Professor Susan Matthews
School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery
Professor of Pharmacy


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School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery
Western Bank Villa
300-302 Western Bank
Sheffield
S10 2TN
- Profile
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Sue joined the 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ 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 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ 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 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ 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 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂ, Vietnam.
Sue has been a registered pharmacist since 1992.
- Qualifications
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BPharm, 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ of Nottingham, 1991
PhD Medicinal Chemistry, 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ of Bath, 1995
Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education Practice, 2004
Chartered Chemist (CChem), Royal Society of Chemistry, 2006
- Research interests
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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 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂ
- Chulalongkorn 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂ
- Nguyen Tat Thanh 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂ
- Tay Nguyen 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂ
- 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City,
- Can Tho 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ of Medicine and Pharmacy
- Phenikaa 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂ
- Hanoi Medica 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂ
- 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ 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
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Registered Pharmacist GPhC
Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
General Secretary for the