Healthy Campus Projects

When FISU’s Healthy Campus program was launched in 2020, Gold accredited Murdoch University saw an opportunity for cohesion at a time of high change for the university. Facing large internal changes and the global external challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, Murdoch University’s Murdoch Active embraced the opportunity to unify departments around the university’s Strategic Goals. […]

The University of New England (UNE) signed up to FISU’s Healthy Campus initiative as it saw its potential to directly contribute to the achievement of one of the key principles of the UNE Strategic Plan for 2021 – 2030, ‘Future Fit’: improving the health and wellbeing of all students and staff at UNE. “Healthy Campus […]

The link between physical activity and mental health has been widely accepted for many years. In recent years though, an increasing body of university-led evidence has demonstrated how critical this link is to the success of university students around the world.  Peer-reviewed studies out of the UK, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Norway show remarkable similarities across the […]

University of Western Australia Achieves Gold Level Healthy Campus Certification

La Trobe University was awarded Platinum level accreditation in the FISU Healthy Campus program.

An Exploration of Issues, Motivations, Barriers and Trends

Developed for the Sports Federation of Queensland (QSport)

Sport can position itself nationally as a leader in student well being. Download Mr. Chris Massey’s presentation.

2019 UniSport Conference Presentation By:Ass. Professor Carmel FoleyDr Anja HergesellMs Barbara AlmondProfessor Simon Darcy Project Aim To investigate the relationship between student involvement in extracurricular activities provided by Activate UTS and the development of graduate attributes. Download the PowerPoint Presentation below. (2MB)

Active students have higher wellbeing, inclusion and perceptions of employability and attainment compared to inactive students. This report shows that when universities invest in opportunities and provide students with support to be physically active it can lead to more positive outcomes. Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) have an important role to play in the physical and mental wellbeing of their students, whilst ensuring they have the skills needed to excel.