Welcome to the Division of Midwifery

The Division of Midwifery is one of three divisions in the School of Nursing, Midwifery & Physiotherapy which is located in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.

For more than a decade there have been significant initiatives in shared learning with midwifery and medical students at undergraduate level as well as with experienced midwives and specialist obstetric registrar trainees.

Academic midwives are based on the same sites as many of their obstetric colleagues which helps to facilitate collaboration in education, practice and research. Find out more about becoming a midwife.

Student fees and finance for 2012/13

Students on pre-registration midwifery courses (funded by the NHS and leading to registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council) will usually have their tuition fees paid in full and receive financial support in the form of a bursary and access to a student loan.

The Department of Health has indicated that a new package of financial support will take effect from September 2012 and only apply to students who begin training on or after this date.

Eligible students will receive a small non-means tested grant of £1,000, a means tested bursary of up to £4,395 and a reduced rate non-means tested loan of up to £2,324. Different rates of means tested bursary and loan will apply according to where a student lives or studies. More information can be found here. To be eligible you must have Home Status and meet the NHS and SLC criteria.

For information about fees and finance for other programmes across the University please visit the Student Fees and Finance website.