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 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.
