School of Allied Health Science and Practice
The School of Allied Health Science and Practice offers undergraduate honours degrees in Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Speech Pathology. We are proud to provide an innovative and collaborative approach to learning, teaching and research.
Our team of talented and experienced academics are committed to educating the next generation of allied health professionals. Our programs are enriched by research and informed by the science of learning and will equip you with professional competencies and life-long learning skills needed for successful practice in diverse, client-centred settings. You will undertake simulated and clinical practice education across your degrees. In addition, you will have the opportunity to learn and study with your peers.
We look forward to welcoming you.
Our research and teaching
Find out more about our discipline research and teaching excellence within the School of Allied Health.
Interim Head of School
Associate Professor Stacie Attrill's primary research interests are in health workforce development and systems design for service provision, health professional education, and learning outcomes for culturally and linguistically diverse students.
Our researchers
Search our School researchers for information on their research, career, publications, HDR supervision and contact details.
Latest news
Funding awarded to explore immune response in MS
MS Australia has recognised the work of University of Adelaide’s Dr Iain Comerford with a $25,000 Incubator Grant.
Magnetic approach to chemo-induced neuropathy
More than 80 per cent of bowel cancer survivors are living with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), a form of chronic nerve damage which can cause symptoms that range from mild pins and needles to losing all feeling and control in your hands and feet.
Diabetes and heart disease researchers funded
University of Adelaide’s Dr Emma Solly and Dr Sivabaskari Pasupathy will share in the latest round of funding from The Hospital Research Foundation Group’s Advancing Care and Treatment of Chronic Conditions in Priority Populations competitive grant round.
