School of Nursing and Midwifery

Mary Seacole Research Centre (MSRC)

The MSRC was set up as a collaborative initiative between De Montfort University and The Royal College of Nursing. Centre staff work closely with colleagues across the University on issues of race and ethnicity in health. Particular research concerns include care planning in a multi-ethnic NHS, employment opportunities and career development of black and minority ethnic staff, and specific ethnic health care needs. Collaborative working with practitioners in health and welfare service agencies and community groups is seen as a priority, to ensure active dissemination and implementation of research findings.

Mary Seacole by Albert Charles Challen
An oil on panel, painted in 1869, currently on display at the National Portrait Gallery, London http://www.npg.org.uk

This oil painting of Crimean War nurse, Mary Seacole, was recently discovered in a car boot sale on the back of another print. It shows a dignified figure, proudly bearing the red neckerchief of her Jamaican Creole origins as well as the three medals she was awarded for her service in the War. More >>

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Mary Seacole Research Centre
Director: Prof. Mark Johnson
Associate Director: Prof. Lorraine Culley

Address:
Mary Seacole Research Centre
De Montfort University
Charles Frears Campus
266 London Road,
Leicester LE2 1RQ
United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0)116 201 3906
Fax: +44 (0)116 201 3805
Email: seacole@dmu.ac.uk