Professor Susan Matthews

School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery

Professor of Pharmacy

Susan Matthews
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s.e.matthews@sheffield.ac.uk

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Professor Susan Matthews
School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery
Room C06
Barber House
Sheffield
S10 2HQ
Profile

Sue joined the СŷÊÓÆµ of Sheffield in 2024 as Professor and Head of Pharmacy to lead the development of the Sheffield MPharm programme.

Before this, she worked at the СŷÊÓÆµ of East Anglia (2003-2024) as a Lecturer, Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor. During this time she also served as the Associate Dean for Admissions for the Faculty of Science (2011-2016) and Chair of the СŷÊÓÆµ South Eaat Asia Dialogue Group (2015-2023).

From 2001-2003 she was the Kinerton Lecturer of Organic Chemistry at Trinity College, Dublin, following post-doctoral experience in Oxford (inorganic Chemistry Laboratory), Germany (Johannes Gutenberg Universität, Mainz) and the Czech Republic (Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Prague).

Sue holds an Honorary Professorship at Nguyen Tat Thanh СŷÊÓÆµ, Vietnam.

Sue has been a registered pharmacist since 1992.

Qualifications

BPharm, СŷÊÓÆµ of Nottingham, 1991

PhD Medicinal Chemistry, СŷÊÓÆµ of Bath, 1995

Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education Practice, 2004

Chartered Chemist (CChem), Royal Society of Chemistry, 2006

Research interests

Sue’s current research interests lie in pedagogy.

Projects within the UK focus on widening participation and the use of online blended learning in Pharmacy. 

Overseas she has established partnerships with

  • Chiang Mai СŷÊÓÆµ
  • Chulalongkorn СŷÊÓÆµ
  • Nguyen Tat Thanh СŷÊÓÆµ
  • Tay Nguyen СŷÊÓÆµ
  • СŷÊÓÆµ of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City,
  • Can Tho СŷÊÓÆµ of Medicine and Pharmacy
  • Phenikaa СŷÊÓÆµ
  • Hanoi Medica СŷÊÓÆµ
  • СŷÊÓÆµ of Brunei Darussalam

These projects span active learning, continuing professional development, STEM education for primary teachers and supra-curricular inter-professional learning.

Professional activities and memberships

Registered Pharmacist GPhC

Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry

General Secretary for the