UHI Centre for Rural Health Sciences

13/05/2026

Postgraduate Stakeholder Engagement Events ➕ Join us in-person or online to hear more about proposed future developments across the Centre for Rural Health Sciences postgraduate portfolio. These sessions will provide an opportunity to share your feedback, ideas and priorities as we prepare for the March 2027 review of the postgraduate programmes. We are keen to hear from a broad range of voices, including students, professionals from different disciplines, service managers, educators, and members of the public.
➕ In-person: Tuesday 2 June 2026, 10.30am–1.00pm, Lecture Theatre, UHI House, Inverness
➕ Online: Thursday 4 June 2026, 1.00–3.30pm, Microsoft Teams
➕ Book a place below:

UHI Centre for Rural Health Sciences events

12/05/2026

14/04/2026

Major incidents ➕ Our third year adult and mental health nursing students based at UHI House in Inverness, took part in a major incident simulation.

Students used their clinical knowledge, problem-solving abilities and teamwork skills to assess and tackle mock scenarios, including a staged car crash and emergency medical situations.

Well done to all our students who took part on Monday 13 and Tuesday 14 April!👏

13/04/2026

Postgraduate Stakeholder Engagement Events ➕ Join us in-person or online to hear more about proposed future developments across the Centre for Rural Health Sciences postgraduate portfolio. These sessions will provide an opportunity to share your feedback, ideas and priorities as we prepare for the March 2027 review of the postgraduate programmes. We are keen to hear from a broad range of voices, including students, professionals from different disciplines, service managers, educators, and members of the public.
➕ In-person: Tuesday 2 June 2026, 10.30am–1.00pm, Lecture Theatre, UHI House, Inverness
➕ Online: Thursday 4 June 2026, 1.00–3.30pm, Microsoft Teams
➕ Book your place now ⬇️

UHI Centre for Rural Health Sciences events

01/04/2026

The Peter May Fiction Prize is open for applications! ➕ This annual prize of £1,000 for creative writing, donated by internationally bestselling crime writer and Scottish author, Peter May - author, is open until Monday 20 April 2026!

All current students and recent 2025 graduates, from any course subject, are invited to submit their creative writing. You can submit either:

➕ A short story (3000 to 5000 words)

➕ The first chapters of a novel (3000 to 5000 words), accompanied by a short synopsis of the remaining story

➕ The first 25 pages of a stage or screen play, accompanied by a short synopsis of the remaining story
Find out more: https://bit.ly/4u3MXQs

Tha Duais Ficsean Peter May fosgailte do thagraidhean! ➕ Tha an duais bhliadhnail seo luach £1,000 airson sgrìobhadh cruthachail, air a thoirt seachad leis an sgrìobhadair eucoir as fheàrr a reic gu h-eadar-nàiseanta agus na ùghdar Albannach, Peter May, fosgailte gu Diluain 20 Giblean 2026!

Tha cuireadh aig a h-uile oileanach làithreach agus ceumnaiche o chionn ghoirid ann an 2025, bho chuspair cùrsa sam bith, an sgrìobhadh cruthachail aca a chuir a-steach. Faodaidh tu aon chuid a chur a-steach:

➕ Sgeulachd ghoirid (3000 gu 5000 facal)

➕ A’ chiad chaibideilean de nobhail (3000 gu 5000 facal), còmhla ri geàrr-chunntas den sgeulachd a tha air fhàgail

➕ A’ chiad 25 duilleag de dhealbh-chluich àrd-ùrlair no sgrion, còmhla ri geàrr-chunntas den sgeulachd a tha air fhàgail

Faigh a-mach tuilleadh: https://bit.ly/4u3MXQs

30/03/2026

Calling all UHI students! ➕ Looking for financial support to help you move towards a career in digital technologies? The SWAN Digital Bursary Fund, sponsored by BT, can help you!

Bursaries of £1,000 for personal development opportunities or to assist with financial barriers to support your next year of study.

➕ Open to all current students who will be enrolled in a course for the next academic year starting in September 2026.

