School of Health & Life Sciences

Dr Ann French

Dean

Dr Ann French is responsible for the school's overall strategic development. She was previously the Associate Dean for Marketing and Recruitment. Ann is a Registered General Nurse with a background in palliative and end of life care. She completed a PhD in Palliative Care at the International Observatory on End of Life Care at Lancaster University.

Scott Godfrey

Associate Dean (Marketing & Recruitment)

Scott leads the school’s marketing and student recruitment efforts. As a Registered Nurse and experienced academic, he’s held various roles, including Senior Lecturer, Principal Lecturer in Marketing and Student Recruitment, and Head of Department for Nursing & Midwifery. Committed to lifelong learning, he’s currently pursuing a Professional Doctorate.

Dr Kevin Thomas

Associate Dean (International)

Kevin is responsible for the development of international education opportunities for the School's health, social care, and science-related programmes. By profession, he is a chartered building surveyor who worked in both public and private practice prior to entering academia in 1992.

Carlie Johnston-Blyth

Associate Dean (Learning & Teaching)

Carlie is a registered mental health nurse with a background in forensics, acute and primary and secondary services. She has held many senior management roles within the NHS and has extensive knowledge and experience in commissioning. Carlie gained an MSc in Transformational Leadership at Teesside University, and has led on a range of regional and national large-scale change and transformation projects.

Professor Jeff Breckon

Associate Dean (Research)

Professor Jeff Breckon is responsible for research and innovation across the School and its networks internally and externally. Jeff is a British Psychological Society and Health and Care Professions Council chartered psychologist with experience in the design and delivery of behaviour change interventions across a range of health, community and workplace settings.

Ruth Mitchell

Associate Dean (Knowledge Exchange)

Ptolemy Neoptolemos

Head of Department (Nursing & Midwifery)

Jill Kent

Head of Department (Allied Health)

Dr Jibin He

Head of Department (Life Science)

Helen Day

School Registrar

Linda Chambers

School Manager