Research Speed Updating: Health and wellbeing

What is Speed Updating?

An informal opportunity to learn about research from University of Exeter academics, aiming to promote interdisciplinarity. Speed Updating provides:

• Interesting four-minute research talks with tea, coffee and cake.
• Opportunities to find out more about research across the University
• An opportunity to meet others interested in University research. It's primarily aimed at researchers or research-focused staff, but anyone is welcome to attend.

In 2013/14 we'll be theming sessions around broad areas of interest within the University. This session's theme is...

Health and Wellbeing

This session will showcase the breadth of research on-going at the University in the area of health and wellbeing. With a particular focus on wellbeing research participants will hear from researchers conducting exciting research from many different disciplines.

Join us to find out more about the University's research in this area, and to learn about the latest funding opportunities.

Speakers

Classics in the Medical School
Professor John Wilkins

The Medicalisation of Sex
Dr Jana Funke

Increasing access to treatment: Where does technology fit? RCT of a blended treatment for postnatal depression
Dr Heather O’Mahen

Stoicism and its contribution to modern wellbeing
Professor Christopher Gill

Measuring well-being: the dramatic expansion in the last two decades
Dr Antonieta Medina Lara

2013 / 2014 themes

For further information on other themes please see the #SpeedUpdating webpage.

Registration

To register for this event please click here.