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Ep 5: Student Loneliness W/ Dr. Michael Priestley
Hi guys,
Today I am joined by Dr Michael Priestley.
He is a researcher at King’s College London as part of the UBelong project to understand loneliness in university students.
His research focuses on student mental health and wellbeing
at university, including conceptualisation, measurements, determinants and delivery within the university system.
He has also worked on other research projects including exploring intra-individual personality variability and the effectiveness of music education intervention in primary schools. He has also taught modules in the School of Education at Durham University.
He uses his research expertise to collaborate with other organisations
on student mental health. These include being the Student Involvement
Coordinator at the Charlie Waller Trust, and being an Assessor for the
University Mental Health Charter with Student Minds. He also co-facilitates a lab for PhD student and early career researchers with an interest in student mental health with the Student Mental Health and Research Network.
He completed his undergraduate degree in Education studies
and English literature, master’s degree in Education studies, and a PhD in Education focussing on the University Approach to student wellbeing in a Neoliberal University Context, all at Durham university.
In this episode, Michael is joined by Nathan a research
assistant part of the U-Belong project and a 3rd-year medical
student at King’s College London.
In this episode, we talked about:
- The idea of University being the ‘best time of your life’
- Neoliberalism in higher education
- What universities can do to improve student mental health
- Things that may cause and contribute to poor student mental health and loneliness
And much more!
You can find more about Dr Michael Priestley here: https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/michael.1.priestley
Links to his research we talked about:
Neoliberalism in higher education: https://insight.cumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/3254/1/Priestley_TwoDecadesOfNeoliberal.pdf
Student mental health research methods: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09638237.2021.1875419
Student perspectives on improving mental health services at
University:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/capr.12391
Research priorities for student mental health: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-open/article/key-questions-research-priorities-for-student-mental-health/099D7EE7367D11E9875A53AF5853FBC6
Toolkit for students and researchers on how to navigate student mental health: https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/files/243453032/SMaRteN_Higher_Education_stakeholder_engagement_report_-_final.pdf
More information about the UBelong study and how to get involved: https://www.u-belong.uk/
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By Kanak GuptaHi guys,
Today I am joined by Dr Michael Priestley.
He is a researcher at King’s College London as part of the UBelong project to understand loneliness in university students.
His research focuses on student mental health and wellbeing
at university, including conceptualisation, measurements, determinants and delivery within the university system.
He has also worked on other research projects including exploring intra-individual personality variability and the effectiveness of music education intervention in primary schools. He has also taught modules in the School of Education at Durham University.
He uses his research expertise to collaborate with other organisations
on student mental health. These include being the Student Involvement
Coordinator at the Charlie Waller Trust, and being an Assessor for the
University Mental Health Charter with Student Minds. He also co-facilitates a lab for PhD student and early career researchers with an interest in student mental health with the Student Mental Health and Research Network.
He completed his undergraduate degree in Education studies
and English literature, master’s degree in Education studies, and a PhD in Education focussing on the University Approach to student wellbeing in a Neoliberal University Context, all at Durham university.
In this episode, Michael is joined by Nathan a research
assistant part of the U-Belong project and a 3rd-year medical
student at King’s College London.
In this episode, we talked about:
- The idea of University being the ‘best time of your life’
- Neoliberalism in higher education
- What universities can do to improve student mental health
- Things that may cause and contribute to poor student mental health and loneliness
And much more!
You can find more about Dr Michael Priestley here: https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/michael.1.priestley
Links to his research we talked about:
Neoliberalism in higher education: https://insight.cumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/3254/1/Priestley_TwoDecadesOfNeoliberal.pdf
Student mental health research methods: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09638237.2021.1875419
Student perspectives on improving mental health services at
University:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/capr.12391
Research priorities for student mental health: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-open/article/key-questions-research-priorities-for-student-mental-health/099D7EE7367D11E9875A53AF5853FBC6
Toolkit for students and researchers on how to navigate student mental health: https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/files/243453032/SMaRteN_Higher_Education_stakeholder_engagement_report_-_final.pdf
More information about the UBelong study and how to get involved: https://www.u-belong.uk/