UNIVERSITY STRUCTURE
The University of Plymouth is structured according to faculties and professional services directorates.
Faculties There are five core academic faculties, supported by 19 schools. They are: • the Faculty of Arts and Humanities • the Faculty of Business • the Faculty of Health and Human Sciences • the Faculty of Science and Engineering • Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry. In addition, there is the Academic Partnerships faculty, which coordinates the relationship with our extensive partner college network, here and overseas. Directorates Supporting the faculties are the following professional services directorates: • Estates and Facilities Management • External Relations • Finance and Sustainability • Research and Innovation • Talent and Organisational Development • Teaching and Learning • Technology Information Services.
Research There are also eight research institutes at Plymouth that draw membership from the 1,500 academic staff, often crossing faculties and disciplines. They are externally focused and act as a portal into the different research clusters within the institution. They are: • the Arts Institute • the Cognition Institute • the Institute for Health and Community • the Institute for Social, Policy and Enterprise Research • the Institute for Translational and Stratified Medicine • the Marine Institute • the Pedagogic Research Institute and Observatory (PedRIO) • the Sustainable Earth Institute.
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