A message from Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal
“It is with great pleasure that I announce the launch of the Health Sciences University’s Chancellor’s Fund, an initiative that will enable the University to accelerate its mission of advancing health and care education and research and supporting the health and wellbeing of the communities it serves.
“In establishing this Fund, the University reaffirms its belief in the power of knowledge to create opportunity, improve health, and uplift communities. The Chancellor’s Fund will offer an opportunity to enhance student access to education and promote health and wellbeing in the communities in which the HSU operates for future generations.”
“The launch of the Health Sciences University Chancellor’s Fund represents a significant milestone in the life of our University and opens an exciting new chapter in supporting our students, research, and communities. This fund reflects our enduring commitment to advancing health and care education, our passion for strengthening research excellence, and our drive in supporting the health and wellbeing of the communities we serve.
“The Chancellor’s Fund will enable us to accelerate this mission, and enable us to champion innovation and invest in the future healthcare workforce. I am deeply grateful to our Chancellor, HRH The Princess Royal, for inaugurating this initiative and signing the Legacy Charter, establishing the fund’s purpose and principles in perpetuity.
“The Fund itself will be guided by four principles:
- Widening access to education and training for learners who will shape the future health and care workforce;
- Advancing pioneering research that improves patient outcomes, enhances clinical practice, and responds to emerging challenges in health and care;
- Strengthening community partnerships, ensuring our work benefits patients, families, and the wider public;
- Fostering innovation and leadership, enabling the University to respond dynamically to the evolving needs of healthcare systems.”
Professor Lesley Haig
Vice-Chancellor, Health Sciences University
Where your support will make a difference
At Health Sciences University, we are training the next generation of healthcare professionals, advancing pioneering research, delivering life-changing clinical care, and improving the health and wellbeing of our communities. Every initiative is underpinned by our commitment to excellence, innovation, and impact.
The Chancellor’s Fund gives you the opportunity to make a tangible difference. Your support will help us go further – we want to expand access to education, develop further cutting-edge research, improve patient care, and keep reaching communities that need us most. Together, we can transform healthcare education, practice, and community wellbeing across our communities and beyond.
Educating the future workforce
We are educating the healthcare workforce of the future. Every year, students come to Health Sciences University to train as the professionals our health and care systems urgently need. We currently provide a range of bursaries and scholarships, helping talented learners access specialist healthcare education
With additional support from the Chancellor’s Fund, we can:
- Widen access to education for students from diverse backgrounds
- Expand bursaries and scholarships for talented learners
- Enable more students to pursue careers that transform lives
Your support will help open doors for the next generation
Advancing research and innovation
Our research improves lives, clinical practice, and healthcare systems. At Health Sciences University, we bring together researchers, clinicians, patients, and partners to tackle real health challenges and translate evidence into impact.
With your support through the Chancellor’s Fund, we can:
- Partner with clinical and industry collaborators to co-design solutions
- Sponsor PhD students and research projects
- Fund innovations that transform patient care and healthcare delivery.
Together, we can accelerate research that delivers real-world benefits for patients and communities.
Delivering clinical excellence and patient impact
Our research improves lives, clinical practice, and healthcare systems. At Health Sciences University, we bring together researchers, clinicians, patients, and partners to tackle real health challenges and translate evidence into impact. Our clinics change lives every day. Across our integrated clinics in Bournemouth and London, we provide over 23,000 heavily subsidised or free appointments each year, while training the next generation of healthcare professionals.
With the Chancellor’s Fund, we can:
- Expand access to clinical services
- Reach more patients and communities
- Provide additional subsidised or free care for those who need it most
Help us support more patients while training the workforce of tomorrow.
Community impact
We work with communities to help people live healthier, longer lives. From pop-up health clinics to prevention programmes and sustainability initiatives, our staff and students are making a real difference locally.
With your support, we can:
- Expand community health programmes to reach underserved groups
- Launch new initiatives that improve wellbeing, independence, and prevention.
- Strengthen partnerships to deliver lasting local impact
Together, we can build healthier, stronger communities for the future.
Join us in building a legacy
Support the Chancellor’s Fund and help us train the next generation of healthcare professionals, advance pioneering research, provide life-changing clinical care, and strengthen our communities.
Every gift, big or small, makes an impact.
