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School of Nursing ScienceWe support innovative care!

Nursing creates
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We are committed to shaping nursing in a personalised, evidence-based and innovative way. Our school of nursing science is a pioneer in Germany: for almost 30 years, we have been conducting research and teaching with the aim of improving nursing practice for carers, those in need of care and their families.

We prepare the next generation of talent for academic research and practice, and develop career-friendly courses and continuing professional development programmes for our students. We strive to disseminate scientific findings and contribute to the networking of nursing researchers at national and international level.

News from the School of Nursing Science

Teaching at the School of Nursing Science

Our range of courses and study formats are designed to be compatible with work and personal life, and to enable students to complete their degrees within the standard period of study. Our departments and professorships develop new concepts and research methods in nursing practice. We find answers to complex questions in nursing practice and place great emphasis on research-based learning and critical reflection.

Our degree programmes

Students in Nursing Science (M. Sc.) in a seminar.

Pflegewissenschaft (M. Sc.)

As a nursing scientist, work from a scientific perspective to improve quality, transparency and respectful treatment in nursing. Learn from the pioneers of nursing science how to develop innovations and implement them in nursing practice.

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Students on the Master's degree programme in Community Health Nursing work with a tablet

Community Health Nursing (M. Sc.)

Our Community Health Nursing Master's programme prepares you for a completely new, innovative career in healthcare - with advanced medical knowledge. Join us and help shape the future of healthcare and primary care now!

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Our Chairs and Professorships

Research and Publications

The School of Nursing Science is committed to excellence in research into interdisciplinary healthcare.

Our research focuses on:

  • the needs and requirements of people requiring care throughout their lives,
  • the family situation, relatives and the social environment,
  • the potential for development in nursing practice, and
  • current and future societal and health challenges.


These and other questions guide our research:

  • What might dementia-friendly hospitals look like?
  • What information do people need to realise their potential for self-care?
  • How can families and selected groups of people affected by the condition be supported in coping with illness?
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Publications

All publications from the School of Nursing Science at UW/H are included in the university bibliography.

University bibliography

Theses at the School of Nursing Science

The School of Nursing Science has compiled all degree theses since 1999 into a single PDF document. This document lists all Bachelor’s, Master’s and doctoral theses in chronological order by year and by the names of the graduates. If you are interested in a thesis or require it for secondary use, you may request the contact details of the relevant authors from the Office of Student Affairs for Nursing Science so that you can enquire about obtaining a copy of the thesis.

Cooperation Network for Nursing Practice and Research

The Nursing Practice & Research Cooperation Network brings together practice, education and research institutions in the nursing and health care system with students and staff at the UW/H. Together, we develop and test innovative projects for nursing practice. The network promotes the academisation of nursing, advances research based on the ‘real-world laboratory’ principle, and establishes practice development as a field of research.

Our practice partners

Doctoral studies, PhD programmes and postdoctoral university lecturing qualifications

The UW/H paves the way for academic careers in nursing research and supports further academic training.

Our School of Nursing Science supervises numerous doctoral students. Since the establishment of our first doctoral college in nursing science in Germany, numerous nursing scientists have completed their doctoral studies and now work as professors at German and international universities.

Our alumni are active in many different fields: they work as nursing experts in all settings, are involved in professional or health policy, teach and conduct research at educational institutions, or manage healthcare organisations.

 

Doctoral studies

Responsible persons

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Univ.-Prof. Dr.

Margareta Halek

Department Management

Faculty of Health (School of Nursing Science)

Chair Holder

Faculty of Health (School of Nursing Science)  |  Chair of Nursing Science

Dean

Faculty of Health  |  Faculty Office

Alfred-Herrhausen-Straße 50
58455 Witten

Room number: C-1.197A / C-2.360

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The team at the School of Nursing Science

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Prof. Dr.

Sabine Metzing

Professor

Faculty of Health (School of Nursing Science)  |  Professorship of Nursing Science with a Focus on Children and Adolescents

Programme Coordinator M.Sc. Pflegewissenschaft

Faculty of Health (School of Nursing Science)

Management

Faculty of Health (School of Nursing Science)  |  Doctoral Programme Nursing Science

Alfred-Herrhausen-Straße 50
58455 Witten

Room number: C-1.194

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Univ.-Prof. Dr. rer. medic. habil.

Oliver Rudolf Herber

Chair Holder

Faculty of Health (School of Nursing Science)  |  Chair of Community Health Nursing

Programme Coordinator M.Sc. Community Health Nursing

Faculty of Health (School of Nursing Science)

Alfred-Herrhausen-Straße 50
58455 Witten

Room number: C-1.195

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Claudia Kuhr

Assistant

Faculty of Health (School of Nursing Science)  |  Chair of Community Health Nursing

Alfred-Herrhausen-Straße 50
58455 Witten

Room number: C-1.196

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Helmut Budroni , M. Sc. N.

Researcher

Faculty of Health (School of Nursing Science)  |  Department office

Alfred-Herrhausen-Straße 50
58455 Witten

Room number: C-1.198

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Claudia Dinand , M. Sc. N.

Researcher

Faculty of Health (School of Nursing Science)  |  Chair of Nursing Science

Alfred-Herrhausen-Straße 50
58455 Witten

Room number: C-1.201

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Franziska Jagoda , M. Sc.

Researcher

Faculty of Health (School of Nursing Science)  |  Chair of Nursing Science

Researcher

Faculty of Health (School of Medicine)  |  Junior Professorship of Digital Health

Alfred-Herrhausen-Straße 50
58448 Witten

Room number: C-1.201

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Dr. phil.

Dominique Autschbach

Researcher

Faculty of Health (School of Nursing Science)  |  Chair of Nursing Science

Programme Coordination

Faculty of Health (School of Nursing Science)  |  Doctoral Programme Nursing Science

Alfred-Herrhausen-Straße 50
58455 Witten

Room number: C-1.199

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Univ.-Prof. Dr.

Martina Roes

Professor

Faculty of Health (School of Nursing Science)  |  Professorship of Nursing Science and Health Care Research

Stockumer Str. 12
58453 Witten

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Dr.

Oezlem Köseoglu-Örnek

Researcher

Faculty of Health (School of Nursing Science)  |  Chair of Nursing Science

Alfred-Herrhausen-Straße 50
58455 Witten

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Heike Möller

Examination Office / Application Office

Faculty of Health (School of Nursing Science)

Alfred-Herrhausen-Straße 50
58448 Witten

Room number: 1.202

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Manuela Malek , M. Sc.

Researcher

Faculty of Health (School of Nursing Science)  |  Chair of Nursing Science

Alfred-Herrhausen-Straße 50
58448 Witten

Room number: C-1.201

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Stefanie Stober , M.Sc.

Researcher

Faculty of Health (School of Nursing Science)  |  Professorship of Nursing Science with a Focus on Children and Adolescents

Alfred-Herrhausen-Straße 50
58455 Witten

Room number: 1.199

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Prof. Dr. rer. nat.

Herbert Mayer

Researcher

Faculty of Health (School of Nursing Science)  |  Department office

Alfred-Herrhausen-Straße 50
58455 Witten

Room number: C-1.197

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Dr. rer. medic.

Sibylle Reick , M. Sc.

Researcher

Faculty of Health (School of Nursing Science)  |  Professorship of Nursing Science - specialising in practice development

Alfred-Herrhausen-Straße 50
58455 Witten

Room number: C-1.192

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Katharina Weirich , M. A.

Programme Coordination

Faculty of Health (School of Nursing Science)

Alfred-Herrhausen-Straße 50
58448 Witten

Room number: C-1.202

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