The University of Portsmouth Dr Jim Briggs Principal Lecturer Department of Information Systems
Structure 5 faculties: Technology (is, cs&maths, elec eng, mech eng) Science (bio, pharm, psych, pg med) Humanities (edu, lang, social, hist, crim justice) Environment (arch, civil eng, geog, art&des) Portsmouth Business School (econ, bus mgmt, acc)
Teaching Degrees Bachelors Masters PhD Higher National Diplomas International programmes
Student numbers Undergraduates13,000 Postgraduates2,500 Further and adult education 3,000 TOTAL18,500
Research Strengths: Health services Professions allied to medicine Biological sciences Economics European studies Geography Sociology
Location
Central south coast Historic city Naval port Ferry port for Isle of Wight and France 80 minutes by train to London
SIHI SIHI = Southern Institute for Health Informatics One of 10 regional focal institutes across UK Consortium of 60+ organisations: academic, healthcare sector and business Annual conference in Portsmouth
Health informatics Research Telemedicine Information Service Telemedicine and the elderly Medical imaging (mammography) Teaching (in FT, PT, DL modes) MSc in Health Information Systems MSc in Health Information Management PgC in the Internet for Healthcare Professionals