➕ Deadline to apply is Thursday 30 April 2026

Find out more: https://bit.ly/46pcBVG

A’ gairm oileanaich UHI uile! ➕ A’ coimhead airson taic ionmhais airson do chuideachadh le bhith a’ gluasad a dh’ionnsaigh dreuchd ann an teicneòlasan didseatach? Faodaidh Maoin Bursaraidh Didseatach SWAN, le taic bho BT, do chuideachadh!

Bursaraidhean luach £1,000 airson cothroman leasachaidh pearsanta no gus cuideachadh le cnapan-starra ionmhais gus taic a thoirt don ath bhliadhna ionnsachaidh agad.

➕ Fosgailte do na h-oileanaich làithreach uile a bhios clàraichte ann an cùrsa airson na bliadhna acadaimigeach a tha romhainn a’ tòiseachadh san t-Sultain 2026.

➕ Is e an ceann-latha airson tagraidhean Diardaoin 30 Giblean 2026

Faigh a-mach barrachd: //bit.ly/46pcBVG

27/03/2026

Calling all our students! ➕ Do you need financial support to take part in an opportunity that will enhance your studies?

Scholarships of up to £1,000, through the Student Development Fund, funded by RES, are available to help you seize opportunities, build personal development, or make the most of your student experience.

➕ Open to all current UHI students.

➕ Deadline to apply is Thursday 30 April 2026.

Find out more: https://bit.ly/3OF7Ukr

A’ gairm oileanaich UHI uile! ➕ A bheil feum agaibh air taic ionmhais gus pàirt a ghabhail ann an cothrom a leasaicheas an ionnsachadh agaibh?

Tha sgoilearachdan suas ri £1,000, tron Mhaoin Leasachaidh Oileanach, air a mhaoineachadh le RES, rim faighinn gus do chuideachadh le cothroman a ghlacadh, leasachadh pearsanta a thogail, no a’ chuid as fheàrr fhaighinn às an eòlas oileanach agad.

➕ Fosgailte do dh’oileanaich UHI uile.

➕ Is e an ceann-latha airson tagraidhean Diardaoin 30 Giblean 2026.

Faigh a-mach barrachd: https://bit.ly/3OF7Ukr

25/03/2026

Horticulture to support those with dementia ➕ On Thursday 26 March, UHI is co-delivering a consultation workshop with Inverness Botanic Gardens and Café to explore how ‘The Grow Project’ - which provides horticultural opportunities for adults with additional support needs, promoting wellbeing, happiness and social inclusion - could be adapted to better support people living with dementia.

Through this consultation workshop, people living with dementia and their families will have the opportunity to visit non-public areas of the Botanic Gardens, experience the work of the Grow Project first-hand, and participate in a gardening activity together, followed by a hot soup lunch.

“This is an early exploration with Botanic Gardens staff, UHI researchers and local people living with dementia and their families, to see what we could work on together to improve the lives of those living with dementia.” - Professor Anthea Innes, Professor of Health Services Research at the UHI Centre for Rural Health Sciences

An interactive consultation workshop will take place on Thursday 26 March at Inverness Botanic Gardens to explore how The Grow Project could be adapted to better support people living with dementia.

23/03/2026

Upcoming scholarships and bursaries! ➕ You’d be surprised how many scholarships and bursaries our students could be eligible for. They’re not just for top grades – they’re here for determination, creativity, financial need, and overcoming challenges!

Students can apply for:

➕ SWAN Digital Bursary Fund - £1,000 to support the next year of study in 26/27 involving digital technologies. Deadline to apply is Thursday 30 April 2026: https://bit.ly/46pcBVG

➕ Student Development Fund, funded by RES - £1,000 to cover student personal development opportunities. Deadline to apply is Thursday 30 April 2026: https://bit.ly/3OF7Ukr

➕ The Peter May Fiction Prize - £1,000 prize for a creative writing submission. Deadline to apply is Monday 20 April 2026: https://bit.ly/4u3MXQs