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Health and Wellbeing

Join the Health Pioneers

Health and Wellbeing

Whether it's saving lives, leading a healthier life, or understanding our place in life, now more than ever, we need to come together to revolutionise the healthcare industry. With our unique, interdisciplinary approach, our world renowned Rowett Institute creating new, preventative measures, and our direct links with the NHS, we go beyond traditional methods, combining the medical, the psychological, and the nutritional, to revolutionise the healthcare industry. Join the boundary breakers, risk takers and health pioneers, and help us work towards a healthier, more equal, more sustainable world.

At Aberdeen you'll find:

  • A world-renowned teaching environment that creates opportunities to develop newfound knowledge in the promotion of good health, and the better treatment of disease.
  • Working on some of the biggest human health issues of our time, including cutting-edge biomedical subjects aimed at understanding how the human body functions.
  • Research-led teaching ensures our students are taught by those at the forefront of scientific research.
  • Learn from academics and researchers based at our Foresterhill Health Campus, one of the largest clinical complexes in Europe which includes a large teaching hospital, Medical School and the Institute of Medical Sciences.
  • Learn from renowned Psychologists, in order to understand human behaviours and experiences. From biological bases to social influences, Psychology goes far beyond behavioural analysis - helping us understand our environment; how we think, learn and remember; how we communicate, and what makes each of us unique.

Rankings and Accreditations

Ranked 1st in the UK for Anatomy and Physiology

The Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023

Ranked 5th (top quartile) in the UK for Biomedical Sciences

Complete University Guide 2024

7th in the UK for Overall Satisfaction in Education

National Student Survey 2022

1st in the UK for Research in Theology

The Research Excellence Framework 2021