Wellness and Sport

The well-being and health of people who study and work at the University of Padua are at the center of a series of initiatives, projects, services and activities that also involve the territory and aim to promote healthy and sustainable lifestyles. This area is an integral part of the University’s strategy for sustainable development and includes actions for wellness and physical health, psychological support services, welfare initiatives and political networking actions.

Health services and psychological and psychiatric support

The University of Padova provides staff members and students’ community with a range of health, psychological and psychiatric support services. People studying or working at the University who may encounter difficulties or hardships can address the Psychological Support Service, made available by the Department of General Psychology and the Department of Developmental and Socialization Psychology of the University of Padova.
The service, which is free of charge and implemented in collaboration with ESU and the University Clinical Psychological Services Center (SCUP), is open to the entire student community, University staff and their dependent families.

Students can also rely on the Psychiatric Consult Service, instituted based on an accord between ESU and the Department of Psychiatric and Neurologic Sciences, which offers specialized counseling and guidance  on the most appropriate therapeutic path.
Unipd staff experiencing situations od work-related distress can turn to the Listening point for wellness and health in the workplace, which relies on the professional work of specialists from the world of work, notably psychology and occupational medicine, to guarantee a specialized counseling service.  In case of need, the office also directs to the public health service, or to the support, guarantee, support and intervention bodies present in the University.

The UniRe – Responsible University Project, launched in 2024, reinforces the University’s commitment to inclusion, equality, and safety within the academic community.
The project promotes a culture of respect and responsibility through training activities, awareness campaigns, and a dedicated listening and support desk for students and staff.
UniRe focuses on preventing and addressing gender-based violence, harassment, and discrimination, while also offering educational initiatives on sexual consent, emotional intelligence, and healthy relationships.
Through partnerships with local institutions and experts, UniRe encourages open dialogue on sensitive topics and supports the development of respectful, informed, and responsible attitudes among young people.
More info here: https://www.unipd.it/en/unire

International students can benefit from a desk, activated at Palazzo Bo by the University of Padua and ULSS 6, to handle the necessary paperwork for registration with the SSN, which will guarantee them access to health care services.
University staff can also take advantage of numerous active agreements with local health facilities and a supplementary health care service.

Sport and wellness for students

The University is committed to encouraging and supporting the participation of students in sports activities, important both for physical health and for social and relational well-being. It invests, in particular, in supporting athletes who are trying to reconcile a competitive sports career with their studies, through the Dual Career program. It also proposes innovative initiativesto promote healthy and environmentally friendly habits.

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Initiatives for staff

A number of initiatives have been organized with the aim of improving the wellbeing of staff, including free yoga, tai chi chuan, qui gong and postural gymnastics courses, a University Corporate Wellness service, as well as discounts on services and activities for work-life balance.

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With the territory, for the whole community

The University of Padua promotes wellness and sports initiatives and events open to the entire academic community and all citizenswith the aim of promoting and encouraging physical activity and spreading the culture of wellness and sport. With this in mind, it is committed to networking actions at national and international level, adhering to and actively participating in network initiatives also in the field of wellness and sport.

It also promotes and encourages territorial initiatives that are beneficial to the academic community in the field of health and sports.

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