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
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