School of Pharmacy & Life Sciences Overview

The School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences was created with the merger of two existing schools, the Schools of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, in 2008. The new school is the second largest in the University in terms of student numbers and is led by Professor Terry Healey. Plans are underway to move the new school into a purpose built, multi-million pound facility at RGU’s Garthdee Campus by 2014.

The new school already has an impressive track record with seven courses accredited by professional bodies including the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, the Forensic Science Society, the Nutrition Society and the Health Professions Council – one of the reasons why graduates from the school are in such high demand from employers.

Nevertheless this merger meant that teaching and research provision could be further developed and enhanced with the bringing together of strengths in biomedical sciences, analytical and medicinal chemistry, forensic science, nutrition and dietetics, pharmacy practice and the pharmaceutical sciences.