School of Nursing and Midwifery
Report by Professor Zena Moore, Head of School of Nursing and Midwifery
The School of Nursing and Midwifery is a dynamic school, focusing on education and research both nationally and internationally. Our education programmes are exclusively Postgraduate, and our key goal is to develop the clinical practice, educational and research capabilities of practicing nurses and midwives. The core values for nursing and midwifery are care, compassion and commitment. In undertaking further education with us in RCSI, our students exemplify these values, showing a strong focus on leading the world to better health. Led by our dynamic team of staff, the School continues to grow in strength and impact. We are the largest provider of postgraduate nursing and midwifery education in Ireland, welcoming over 1,300 students this year.
Our students, who work across a wide range of clinical specialties, can choose from over 29 educational programmes, at varying levels, from bachelor’s, postgraduate certificate, postgraduate diploma and master’s level. Continued professional education is fundamental in ensuring a highly skilled and competent nursing and midwifery workforce, with the ultimate goal of improving clinical outcomes for patients. As such, our students play a vital role in delivering RCSI’s mission.
Our research, centred within the Skin Wounds and Trauma (SWaT) Research Centre, continues to grow. We were delighted to receive ‘Best Research Project’ at the 2025 national Education Awards for our ground-breaking AI-driven diagnostic platform. Research outputs continue to grow, and several of our researchers are ranked among the top five globally in our field of research, our discipline and our specialty of wound healing and tissue repair.
Our industry collaborations and grant successes continue to positively impact on our research student numbers and outputs, and we are grateful to the team in the Office of Research and Innovation and the School of Postgraduate Studies for their continuous support.
