Wellbeing Spotlight Session

De Montfort University’s Embedding Mental Wellbeing team were recognised by Advance HE with a Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (2022) for efforts to harness the power of academics, professional services and the Students’ Union in collaborative partnership to embed mental wellbeing activity across the University. Responding to the needs of the University community and the impact of Covid-19, this project has achieved cross-institutional and cross-sector impact. In response to the pandemic the team scoped a project to guarantee delivery of impact by ensuring that embedding mental wellbeing in the curriculum reached, and was accessible to, students across the University. Through new collaborative action the team created wellbeing masterclasses for students, workshops for staff, a series of downloadable tutor packs for use in a variety of taught settings, unique online resources, opportunities for student voice leading to individualised support, and a communication strategy about what was available, and how and why to engage. Zoë will share insights into the collaboration approaches embraced, and reflections on the opportunities, challenges, and outcomes from this activity.