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If you can't find what you're looking for here or in our Index, or have any questions please email us. The Occupational Health team can also help you with expert confidential advice and support.
Spectrum Life is our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which is a confidential, neutral service provided by an external company to support colleagues at the University, including free counselling.
Colleague Mental Health Champions
Mental Health Champions
The University of Exeter wins the Universities HR 2023 Wellbeing Award!
We have won the Universities HR 2023 Award in the Wellbeing Category! The award is for the development of this network of Colleague Mental Health Champions and the ‘supporting the mental wellbeing of your team’ online training for managers. Our entry was applauded by the judges as “showing a clear, consistent and more longitudinal approach".
We have appointed Colleague Mental Health Champions across the University, in all divisions and faculties, to promote positive mental health and wellbeing within our community. This expands on the vision set out in the University Strategy 2030, promoting and prioritising the health and wellbeing of our people.
What is a 'Colleague Mental Health Champion'?
Champions will help promote mental health awareness and support practices that improve wellbeing. This role does not replace the support for wellbeing from our counselling service and EAP Spectrum Life, Occupational Health, Human Resources or Colleague Wellbeing teams or Mental Health First Aiders. Colleague Mental Health Champions will work alongside these teams to support colleagues in their teams by:
- raising awareness of mental health and wellbeing in the workplace with a particular focus on key challenges/ barriers within their faculty
- challenging stigma surrounding mental health
- role modelling positive mental health work practices and healthy behaviours in the workplace and encouraging others to take part
- talking to colleagues openly about mental health and signposting to internal and external support services and resources
- coordinating and promoting awareness-raising activities and campaigns for colleagues
Champions are listed by division/faculty below (some Champions are listed in more than one). If you would prefer to speak to someone who isn’t from your area, you are welcome to contact any Champion below.
Please be mindful that while these Champions are happy to be approached for a 1-1 conversation and to signpost relevant support options, they are not trained counsellors so are not able to provide ongoing emotional support. If you do think counselling would be helpful, we recommend exploring the support available from our EAP Spectrum Life.
To see what the network have been up to, you can explore our latest CMHC Newsletter (August 2023), co-ordinated by Kerry Hope & Emily Rutter.
What's the difference between a Mental Health Champion and Mental Health First Aider?
Here's a poster created by one of our Champions, using our comparison table, to explain the difference. If you are a Mental Health First Aider and would like to join the MHFA network please email Marina Altoe.
Who are the Champions in my division/faculty?
Professional Services:
| Name | Team | Home campus | Availability | |
| Marie Nute | M.Nute@exeter.ac.uk | Agile, Capability & Planning | Penryn | Hybrid working 9 - 5 Mon-Fri |
| Name | Team | Home campus | Availability | |
| Abigail Bing | A.B.Bing@exeter.ac.uk | Student Wellbeing & Welfare | Streatham | Full time hours |
| Angela Lingham | A.Lingham@exeter.ac.uk | Faculty Operations | Streatham | Full time hours |
| Brendan Johnson | B.Johnson2@exeter.ac.uk | Faculty Operations | St Luke's | Full time hours |
| Caitlin Kight | C.R.Kight@exeter.ac.uk | Teaching Quality Assurance & Enhancement | Streatham | Full time hours |
| Caroline Gale | Caroline.A.Gale@exeter.ac.uk | Library | Streatham | Hybrid working 9 - 5 Mon-Fri |
| Hannah Searle | H.J.Searle@exeter.ac.uk | Faculty Operations | Streatham | Working pattern Mon-Thu and Fri PM. On campus Tue, Wed and Fri PM. |
| Heidi Haden | H.Haden@exeter.ac.uk | Faculty Operations | Truro | Full time hours |
| Jack Kendall | J.Kendall2@exeter.ac.uk | Education Services | Streatham | Full time hours |
| Jack Knox | W.J.R.Knox@exeter.ac.uk | Education Services | Streatham | Full time hours |
| Jo Smithson | j.s.smithson@exeter.ac.uk | School of Education and Faculty Operations | St Luke's | Full time hours |
| Leala Watson | L.K.Watson@exeter.ac.uk | Faculty Operations | St Luke's | Hybrid working 8 - 4 Mon-Fri |
| Polly Braddick | P.Braddick@exeter.ac.uk | Education Services | Streatham | Full time hours |
| Sarah Hambury | S.Hambury@exeter.ac.uk | Student Employability & Academic Success | Penryn | Full time hours |
| Tim Harris | T.Harris@exeter.ac.uk | Student Wellbeing & Welfare | Streatham | Full time hours |
| Education and Academic Services | Abigail Bing | A.B.Bing@exeter.ac.uk | Student Wellbeing & Welfare | Streatham | Full time hours |
| Name | Team | Home campus | Availability | |
