Get actionable steps in understanding the challenges that people from certain groups face and the measures you can take to reduce them.About this Event
The University Graduate School supports postgraduates at the University of Birmingham. We offer a variety of academic, social and wellbeing activities throughout the year. You can find out more about the events we put on for UoB's postgraduate community here.
Mental health does not discriminate. Anyone can experience mental illness, no matter their sex, race, sexual orientation, or other defining characteristic. This workshop covers groups experiencing a higher prevalence of mental health problems including people from different race and sexual orientation backgrounds.
Understanding the reasons why some groups might be more vulnerable than others can aid the creation of inclusive environments as well as the identification of people around of who might need extra support. Find out ways in which your everyday environments can become more welcoming for people from every walk of life.
Attending this workshop will provide you with actionable steps in understanding the challenges that people from certain groups face and the measures that you can take in order to reduce those challenges.
Westmere is located next to Winterbourne House on Edgbaston Park Road (G15 on the ). You can find full accessibility information about the building here.
About Bloomwise
Bloomwise is a mental health consultancy business that offers B2B strategies to improve workplace mental health. Their services include a Mental Health Plan™ and workshops about all thing’s mental health. Bloomwise’s aim is to instill fundamental cultural change for mental health within the workplace.
Both co-founders of Bloomwise established the company during their Ph.D. studies at the University of Birmingham. Frankie holds a BMedSci in Biomedical Materials Science from the University of Birmingham, graduating in 2019 and transitioning straight into starting her Ph.D., in which she looks at the use of hydrogels and 3D bioprinting for application in bone tissue engineering. Paris, holds a BSc in Psychology and a M.Sc. in Brain Imaging and Cognitive Neuroscience. and has submitted his Ph.D. in which he used various artificial intelligence methods to create better diagnostic and prognostic tools in depression and psychosis.
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Find out more about Bloomwise here, and find out more about the team here!
This event is open only to University of Birmingham postgraduate taught students (PGTs) and postgraduate researchers (PGRs).
PGT programmes include: MA, MSc, MBA, MEd, LLM, MPH, Maths SKE, MPA, PG Affiliate, PG Certificate, PG Dip Ed, PG Diploma, and PGCE.
PGR programmes include: MPhil, MMus, MRes, MA by Research, MSc by Research, MLitt, PhD, PhD with integrated study, EngD, DDS, MD, Higher doctorates and Professional doctorates.
If you have any other questions, please contact Elizabeth O'Connor at [email protected]
Registration will close 15 mins before the event start time or when tickets are sold out. We will be checking attendees against the Eventbrite registration and you may be refused entry if we have met capacity and you are not on the list. We have limited capacity so please cancel your ticket if you can no longer attend.
Event Venue
Westmere House - Seminar Room, 50 Edgbaston Park Road, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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