In part two of this discussion, Student Wellbeing Adviser Tessa Warinner chats with Grace Clark, president of the University of Edinburgh branch of the 93% club. They highlight the impact of financial anxiety and class disparities on student mental health and university experience. This episode belongs to Podcast series: Student Wellbeing. Link to Part 1: Student Wellbeing and the Hidden Costs of Financial Hardship. Timestamps: (0:00) – Continuation of discussion of Grace’s experiences growing up working-class in rural North Yorkshire (4:09) – Means-tested benefits and the student finance mo ..read more

In this podcast episode, Emily Shaw, undergraduate student studying Interdisciplinary Futures at the Edinburgh Futures Institute, takes us on a journey of understanding 'interdisciplinarity'. Emily brings together voices of students and experts in the field, including Dr David Overend and Dr Gill Robinson. They explore its definitions, implications and real-world applications. Timestamps: (0:42) - Introduction to 'interdisciplinary' (2:43) - Student perspective  (3:51) - Dr David Overend's opinion  - What is interdisciplinarity? (4:55) - Could interdisciplinary way of working be taug ..read more

In the final part of this three-part podcast, Wellbeing Advisors Douglas and Tessa talk to Dr Mark Hoelterhoff the four transformations mentioned in the Wellbeing in the Curriculum report, incorporating diverse experiences and what the next few years look like for the wellbeing in the curriculum project. This episode belongs to Podcast series: Student Wellbeing↗️. Timestamps:  (00:44) Douglas and Mark discuss the four transformations outlined in the Wellbeing in the Curriculum project for a couple of years ago. (03:54) Douglas and Mark discuss the importance of incorporating “diverse pers ..read more

In the second part of this three-part podcast, Wellbeing Advisors Douglas and Tessa talk to Dr Mark Hoelterhoff about the examples of other universities work on bringing wellbeing into the curriculum and they discuss some of the potential challenges of doing so. This episode belongs to Podcast series: Student Wellbeing↗️ Timestamps: (00:45) Douglas asks about other university examples and Mark answers. (06:11) Tessa talks about her thoughts on buy-in and Mark adds his thoughts. (13:52) Douglas asks Mark about the challenges and opportunities in embedding wellbeing in the curriculum of differen ..read more

In the first part of this three-part podcast, Wellbeing Advisers Douglas and Tessa discuss with Dr Mark Hoelterhoff the definition of wellbeing and touch upon the origins of a group project that Mark was a part of called 'Wellbeing in the Curriculum'. They cover themes of different perspectives around wellbeing, positive psychology and the importance of wellbeing throughout the university experience. This episode belongs to Podcast series: Student Wellbeing↗️ Timestamps: (00:43): Introductions (02:52): What do we mean by wellbeing? (10:57): What were the origins of the project entitled Wellbei ..read more

In the second part of this two-part podcast, which is a continuation of last week's episode on PhD students' wellbeing, Sibyl Adam, student wellbeing adviser at the Student wellbeing service and Lorna street, a lecturer at the School of Geosciences discuss some of the practical difficulties in PhD life, such as isolation, cost of living crisis and the pandemic effect and how that can impact student well-being. Transcript of this episode↗️ Timestamps: (0:44) ‘going into an academic job is not for the faint hearted’ (03:48) impact of disruptions, cost of living, isolation, pandemic (10:43) Impli ..read more

In the first part of this two-part podcast, Sibyl and Lorna discuss the intersection of being a PhD student and wellbeing. They cover themes of cultures of overwork and acceptance of stress, relationship of student/staff wellbeing and individual vs structural responsibility. Transcript of this episode (02:01): PhD journey and well-being, stress as a health and safety issue (05:25): Why do you think stress is not taken seriously? (08:01): Conversations surrounding PhD students and well-being  (11:38): Individual vs structural responsibility (17:17): relationship between student and staff w ..read more

In this podcast episode, three Student Wellbeing Advisers (Douglas, Sibyl and Tessa) introduce the service, including 1-to-1 support, drop-ins and proactive activities. They also discuss some of the common themes in student wellbeing that they’ve seen over the past 2 years. Tessa discusses the significance of transition for students going from their family homes to an independent life as a student, especially when coming from a different culture. Douglas discusses the wellbeing challenges of online students studying from their home countries. The advisers reflect on the diversity of the studen ..read more

In this podcast episode, Kirstin Stuart James an academic and occupational therapist, shares the inspiration for her blog series. She discusses the link between her roles, offering a practical example of curriculum transformation through a pedagogy of occupation. This post belongs to the Hot Topic series: Through the Lens of Occupation↗️ Time stamps: (2:46) Inspiration behind the blog series and podcast episode (4:50) Human occupations, occupational disruption and occupational marginalisation (9:41) Framework for pedagogy of education: Links between Health and Education (12:09) A practical exa ..read more

In this episode, Dr Neil Speirs narrates real life stories depicting the challenging lived experiences of working class students at the University. He is a Widening Participation manager, practitioner and researcher at The University of Edinburgh. This podcast accompanies the July-August Learning & Teaching enhancement theme: Learning and Teaching Conference 2023. Transcript of this episode Time stamps: 1:06: Chapter 1: Getting there 2:19: Chapter 2: Class 19:00: Chapter 3: Solidarity 21:49: Chapter 4: Home time 22:26: Concluding remarks by Neil Speirs Music for this episode was provided ..read more