| Melissa Ward | M.A.Ward@exeter.ac.uk | Communications | Penryn | Hybrid working 8-4 Mon to Fri |
| Rose Cohen | R.Cohen@exeter.ac.uk | Global Advancement | Streatham | Full time hours |
| Sophie Thompson | s.h.thompson@exeter.ac.uk | Strategic Marketing | Streatham | Full time hours |
| Stephanie Cherington-Rimmell | S.Cherington-Rimmell@exeter.ac.uk | Global Advancement | Streatham | Full time hours |
| Name | Team | Home campus | Availability | |
| Charlotte Hockey | C.A.Hockey@exeter.ac.uk | Financial Operations & Procurement | Streatham | Full time hours |
| Elliot Smith | E.R.E.Smith@exeter.ac.uk | Commercial Residential & Campus Services | Streatham | Full time hours |
| Joanna Hughes | J.M.Hughes@exeter.ac.uk | Commercial Residential & Campus Services | Rowancroft | Mon-wed-8-4pm, Thursday, Friday 8.3.30pm |
| Laura Baxter | L.Baxter@exeter.ac.uk | Estate Services | Streatham | Full time hours |
| Name | Team | Home campus | Availability | |
| Erika Morgan | E.L.T.Morgan@exeter.ac.uk | Organisational Development | Streatham | Hybrid working 9 - 5 Mon-Fri |
| Terrie Watts | T.M.Watts@exeter.ac.uk | HR Partnering and Operations | Streatham | Full time hours |
| Name | Team | Home campus | Availability | |
| Dan Bloomfield | D.Bloomfield@exeter.ac.uk | Regional Engagement | Penryn | Full time hours |
| Emma McBurney | E.K.Seymour@exeter.ac.uk | Regional Engagement | Truro | Hybrid working 9 - 5 Mon-Fri |
| Katie Cooke | K.Cooke@exeter.ac.uk | Impact & Partnership Development | Penryn | Full time hours |
| Kirsten Whiting | K.Whiting@exeter.ac.uk | Regional Engagement | Truro | Full time hours |
| Marina Altoe | M.Altoe@exeter.ac.uk | Impact & Partnership Development | Streatham | Full time hours |
| Susie Wood | S.C.Wood@exeter.ac.uk | Regional Engagement | Penryn | Full time hours |
| Name | Team | Home campus | Availability | |
| Greg Laybourn | G.J.Laybourn@exeter.ac.uk | Service Management | Streatham | Hybrid working 9 - 5 Mon-Fri |
| Name | Team | Home campus | Availability | |
| Alison Stamps | A.Stamps@exeter.ac.uk | Doctoral College | Streatham | Full time hours |
| Elizabeth Noon | E.Noon@exeter.ac.uk | Doctoral College | Streatham | Full time hours |
| Jenny Lord | J.M.Lord@exeter.ac.uk | Technical Services | Penryn | Hybrid working 9 - 5 Mon-Fri |
| Kerry Hope | K.Hope@exeter.ac.uk | Research Services | Streatham | Full time hours |
| Name | Team | Home campus | Availability | |
| Fiona Kugele | F.Kugele@exeter.ac.uk | Policy & Planning | Streatham | Full time hours |
| Kate Lindsell | K.Lindsell@exeter.ac.uk | Compliance and Risk | Streatham | Full time hours |
| Rachel Rollinson | R.E.Bull@exeter.ac.uk | Health & Safety | Penryn | On maternity leave |
| Samantha Richards | S.J.Richards@exeter.ac.uk | Faculty Cases | Streatham | Hybrid working Mon - Fri week one Mon - Thur week two |
| Sarah Warren | S.Warren4@exeter.ac.uk | Office of Vice-Chancellor & Senior Executive | Streatham | Hybrid working Mon - Fri week one Mon - Thur week two |
| Totty Brobyn | R.Brobyn@exeter.ac.uk | Committee Secretariat | Streatham | Full time hours |
Academic:
| Andrew Pye | A.J.Pye@exeter.ac.uk | Ecology and Conservation | Penryn | Full time hours |
| Eliott Rooke | E.Rooke@exeter.ac.uk | Geography | Streatham | Full time hours |
| Jackie Bagnall | Jackie.Bagnall@exeter.ac.uk | Management and MBA programme | Streatham | Full time hours |
| Julie Pepper | J.S.A.Pepper@exeter.ac.uk | Degree Apprenticeships (Business School) | Streatham | Full time hours |
| Rossana Guttilla | R.Guttilla2@exeter.ac.uk | Management | Streatham | Full time hours |
| Name | Team | Home campus | Availability | |
| Brendan Johnson | B.Johnson2@exeter.ac.uk | Faculty Operations | St Luke's | Full time hours |
| Emma McBurney | E.K.Seymour@exeter.ac.uk | The European Centre for Environment & Human Health / Regional Engagement | Truro | Hybrid working 9 - 5 Mon-Fri |
| Heidi Haden | H.Haden@exeter.ac.uk | Faculty Operations | Truro | Full time hours |
| Jenny Harris | J.Harris9@exeter.ac.uk | Clinical and Biomedical Sciences | St Luke's | Full time hours |
| Jenny Imm | J.L.Imm@exeter.ac.uk | Clinical and Biomedical Sciences | RD&E | Full time hours |
| Jo Seale | J.V.Seale@exeter.ac.uk | Clinical and Biomedical Sciences | St Luke's | Full time hours |
| Katherine Ashbullby | K.Ashbullby@exeter.ac.uk | Psychology | Streatham | Full time hours |
| Leala Watson | L.K.Watson@exeter.ac.uk | Faculty Operations | St Luke's | Hybrid working 8 - 4 Mon-Fri |
| Megan Clemence | M.Clemence@exeter.ac.uk | Clinical and Biomedical Sciences | St Luke's | Full time hours |
| Name | Team | Home campus | Availability | |
| Arnaud Fresnel | A.A.Fresnel@exeter.ac.uk | Languages, Cultures and Visual Studies | Streatham | Full time hours |
| Christian Mossmann | C.Mossmann@exeter.ac.uk | Languages, Cultures and Visual Studies | Streatham | Full time hours |
| Christopher Southgate | C.C.B.Southgate@exeter.ac.uk | Classics, Ancient History, Religion, and Theology | Streatham | Part time hours |
| Sarah Cole | S.E.cole@exeter.ac.uk | School of Education | St Luke's | Full time hours |
| Tamsin Kilner | T.Kilner@exeter.ac.uk | School of Education | St Luke's | Full time hours |