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.
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.
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.
Our Values
Our values set out to guide not just what we do but also ‘how’ we do things. Our values are caring, professional, passionate, inclusive and collaborative. We live and breathe these values and are proud to stand by them.
Strategic Aims
The six strategic aims that we at Health Sciences University are working towards.
Learn MoreLatest News
Discover and read all the latest news, press releases and happenings here at Health Sciences University.
HSU graduate Joel Kearney studied BSc Clinical Exercise Science before progressing into elite sport performance, biomechanics and strength and conditioning. Following an MSc at LJMU, UKSCA accreditation and a Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship PhD, Joel has worked with organisations including Liverpool FC, British Cycling, British Gymnastics and the FA, and is now Head of Strength & Conditioning at Championship Rugby Union side Caldy RFC.
Since joining HSU in 2023, Billy Coleman has been teaching across the BSc and MSc Sport Rehabilitation programmes while also coordinating student placements. A BASRaT-accredited practitioner and HSU MSc Sport Rehabilitation & Therapy graduate, they combine teaching with hands-on industry experience at Wimborne Town FC and Bournemouth Heart Club, supporting patients across cardiac, respiratory, diabetes and cancer rehabilitation.
Health Sciences University has appointed internationally recognised clinician, researcher and educator Professor Jeremy Lewis PhD FCSP as a Professorial Research Fellow within its Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Innovation (IMHI).
HSU graduate Sam Bigley studied BSc Exercise Science (Health and Rehabilitation) before progressing into respiratory and prehospital care.
Health Sciences University is proud to celebrate the outstanding achievement of Erdi Shaba, PhD student and Chiropractic Lecturer within the AECC School of Chiropractic, who has been awarded the Best Poster Award at the prestigious European Chiropractors' Union (ECU) Conference in Zurich.
Health Sciences University (HSU) is delighted to welcome Jacqui Rix to campus as she completes an extraordinary 630-mile fundraising walk along the Southwest Coast Path, as part of the ‘Rix Big Ramble 2’ in memory of her late husband, George Rix.