Welcome to our new students, our existing students and our alumni, and to our astonishing doctoral students who combine their clinical and laboratory work with ensuring the evidence base for service improvement through clinical academic careers Welcome to our colleagues in the Scottish Ambulance Services Academy and the members of the public who attend our Vision Clinic, all based here at GCU Glasgow Welcome to our colleagues in voluntary and 3rd sectors, who draw our attention to both the detail of human needs and sensitivies and who challenge us to think differently The School of Health and Life Sciences was established in 2011, following the merger of the School of Health and the School of Life Sciences