UHI Centre for Rural Health Sciences

06/10/2026

World Mental Health Day ➕ Join us for a conversation café with tea and cake, where we’ll talk about mental health, wellbeing, and what matters to you.

We’ll be in the Mezzanine at UHI House in Inverness on Wednesday, 7 October, from 11am to 1pm.

➕ Can’t make it on Wednesday? Try out these tips to support your wellbeing: https://bit.ly/4rN6hAy

30/09/2026

💪 UHI Student and staff day at Inverness Leisure! 💪

Looking for a great way to get active, try something new, and explore everything High Life Highland has to offer?

Join us on Tuesday 6 October, from 12pm to 5pm, for our free UHI student and staff day!

Test out for FREE:

✅ Gym inductions
✅ Facility tours
✅ HYROX taster sessions
✅ Fitness challenges

Whether you're new to the gym or already active, it's a great chance to boost your wellbeing, meet new people, and discover activities near you.

The membership team will be on hand to answer any questions you have about your membership, including how to redeem your 30% student discount! 👀

14/09/2026

A big welcome to all our new nursing students based at our Stornoway campus!👩‍⚕️

Wishing you all the very best as you start this exciting new chapter – we can’t wait to see where your journey takes you!

08/09/2026

It was wonderful to welcome Professor Aisha Holloway, Chief Nursing Officer for Scotland, to UHI House in Inverness today.

Professor Holloway spoke with our first-year nursing students in person, as well as students based in the Western Isles via video conference, sharing her insights and experiences with our future nurses.

“As soon as you become a student nurse, you become a role model for someone else.” - Professor Aisha Holloway

She shared her experiences from the different roles she has held throughout her career, leading to where she is today, and took the time to answer questions from our students.

07/09/2026

A huge thanks to Highlands and Islands Students' Association for coming along to our induction and speaking to our new first-year nursing and optometry students based at UHI House.

HISA officer Sophie spoke to students and showed them where the HISA officers are based in UHI House, and the student area nearby. This area includes:

➕ Chill out area with couches
➕ Free food bank
➕ Clothes bank
➕ Free period products
➕ Student notice board
➕ Books to read and borrow.

Have any questions for HISA? You can contact them: https://hisa.uhi.ac.uk/advice/contactus/

07/09/2026

Induction week 2026 at UHI House ➕ It’s been fantastic to welcome so many new faces to our nursing and optometry programmes this week as induction gets underway at UHI House in Inverness.

We’re delighted to have our new students with us and look forward to supporting them as they begin their journey with UHI!

➕ Do you have some questions from induction week? Drop your questions in the comments below, and we'll answer them. ⬇

03/09/2026

We're delighted to be welcoming new students to the Centre for Rural Health Sciences in Stornoway and Inverness, over the next few weeks! 👋

For our Inverness students, make sure to pop along to the Inverness Welcome Week Fayre happening at UHI Inverness on Tuesday 8 and Wednesday 9 September, 10am to 2pm! ⬇

Starting a new academic year? The Highlands and Islands Students' Association, Welcome Week Fayre, is a great chance to find out what’s happening on campus, meet new people and get involved.

📆 8 & 9 September | 10am–2pm
📍 UHI Inverness campus

Explore stalls, discover clubs and societies, and connect with community groups.

Come along and see what’s on offer!

21/08/2026

Coming to Scotland to study with UHI? ➕If you’re an international student under 25 and starting your first university course, you may be eligible for the MenB vaccine.

If you’re eligible, aim to receive both doses at least two weeks before starting your course. If that’s not possible before you travel, you can receive one or both doses after you arrive in Scotland.

➕ Find out if you’re eligible: nhsinform.scot/menb-youngpeople-eligibility

19/08/2026

MenB vaccine: remember, one dose isn’t enough ➕If you’re eligible for the MenB vaccine, you’ll need two doses for protection. Your second dose must be given at least 28 days after your first, with protection developing around two weeks later.

➕ Find out more: nhsinform.scot/menb-youngpeople

17/08/2026

Join a supportive community in a safe and friendly place to learn.

Even before you apply, our expert and approachable staff are on hand to help you understand the support we can offer: uhi.ac.uk/support


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Thigibh an cuideachd coimhearsnachd thaiceil ann an àite sàbhailte is càirdeil airson ionnsachadh.

Fiù 's mus cuir sibh a-steach tagradh, tha ar luchd-obrach sàr-eòlach is furanach ri làimh gus ur cuideachadh le bhith a' tuigsinn na taice as urrainn dhuinn tabhann: uhi.ac.uk/support