

Fit for the Future
Our mission is to ‘create a healthier society through education, research and clinical care’ and is as relevant today as it was 60 years ago.
Our mission, vision and community focus articulate our position as a specialist health sciences institution. Discover more about our community partnerships, access and participation projects and upcoming events; promoting and sharing our knowledge of health sciences.

Our Mission
Our mission is to ‘create a healthier society through education, research and clinical care’ and is as relevant today as it was 60 years ago. It is especially pertinent as we emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic to face significant challenges and uncertainties.

Our Vision
Our vision is “To be a leading specialist health sciences university providing excellent education, clinical care and applied research. We will become an important anchor institution serving Dorset and our local communities, recognised nationally and internationally as a centre of excellence.” This will drive the next phase of our institutional journey as we continue to develop and diversify our academic portfolio and patient services.
Our Values and Strategic Aims
Our values set out to guide not just what we do but also ‘how’ we do things. We have lived and breathed these values through the pandemic and are proud to stand by them.

Strategic Aims
The six strategic aims that we at Health Sciences University are working towards.
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Latest News
Discover and read all the latest news, press releases and happenings here at Health Sciences University.

Dr Mahitha Naidu has recently graduated from the MSc Podiatry (Pre registration) course at Health Sciences University.

Health Sciences University, in collaboration with Dorset HealthCare, has launched a new Brain Health Clinic on its Bournemouth campus.

Carla tells us more about her experience of the course so far and what she enjoys about being part of the HSU community.

Dan Egelstaff is a First Year student on the MSc Occupational Therapy (pre-registration) course. The degree at Health Sciences University appealed to Dan when he was working as a Learning Disabilities Support Worker during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Natalia Purkiss is in her first year of the MSc Occupational Therapy (pre-registration) course at Health Sciences University.

The first of a series of special networking events between NIHR Wessex Experimental Medicine Network (WEMN) and HSU has taken place.