This year Bristol University students came on leaps and bounds when it came down to finding innovative ways of steering the wellbeing agenda for struggling students. After reaching out to a number of students leading … Continue reading
Author: Owen Barlow
BILT Student Fellow 19/20 working on the project ‘Wellbeing and the Curriculum'.
The Social Determinants of Well-being: A holistic approach to supporting students capacity to flourish in Higher Education.
The story of health and wellbeing inequity swiftly entered the conversation with the COVID-19 outbreak and the Black Lives Matter movement. Whilst recent government reports have shown that the BME COVID-19 infection and morbidity rates … 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… Continue reading
Calm and Concentration: Framing Mindfulness as a study skill as well as a wellbeing practice.
Amid COVID-19, many of my peers and I were forced to come to terms with the fact that we would not see cherished friends, colleagues, and tutors for an indefinite period. I was struggling to … 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 … Continue reading
Working from Home: A day in the life of a final year student.
Let me start by being frank, sustaining motivation to complete University assignments amid a pandemic is obviously a trying situation. It is only human to initially feel unsettled, stressed, and confused in this situation. These … Continue reading
Best of Bristol: Michael Malay – Hope in the Dark
Michael at the local allotment where he gains ideas about how to cultivate intimate relationships with nature that somewhat shape his approach to teaching.
Michael at the local allotment where he gains ideas about how … 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 … Continue reading
Humans of Bristol University: Emily, Maya, and Tom.
From Left to Right: Tom, Maya, and Emily.
Spotlight on ‘Voicing Vulnerability’
It’s lunchtime on Woodland Road. The autumn skylight floods in through the bay window at the Multifaith Chaplaincy. The meeting space is bustling … Continue reading