Allied Health

An introduction from Head of Division

Welcome to the Division of Allied Health. My name is Dr Mike Morris, and I am the Head of the Division, in which your programme is situated. I look forward to meeting with you over the next few weeks, and in Welcome Week in particular. We put on a variety of sessions in Welcome Week to genuinely welcome you and make you feel part of our ‘team’ – and we hope you will enjoy meeting new people and finding out how things run during the different sessions we will hold before you start your programme with us properly the week after.

Welcome Week Specifics

Welcome Week is an important time when we will introduce you to your programme. We will also have a range of activities to enable you to meet other students on your course and form across the University. There will be a department introduction w.c. 23rd September, where you can get to know each other and the campus. You will also get to meet your Personal Academic Tutor. Dates on when these sessions will take place will be populated on your timetable.

An Introduction to Your PAT

Every student is assigned a Personal Academic Tutor (PAT). They will be your first point of contact for issues that arise during your degree. We work alongside Student Services – and make referrals to Student Services where necessary – to help you navigate your degree and manage any surprises that life can throw up from time to time.

You'll meet with your PAT when you arrive at university and at least three times a year, but your PAT is always at the end of an email and you may see them more, or less, depending on your circumstances. Your PAT will provide their contact information when you meet them in Welcome Week.

Programmes Handbooks

Programme Leaders and Contact Details

Dr James O'Reilly

Senior Lecturer

Luke Davies

Programme Leader in Nutrition & Dietetics BSc

Richard Bott

Programme Leader for MSc Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation

Associate Professor Mike Morris

Head of Allied Health

Professor Weili Li

Professor

Dr Sohail Mushtaq

Deputy Head, Allied Health

Abigail Price

Programme Leader for Nutrition and Dietetics MSc

Professor Stephen Fallows

Programme Leader for Clinical Sciences and Nutrition MRes

Some Suggested Reading

BSc Human Nutrition

Lanham-New, S (2019) Introduction to Human Nutrition (3e). Wiley Blackwell.

Mann, A., Truswell, A. & Hodson, L (2023). Essentials of Nutrition (6e). Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press

BSs Nutrition & Dietetics

Manual of dietetic practice (2019). (6th ed.). Gandy, J. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Dietetic and nutrition case studies (2016), Lawrence J., Gandy, J., & Douglas, P. (2016). John Wiley & Sons.

Oxford Handbook of Nutrition and Dietetics (2022), 2 edition, Webster-Gandy, Joan, Angela Madden, and Michelle Holdsworth, Oxford Medical Handbooks

Wilson, F., & Mabhala, A. (Eds.). (2008). Key concepts in public health. Sage.

MSc Cardiovascular Health & Rehabilitation

BACPR (2023). BACPR Standards and Core Components for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Rehabilitation 2023 (4^th Edition): https://www.bacpr.org/__data/assets/pdf_file/0021/64236/BACPR-Standards-and-Core-Components-2023.pdf

ESC (2021). 2021 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure. European Heart Journal 42, 3599 – 3726.

Link to document here

MSc Exercise & Nutrition Science

American College of Sports Medicine. (2021). Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription. 11th Edition, London: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.

Mann, A., Truswell, A. & Hodson, L (2023). Essentials of Nutrition (6e). Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.

MSc Nutrition & Dietetics

Manual of dietetic practice (2019). (6th ed.). Gandy, J. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Dietetic and nutrition case studies (2016), Lawrence J., Gandy, J., & Douglas, P. (2016).. John Wiley & Sons.

Oxford Handbook of Nutrition and Dietetics (2022), 2 edition, Webster-Gandy, Joan, Angela Madden, and Michelle Holdsworth, Oxford Medical Handbooks

MSc Public Health Nutrition

Butriss, J. Welch A. Kearney, J. & Lanham-New, S. (Eds) (2018) (2^nd Edition) Public Health Nutrition (Nutrition Society text): Wiley Blackwell.

Geissler, C. & Powers, H. (Eds) (2017) Human Nutrition: Churchill Livingstone.