About the Institute

Professor Kevin Browne, Head of Institute, leads an enthusiastic and expanding team of highly qualified Chartered Occupational Psychologists, Chartered Health Psychologists, Chartered Forensic Psychologists and Chartered Clinical Psychologists. All are active in teaching and research, with international reputations in their areas of expertise.

We engage in projects with colleagues across the University: in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, the Business School and the School of Psychology.

We work closely with industry, healthcare services, policy-makers and governments – both on the national and international stage. 

The Institute hosts two centres:

• Centre of Organisational Health & Development - a designated Collaborating Centre in Occupational Health of the World Health Organization, and
• Centre for Forensic and Family Psychology - with close links to UNICEF 

We are committed to an international approach to research and education. Students from over 40 countries have successfully graduated from our MSc or PhD programmes. We have research collaborations with colleagues in many countries.

In September 2008, the Institute moved to state-of-the-art new accommodation, International House, on the University’s extension to the Jubilee Campus, developed with an emphasis on sustainable design and renewable energy sources. The University has invested £200 million in this new scheme designed by Ken Shuttleworth, designer of the famous and award-winning London 'gherkin'.

In 2010 the Institute became a division of the School of Community Health Sciences. The School was formed in 1997, combining the strengths of established disciplines, and comprises the divisions of Epidemiology & Public Health, Primary Care, Psychiatry and Rehabilitation & Ageing, as well as the Institute.

Community Health Sciences submitted an application for a Silver Athena Swan award in 2011 and was successful in achieving Bronze status.

The working group comprised the Head of School, School Manager and School Secretary, together with a representative from each of the five Divisions of the School.

The working group is now looking at the action plan drawn up and will continue to work on this throughout 2012.