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Post-Pandemic Progress – Lessons Learnt in Healthcare Education

Nearly two years have passed since the publication of Pandemic Powered Improvements. This follow-up report Post-Pandemic Progress – Lessons Learnt in Healthcare Education revisits some of the innovations and showcases new…

2 May 2024
Podcast – Research Month | An update from the NIHR Academy

In this podcast, the NIHR’s Professor Anne-Maree Keenan OBE and Dr Lisa Cotterill speak to Dorothea Baltruks about how the NIHR Academy has been supporting nursing, midwifery and AHP researchers…

19 February 2021
Podcast – Research Month | Research during Covid-19 with CSO Scotland

The Council is running a series of podcasts as part of Research Month. Dr Alan McNair, Senior Research Manager at the Chief Scientist Office Scotland, talks to Robyn…

5 February 2021
Podcast – Research Month | The future of REF and healthcare research in the context of Covid-19 and Brexit

The Council is running a series of podcasts as part of Research Month. In this podcast, Professor Dame Jessica Corner, Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Exchange at the…

2 February 2021
Black History Month: Barriers to Racial Equality in Higher Education

Guest blog by Dr Winifred Eboh, Director of Staff Development and Wellbeing and Postgraduate Research Director, University of Essex In the 2019 survey of Universities in England, Scotland…

26 October 2020

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7 October 2025

Nation: UK

AI Week: The Pedagogy of AI – Implications for healthcare education

Following the Council of Deans of Health’s 2025 Digital Summit, we are publishing this collaborative report with Elsevier which explores the evolving role of…

Innovation
Briefing

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17 September 2025

Nation: UK

Briefing: UCAS statistics on placed applicants 28 days after A-level and SQA results day 2025

UCAS has published data on confirmed places on undergraduate higher education courses 28 days after A-level results following the Clearing process. The full data…

UCAS Data, Workforce
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Briefing

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15 August 2025

Nation: UK

UCAS Briefing: A-level results day 2025

On A-level results day, UCAS has published data on confirmed places on undergraduate higher education courses. The full data set including a breakdown for…

UCAS Data
Briefing

Briefing

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18 July 2025

Nation: UK

Council’s briefing on UCAS deadline statistics for June 2025

UCAS has published a statistical release providing core numbers for the 30 June 2025 application deadline. The Council of Deans of Health has released…

UCAS Data, Midwifery, Nursing

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The Council launches two new member networks

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7 November 2025

The Council’s new strategy commits to supporting members across the system including all four nations plus overseas associate members. It is with commitment to the voice of all our members that the Council is pleased to launch two new member networks: a Remote and Rural Network and a Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories Network.…
Podcast | The impact of microaggressions at university and on placement

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4 November 2025

This podcast explores the findings of a 17-month participatory action research project conducted at the University of Bradford, funded by the Elizabeth Casson Trust. Co-led by staff and students, the project investigates the experiences of occupational therapy students from marginalised groups, focusing on how microaggressions manifest in both university settings and practice placements. Although the…
Post-Party Conference Debrief

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24 October 2025

In this podcast, the Council’s Head of Policy and External Affairs, James Hallwood, is joined by our Policy and Research Manager, Robyn Cooke, as they unpack key takeaways from this year’s party conferences. We also launch the Council’s new Political Engagement Network, a space for all members interested in advocating for their institutions and the…
AI Week: How do we remove bias from generative AI?

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10 October 2025

This podcast critically explores bias in AI, particularly within the context of healthcare education. It unpacks what “bias” means in AI systems and highlights the real-world consequences of these biases, from reinforcing harmful stereotypes to perpetuating inequities in student outcomes and clinical training. The discussion raises urgent questions about responsibility and how students and staff…