Foreword

On behalf of all of the staff of the Faculty of Education and Health Sciences:

Prof Rachel Msetfi Executive Dean Mr Declan O’Brien Faculty Manager Mr Brian Hartigan Finance Business Partner Ms Karen Fanneran HR Business Partner Ms Nicola Kelly Project Manager Dr Aileen Wright Head of Allied Health Prof Eric Igou Head of Psychology Prof Deirdre McGrath Head of Medicine Prof Patricia Mannix-McNamara Head of Education Prof Pauline Meskell Head of Nursing and Midwifery Dr Anca Minescu Assistant Dean International Prof Ann MacPhail Assistant Dean Research Dr Siobhan Howard Assistant Dean Academic Prof Paul Burke Chief Academic Officer Vice Dean Health Sciences Prof Alan Donnelly Director of the Health Research Institute

Our strategy describes the vision, pillars and objectives for the Faculty of Education and Health Sciences for the next three years. Importantly, we have based all of this on our shared professional values, which underpin what we aspire to, our objectives, the way we work and the values we aim to instil in our students.

We have many strengths as a Faculty, delivering exciting and innovative programmes with prize winning curricula, through which our students thrive. Our capacity and strengths in research continue to grow, such that we compare well with education, health, psychology and sports institutions globally, and make a significant contribution to the University research profile.

The University Strategy, UL@50, was launched in 2019 and refreshed in 2022, with our Sustainability Framework published shortly thereafter. Our new Faculty strategy is well aligned with the goals and ethos of the institutional strategy and frameworks.

The key tenets of the faculty strategy, the vision, mission, values, and pillars were developed by the members of the faculty management committee, with extensive consultation and input from all schools, departments and the faculty office. We received numerous helpful comments and suggestions, many of which we have integrated into the strategy, and the final draft was endorsed at an exceptional meeting for all staff of the faculty in May 2022.

The strategy document includes quotes made by or nominated by members of staff of the faculty and demonstrate all our commitment to our values and our faculty. We are very proud of the strategy we have developed and look forward to working together to deliver on this ambitious plan.

Professor Rachel Msetfi

Executive Dean

Faculty of Education and Health sciences