Mental Health Awareness Week 2019
At Aberystwyth University, we are committed to providing a supportive and compassionate working environment for all our staff.
As part of this commitment, we are celebrating Mental Health Awareness Week, which takes place from Monday 13 - Friday 17 May 2019. The theme for 2019 is Body Image - how we think and feel about our bodies.
Event Title | Time and date | Venue | Description | Provider | How to Book | Who for | For more info | |
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Relaxation Session | 12.15pm 13/05/2019 | TBC | Rachel Hubbard, Sports Centre | Please write to Ruth Fowler ruf@aber.ac.uk to book on | Staff and Students | Contact Ruth Fowler ruf@aber.ac.uk | ||
If looks could Kill: the social aspect of body image and how we might use that to build resilience | 11:30am 15/05/2019 | D54 Hugh Owen | This talk outlines our cultural context that makes body image so important to so many people. The talk finishes with the design of a current study funded by the Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research council that explores how these ideas might be applied as a large scale intervention | Dr Sarah Riley, Psychology | No need to book | Staff and students | Contact Ruth Fowler ruf@aber.ac.uk |