Academic support and representation provided by our Students’ Union
Find out more about the academic support provided by our Students’ Union and how they represent you on various committees and meetings.
Academic Support
If you think you are eligible to be granted an extension or you have a circumstance mitigating you from submitting a work within a deadline or from being present during an examination, please refer to the appropriate forms.
You can also contact our Student Services team who will be able to provide you with various means of academic support. They can direct you to our Study Skills tutor who can help you develop your academic skills for both written work and presentations. We also have an English for Academic Purposes (EAP) lecturer on campus to help those of you whose first language isn’t English and may need help to improve it to a higher level.
Download our Academic Appeals Policy and Procedure
Download our Exceptional Circumstances Policy
Student Representation & Voice
At Health Sciences University we welcome student input on all levels.
If you wish to represent the student body at Health Sciences University then running for a position on the Students’ Union is a great opportunity to do this. Alternatively, you can become a Course Rep which involves going to committee meetings and feeding back the voice of the students on your course. Each cohort can have two representatives – to put yourself forward please email suvpeducation@aecc.ac.uk
You can have your voice heard through your course rep, the Students’ Union or through the regular student voice workshops.
The Health Sciences University Student Charter
Our Mission Statement is to achieve a healthier society through education, research and clinical care.
To achieve our Mission Statement we need to work within a partnership with our students and state the following precepts of the ethos of our Institution in this Student Charter.
The Students’ Union at HSU is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Charity Number 1197125 | VAT Number 781638793.
News
Discover and read all the latest news, press releases and happenings here at Health Sciences University.
HSU is delighted to announce the appointment of two new Visiting professors, Siobhan Harrington and Sarah Herbert. Both Siobhan and Sarah are senior leaders from University Hospitals Dorset (UHD)
On Tuesday 17 March 2026, HRH The Princess Royal, Chancellor of Health Sciences University (HSU), attended the inauguration of the Health Sciences University Chancellor’s Fund.
We are delighted to announce that Jordan Cummins has been appointed Chair of the Health Sciences University's Board of Governors. Jordan will join the Board following the end of Jeni Bremner's tenure as Chair in March.
A pioneering community dance programme in Dorset is enabling older adults living with chronic lower back pain to move more, fear less and reconnect socially.
On Thursday 5th 2026, March Health Sciences University was delighted to host a vibrant evening celebration of International Women’s Day 2026 for the Dorset Police Women’s Inspire Network (WIN) and the Women’s Network at University Hospitals Dorset.
For Health Sciences University, training the next generation of highly skilled and compassionate speech and language therapists has never been more pressing, as the UK Government publishes its long-awaited Schools White Paper, Every Child Achieving and Thriving, which outlines “a vision for education for the next decade”.
