Welcome to the Health Economics Research Unit website. HERU has been at the cutting edge of economic research into health for over thirty years. We pride ourselves on the high quality of our empirical and methodological research. Our research aims to make a real difference both to the effectiveness and delivery of health services and to the health of populations in Scotland and other countries…

Mandy Ryan, Interim Director.


Research Assessment Exercise 2008
Staff from HERU made a major contribution to the University's submission to Unit of Assessment 7 (UoA 7), Health Services Research by being returned with the highest scoring return for the University of Aberdeen. With a grade point average of 3.05, HERU was joint top of the UK league in health services research. For further information click here.


The main office in HERU is manned Monday - Friday, 0830 - 1630