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Good Health and Well Being
Our work and activity in relation to 'Good Health and Well Being', one of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
The University of Dundee’s work in support of human health and wellbeing spans life sciences discovery research to a wide range of clinical applications. Researchers across several of our Schools, including Dentistry, Health Sciences and Medicine aim to act locally and have impact globally by improving human health and wellbeing through teaching and research.
Health and wellbeing is one of our interdisciplinary research themes and our researchers collaborate with a range of national and global health institutions to improve outcomes from the local to the global. Read more about some of these projects below.
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More than 50,000 people living with diabetes across Scotland are now using an app developed at the University of Dundee to manage their condition.
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University of Dundee experts have made a crucial scientific breakthrough that could herald the development of vaccines against parasitic worms.
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An eye scan already available on the high street can tell someone their odds of having a heart attack or stroke within the next 10 years, a study led by the University of Dundee has found.
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A team of leading infectious disease scientists from academia and industry have been awarded £17.9 million to identify new drugs to treat fungal infections
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More than 300 psychology experts from across the UK, Canada and beyond, will meet for a knowledge sharing conference at the University of Dundee
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A University of Dundee spin-out has formed a new company dedicated to developing new obesity therapies that avoid the muscle loss often associated with current GLP-1 drugs.
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A recent graduate of the University of Dundee, who switched careers during the Covid-19 pandemic and who overcame a double tragedy during his studies, has been named Scotland’s Nursing Student of the Year.
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A student who has championed support for his peers and local community is to be recognised with one of the University of Dundee’s most prestigious prizes.
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A University of Dundee expert has been appointed to lead a new centre that will drive research to better understand the causes of Parkinson’s disease.
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Graduation Day will bring a special set of smiles for a family of University of Dundee dentists this week
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Researchers from the University of Dundee’s School of Life Sciences have received national recognition for their outstanding contribution to their respective fields.
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Businesses founded by University of Dundee entrepreneurs have been honoured with top prizes at a national awards ceremony.
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Experts at the University of Dundee have announced promising results from a clinical trial of a potential new antibody treatment tackling antibiotic-resistant Pseudomonas bacteria in people with bronchiectasis
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A University of Dundee scientist has been named one of the rising stars of global respiratory research after receiving a prestigious award from the American Thoracic Society (ATS).
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The world’s first potential therapy for an increasingly common, chronic lung condition has been identified following a trial led by the University of Dundee and global biopharmaceutical company Insmed.
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People at risk of cardiovascular disease could be identified a decade before they have a heart attack or stroke, a breakthrough University of Dundee study has discovered.
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University of Dundee scientists have discovered a new target that could herald the development of new drugs to treat Parkinson’s disease.
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A leading authority on Cryptosporidium has warned of an urgent need for greater awareness and more fundamental research of the deadly parasite.
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Research from the University of Dundee has shown that training members of one of Scotland’s most marginalised groups to advocate for their community on health and social care issues can lead to significantly improved outcomes
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Women from across Fife came together to share experiences and shatter perceptions of menopause – with men being urged to get involved too
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The University of Dundee’s Drug Discovery Unit (DDU) is to share in €1.5 million funding as part of a consortium of African and European research institutions seeking to tackle pressing public health challenges
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Ground-breaking drug discovery work at the University of Dundee has been honoured by a major international award.
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A project led by scientists at the University of Dundee’s School of Life Sciences and School of Medicine has been selected for the 2025 SPARK NS Translational award, aimed at accelerating scientific discoveries in Parkinson’s disease to reach patients
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A fatal disease that can infect humans years before killing its unwitting host is to be targeted by University of Dundee experts
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A Dundee academic has been awarded a prestigious national prize for his work on neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson's
Our health and wellbeing related policies
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This policy details how the Occupational Health Service is committed to preventing and minimising work-related ill health
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This policy defines the no-smoking areas on campus, what happens if you breach the policy and how to register a complaint
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Our legal and moral obligations relating to the health and safety of staff, students and any other persons