Many moons ago, I started working on Education for Sustainable Development. At the beginning, it was seen as a ‘fuzzy’ topic, not scientific enough, and too touchy-feely-tree-huggy. Oh! How the winds have changed as sustainability is mainstream in pretty much everything we do now. Staff … Continue reading...
Tag: mental health
Student Fellow reflections on equality, diversity, inclusion
The BILT Student Fellows were recently briefed on the University’s strategy for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) and why it’s important. Training was kindly provided by Robiu Salisu and Zoë Pither at the Student Inclusion Service. Student Inclusion Officer … Continue reading...
5 Helpful Reminders for Mental Health Awareness Week 2020.
The theme of this year’s mental health awareness week is kindness. How can we be kinder to ourselves, our failures, and those of others? In keeping with this year’s mental health awareness week’s overall message, I call on us … Continue reading...
Student Reflections on the Bristol Wellbeing Conference
The public outreach conference was conceived in late December 2019 and was envisioned as the launch for an annual series of conferences celebrating Wellbeing research and practice across Bristol. Our (BILT, SU Wellbeing Network and Education Network) hope was that … Continue reading...
Faith in the Face of Failure: Well-being conversations at the University of Bristol Multifaith Chaplaincy.
After enjoying lunch at the Multifaith Chapliancy with fellow students, a recent feature on the Humans of Bristol University series, I entered into ‘Faith Conversations: Well-being and the University’ with staff and students. This perceptive conversation was led by Chaplains … Continue reading...
John Gilbert
In the crisp sunshine of a Saturday morning, I walked to Whiteladies BTP to have a coffee with John Gilbert, fifth year medical student and former Faculty Rep for Health Sciences. John pioneered the establishment of the University-wide Student Mental … Continue reading...
#Digifest19: The technology conference encouraging more human interactions
The following post was written by Amy Palmer, BILT Digital Resources Officer.
This year’s Digifest explored the theme ‘Shaping education for a hyper-connected world’, in which ideas around the digital challenges we are facing were shared and discussed. I attended … Continue reading...
Implementing a Mental Wellbeing Toolbox: Reflections on integration into the veterinary curriculum and identification of opportunities for wider application
A Teaching Innovation Grant was awarded to Dr Louisa Slingsby, Dr Rose Grogono-Thomas, Dr Julie Townsend, Ms Lucy SW Bates for the academic year 2017/18 – you can find a summary of the project they undertook with their grant below. … Continue reading...