Healthy lives

We are addressing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) via three societal challenges of Inclusive Societies, Healthy Lives and Sustainable Environments.

Several Research Centres have been established as part of the drive to promote multi-disciplinary research and collaboration across Schools, challenges and themes.

Healthy lives is the largest area of research at GCU and although the research groups within the Research Centre for Health (ReaCH) are based at the School of Health and Life Sciences, they also draw on major research being conducted in other schools and the Yunus Centre for Social Business and Health.‌

At GCU we are proud to be ranked first in Scotland in the 2022 Times Higher Education (THE) University Impact Rankings for evidence of impact on SDG 3 Good Health and Wellbeing, and Reduced Poverty. We are also ranked the top modern university in Scotland for research power.

The UK Research Excellence Framework (REF2021) has classified a huge 91% of the University’s health research as world-leading or internationally excellent. The REF findings defined more than 80% of the University's health research as outstanding for its impact, a result surpassed by only one other University in the UK.

Our case studies offer an insight into how we are making breakthroughs with some of today's challenges to ensure healthy lives for all.