Health + Well-being at the U of A
We Are creating bold interventions to combat the most critical health challenges.
Technological breakthroughs excite us. Human vulnerability drives us.
Whether in the lab or bedside, curing disease or strengthening systems — we're here to change lives.
One size "misfits" all?
We are working against blanket solutions, knowing a medicine or treatment that is effective for one patient or group might be far less so for another. Leveraging technology for a truly individual approach means better understanding, diagnosing and treating disease.
Learn about the power of precision
We Are
home to a Nobel Prize
in Physiology or Medicine
What are we doing at the U of A?
We are change makers.
- We are engineering a drug to combat blood cancers.
We are world shapers.
- We are setting out to save hundreds of thousands of lives each year.
- We are setting out to save hundreds of thousands of lives each year.
We are world shapers.
- We are individualizing healthcare in ways never done before.
We are leading with purpose.
We are truth seekers.
- We are individualizing healthcare in ways never done before.
We are change makers.
- We are discovering how a brain molecule could halt MS.
We are change makers.
- We are discovering how a brain molecule could halt MS.
We are world shapers.
- We are fostering cutting-edge discoveries for pandemic preparedness.
We are world shapers.
- We are fostering cutting-edge discoveries for pandemic preparedness.
We are leading with purpose.
- We are bringing Indigenous perspectives into health and research policy.
We are leading with purpose.
- We are bringing Indigenous perspectives into health and research policy.
We are truth seekers.
- We are engineering a drug to combat blood cancers.
We Are
leading life-changing research for better
care of women and children in hospitals across Canada
Some of the people behind the breakthroughs:
We Are
the #1 Nursing Program in Canada
1
Nobel Prize
1st
in Canada and 5th globally for Nursing
25+
interdisciplinary research centres and institutes
Our Research Goes Deep
Improving lives. Changing lives. Saving lives. The U of A is a catalyst in creating incredible growth in research — accelerating data and discoveries with promise to solve some of the most pervasive health care problems of our time.
Adapted Physical Activity
This academic field of study encourages empowerment and the acceptance of differences, studying and delivering engagement in all kinds of physical activities.
Health Innovation Hub
Innovators, entrepreneurs, community — we’re working together with purpose to deliver better health outcomes.
Centre for Healthy Communities
Working with partners across all kinds of sectors helps advance the wellbeing and sustainability of communities.
Assistive Technology Labs
The vision is clear — maximizing participation in society by people with disabilities through the study of assistive technology use, devices and strategies.
Women and Children's Health Research Institute
We’re shaping the future through supporting innovative research, transformative interventions, and a steadfast commitment to improving the health and lives of women and children.
College of Health Sciences
Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation
This premier faculty houses excellence in teaching and research, both recognized in the QS World University Rankings. We were top 10 in the world in sports-related subjects for 2017, 2018 and 2019 rankings.
Medicine + Dentistry
More than a 100 years ago — with just a single faculty member — the University of Alberta welcomed its first medical students. Dentistry was soon to follow, leading us to the many health-science programs we offer today for thousands of award-winning clinicians, scientists and learners.
Nursing
The #1 Nursing program in Canada! Home to one of the largest nursing faculties in the country, we are unique as the only Canadian member of the National Hartford Centers for Gerontological Nursing Excellence.
Pharmacy + Pharmaceutical Science
Serving as Alberta's sole pharmacy school since 1914, we hold consistent rankings among the top three institutions in Canada, top 50 globally and top 15 for global research.
Public Health
At its core, this is about what is best for all of us, including the most vulnerable. By crossing multiple fields of study (health, social and human sciences) we aim to touch every aspect of our daily lives — maintaining and improving the health of communities and populations.
Rehabilitation Medicine
North America's only free-standing Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine offers academic training in rehabilitation science, physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech-language pathology. Researchers lead their fields in spinal cord injury, mental health, robotics, language development, COVID-19 impacts and more.