Tag: wellbeing
A Random Act of Kindness (RAK) is something that you do for another person, without any expectation of a return. It is an altruistic act intended to make the world ...
July 20, 2023 -
Did you know that their resources are accessible to everyone at the University of Bristol? QAA membership is available for free to staff and students in a wide range of ...
May 31, 2022 -
This blog outlines what support is available to PGRs who teach and asks questions about what departments and schools can do as next steps to ensure that such staff are ...
March 22, 2022 -
This blog reflects on EDI training provided to the BILT Student Fellows, to explore how it connects to BILT's key themes. As the year progresses, the Student Fellows will take ...
February 4, 2021 -
This week, the CREATE team's Lou Howson reflects on the unexpected pressures of social media study support groups. I'm watching the number in the little red bubble that hovers over ...
January 18, 2021 -
When I heard the Science of Happiness course was being made available, I was immediately curious. Not only did Bruce Hood’s course offering provide the prospect of doing something to cheer me up during lockdown, but because I’ve spent ...
June 17, 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 ...
May 21, 2020 -
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 ...
April 27, 2020 -
This might not seem like a time of opportunity. Everything is cancelled or postponed, and it seems like our worlds are shrinking (both metaphorically, and physically - something I’m acutely ...
March 19, 2020 -
University of Bristol students have come together to host a free wellbeing conference open to students, staff and members of the public. ...
February 18, 2020 -
Hiya kind readers, Owen here. I am in my final year of study on the Master of Liberal Arts degree programme majoring in Philosophy and minoring in History. I recently ...
October 10, 2019 -
The student hackathon continued last week, looking at the theme ‘Balancing wellbeing, freedom, independence and success’, with students exploring concepts of cohort identity, attendance and engagement at lectures and the ...
July 1, 2019 -
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 ...
June 3, 2019 -
The following post was written by Fabienne Vailes, the Language Director for French and holder of a University Teaching Fellowship. There were the Millennials (Generation Y – born in the ...
December 7, 2018 -
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 ...
October 12, 2018 -
Browse the resources, or jump to a section using the page content: ReThinking Spaces University of Bristol Learning Space Principles Learning Spaces (edited by Diana G. Oblinger, eBook) Semiotic Social ...
February 12, 2018 -