research clinic for community clients and gathers data to explore and evidence the effectiveness of Pluralistic Framework for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
It has allowed Abertay to form a consortium of similar clinics across the UK aiming to collaborate on large-scale research projects examining the process and outcomes of therapy. The clinic also provides a number of post-graduate students with opportunities for practice placement.
Working with staff and researchers at Ninewells hospital in Dundee, our researchers are seeking to combat male infertility. Our research on ion channel function in sperm aims to improve outcomes for couples undergoing IVF.
Our team have also developed ‘mini-hearts’, which are beating heart cells that can be used to test drug therapies for heart disease and processes such as hypertrophy. This research enables efficient pharmaceutical testing and provides a much-needed alternative to animal models.
For Job Openings, including Research Fellowships, in our School view the job search section on our website.
For PhD Studentships in any of our Subject areas, check out the Funded research projects and Postgraduate Research Funding sections.