Department of Health Sciences

At the Department of Health Sciences, we conduct high-quality research and education with a focus on health and digitization for sustainable development. The department covers the subjects of biomedicine, English, public health science, nursing, reproductive, perinatal and sexual health, social psychology and the Swedish language. The goal is to contribute to society''s development with research and education in close cooperation with the public sector and other actors in the surrounding society.

Excellence in research
The Health Sciences research specialisation encompasses three thematic and interdisciplinary research groups active in the health promotion area. Synergy effects are achieved by integrating
these research efforts using ICT into one research specialisation. Research address future societal needs regarding monitoring and promoting health through advanced interventions and personalised care. The aim is to develop and implement new strategies and methods to promote learning and prevent illness.

Quality in education
The University of Skövde is ranked number seven in the national quality evaluation carried out by The Swedish Higher Education Authority (UKÄ). The report compiles the evaluation results of over 2000 higher education programmes at 27 universities that have been the subject of evaluation between 2011 and 2014. Among the newly established universities in Sweden, the University of Skövde came out the strongest in comparison of quality of existing programmes.

Collaboration
The Department of Health Sciences collaborates on matters of research and education with a wide range of partners in society from both the public sector, organisations and private enterprises. Our ambition is to continuously develop active collaboration projects and to enter new projects with the aim to encourage societal development and further our academic research and educational endeavours.