Mission & Vision | Health Sciences University

Our Mission and Vision

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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 when our heritage institutions were launched 60 and 108 years ago respectively.

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.

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Our Mission

Our mission is to ‘create a healthier society through education, research and clinical care’ and is as relevant today as it was when our heritage institutions were launched 60 and 108 years ago respectively.

 

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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 vision continues to drive our institutional journey as we develop and diversify our academic portfolio, research and innovation, and patient services.

Our Values and Strategic Aims

Now a year post-merger, we continue to realise our ambitions and the opportunities associated with our unique brand across both campus locations. As we near the end of the current strategic plan, we will shortly commence a strategic review to take stock of our challenges and opportunities, which will guide our direction of travel for the next few years.

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Strategic Aims

The six strategic aims that we at Health Sciences University are working towards.

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Our Values

Our values are to be caring, professional, passionate and inclusive.

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Latest News

Discover and read all the latest news, press releases and happenings here at Health Sciences University.

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On Monday 6th October, staff and students from Health Sciences University opened the doors to its 6-day health and support pop-up event at the Boscombe Arts Depot in Boscombe High Street, at 616-622 Christchurch Road, opposite Costa Coffee.

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Following the recent announcement of Health Sciences University’s (HSU) outcomes in the latest Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) exercise, HSU is proud to announce its formal commitment to the Knowledge Exchange (KE) Concordat

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