Stories with Impact
Undergraduate Programs
With programs in Health Studies, Kinesiology and Nursing, undergraduate students explore the interdisciplinary world of health from a variety of perspectives. LEARN MORE
Graduate Programs
Graduate education in the Faculty of Health Sciences includes research, clinical and course-based programs that help students be leaders in their fields. LEARN MORE
Advanced Health Care Practice Programs
These programs provide an opportunity for experienced health-care professionals to obtain graduate-level education in a clinical specialty. LEARN MORE
Explore a PhD With Us
Research conducted in the Faculty of Health Sciences changes collective understandings of the mind and the body, their intimate integrations and their relationships in society.
Graduate students sit at the core of Western's excellence in research and work alongside world-class experts, unleashing ideas that reshape the world. Start your journey toward a PhD by connecting with one of our faculty members and exploring opportunities to be part of their team.
Find an Expert
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Discover our internationally-recognized experts in the areas of audiology and speech-language pathology.
Health Studies
Our Health Studies researchers share a commitment to improving human health around the globe.
Nursing
Meet our team of leaders in health professional education, research, practice and policy.
Kinesiology
Researchers in Kinesiology explore human movement and its impact on physical and mental well-being.
Occupational Therapy
Our researchers are driven by a commitment to social justice, social inclusion, and health and well-being.
Physical Therapy
Innovators in enhancing functional mobility for the attainment of health and wellness call Physical Therapy home.
News
- An evidence-based approach to 'Making Kindness Count'
- Understanding the impact of natural disasters on women's health and wellbeing
- Physical Therapy researcher part of federal funding boost for research into transitions in care
- Expert Insight: How the government's failure to launch a national inquiry into abuse in Canadian sport highlights gender and racial inequities
- Promoting social inclusion and equity for children and youth with disabilities
- Understanding the relationship between physical activity and body image
- Expert insight: New regulations on migrant farm workers should tackle power imbalances
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We acknowledge that Western University is located on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabek (Ah-nish-in-a-bek), Haudenosaunee (Ho-den-no-show-nee), Lūnaapéewak (Len-ahpay- wuk) and Attawandaron (Add-a-won-da-run) peoples, on lands connected with the London Township and Sombra Treaties of 1796 and the Dish with One Spoon Covenant Wampum. This land continues to be home to diverse Indigenous peoples (e.g. First Nations, Métis and Inuit) whom we recognize as contemporary stewards of the land and vital contributors of our society.
