Empowering excellence in global health
We empower our people to excel in the promotion of health and wellbeing with market-leading, accredited programmes, outstanding facilities and a world-class research environment
Welcome from the Dean and Head of School
Welcome to the UCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science. Our dynamic and multi-disciplinary School is one of five within the UCD College of Health and Agricultural Sciences and is located in the outstanding UCD Belfield campus, approximately 8kms south of Dublin city centre. There are approximately 1,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students in our School, circa 20% of whom are international students from more than 40 countries. Marrying tradition with ambition, the philosophy of the School is to foster excellence in all its disciplines and this is evident from the calibre of our programmes in Public Health,Physiotherapy,Sport and Performance,Dietetics andOccupational Safety and Health. Our courses provide students with a strong foundation for their health careers.
The main focus is on student-centred learning in an environment where research and scholarship stimulate high achievement. Our graduates contribute to their professions world-wide and enhance the international reputation of our programmes and the University.
Thank you for your interest.
Associate Professor James Matthews, Dean and Head of the School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science