School of Health and Life Sciences

About School of Health and Life Sciences

Building on the University of Nottingham UK's global excellence, our School focuses on Pharmacology, Life Sciences, Psychology, Biomedical Engineering, Health Big Data and Public Health. The School provides undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral education.

Guided by Ningbo’s 15th Five-Year Plan, the School aims to build an international platform serving the Yangtze River Delta’s life and health industry. Through partnerships with the UK, the School secures top talent, benchmarks against UK teaching standards, and delivers joint doctoral training. Together, shaping the future of health and life sciences — in China and beyond.

Vision

To become the leading Sino-foreign hub for health, life science and technology education and research, where discovery moves from the laboratory to the clinic and to the community.

Mission

We bring together Chinese and international expertise to develop the next generation of healthcare talent, innovators and leaders and directly impact the transformation of healthcare in China and the world.

A role model of global collaboration

Built on the University of Nottingham UK’s global excellence in health and life sciences.World-class faculty, curricula and research standards, delivered in Ningbo.

8^th

World ranking of Pharmacy & Pharmacology

68^th

World ranking of Life Sciences & Medicine

97^th

World ranking of University of Nottingham

QS World University Rankings 2026

Academic portfolio

Undergraduate

Key areas: Pharmacology, Biomedical Sciences, and Psychology & Neuroscience.

Postgraduate & Doctoral

Key areas: Applied Psychology, Drug Discovery, Bioinformatics, Biomedical Engineering, Public Health (Health Research), and Biomedical Sciences.

Details of the programmes are subject to change.

Leadership & academic team

Academic leadership & strategic direction

The School is led by Professor Panos Vlachopoulos as Interim Head (Vice Provost, Education & Student Experience), with Professor Thomas Meersmann as Director of Strategic Development (Health Science & Technology) and Mr Michael Ying as Deputy Director for Planning & Operations.

Our Strategic Committee currently includes Professor Sube Banerjee (Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Univ. of Nottingham UK), Dr. Du Yiping (Zhiyuan Distinguished Professor, SJTU), and Professor Xiaoyi Chen (Principal Investigator, UCAS & Guangzhou National Lab; Executive VP, China Health Information Society). Additional members are being recruited.

An interdisciplinary academic team

The School's founding academic team is built upon an interdisciplinary vision, drawing on years of research and teaching expertise from colleagues across a wide spectrum of complementary fields, spanning health and life sciences, psychology, biosciences, and cutting-edge technology, our collective strength lies in our ability to connect diverse disciplines to solve complex real-world health challenges..

Listed in alphabetical order of surnames：

Shue Ling Chong – Applied and developmental psychology
Holger Husi – Systems biology and disease biomarkers
Imran Mahmood Khan – Nanomaterial biosensor and biomedical sciences
Jodi Woan-Fei Law – Microbiome science and bioactive compounds
Learn-Han Lee – Microbiome science and drug discovery
Hebin Liu – Drug discovery
Sze Shin Low – Biosensors for early disease diagnosis
Enrico Marsili – Biofilm electrochemistry and biosensors
Thomas Meersmann – Hyperpolarized MRI and lung imaging
Weihua Meng – Genetics of complex disease (GWAS)
Minaxi Sharma – Plant based bioactives and nanoencapsulation
Loh Teng-Hern Tan – Bioprospecting and drug discovery
Michael Wormstone – Ocular cell and tissue biology
Yanfang Xia – Experimental and clinical psychology (starting Dec 2026)
Shuai Yuan – Applied psychology and analytics

Growth trajectory to 2030

Facilities & partnership

A world-class campus

State-of-the-art laboratories, teaching space and innovation hubs

Located beside student accommodation and the new Sports Centre

Purpose-built for interdisciplinary health science education

Deep research & industry partnership

Industry collaboration

International joint laboratories with top industries
Drug discovery, medical device & synthetic biology
Health big data and smart health innovation

Clinical & hospital ties

Shared clinical research platform with Ningbo hospitals
Joint postdoctoral research station — first in a Sino-foreign university
University-led technology transfer investment fund

Contact us

Room 425, Trent Building
University of Nottingham Ningbo China
199 Taikang East Road, Ningbo, 315100, China

E. Michael.YING@nottingham.edu.cn
T. +86 (0) 574 8818 0000 Ext. 1304
W. https://www.nottingham.edu.cn/en/health-and-life-sciences/