Strategic priority: health and wellbeing

As a research leader in health and social care, including the study of ageing and dementia, we have a significant national and international role to play in enhancing people’s lives. We also have a leadership role to play in the lives of staff and students, and the wider community, as Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence. 

Long-term quality of life is important to us all, and governments around the world are looking to prevent disease and keep people heathier for longer. We will intensify our research in this area, provide expertise to policy makers, and develop innovative education programmes.

As an employer, we understand the link between health and performance. We will ensure wellbeing features prominently in the support we provide for staff and students, and we will look at ways of using our sporting and cultural resources to add value to their lives and enhance their physical and mental well-being.

In addition to investing in, and promoting, the benefits of physical activity for all, we will celebrate and promote our high-performance athletes as role models, showcasing their ability to balance sporting prowess and performance with academic excellence. They enhance the nation’s reputation and our own.

We will intensify our multi-disciplinary research and teaching in health and wellbeing, and further increase its impact. We will nurture our people, and harness our campus’s natural and built environment to improve their lives and the lives of the communities we serve.

By 2030 we will: 

• Track the wellbeing of students and staff, and invest in programmes to improve health and resilience.
• Demonstrate increased participation rates in physical activity, sport and culture activities by staff and students.
• Reduce absence levels due to mental and physical ill-health.