{"id":1822,"date":"2016-11-07T15:45:58","date_gmt":"2016-11-07T15:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/development\/?p=1822"},"modified":"2016-11-07T17:01:00","modified_gmt":"2016-11-07T17:01:00","slug":"improving-health-wellbeing-and-diversity-in-stem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/development\/2016\/11\/07\/improving-health-wellbeing-and-diversity-in-stem\/","title":{"rendered":"Improving Health, wellbeing and diversity in STEM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/development\/files\/2016\/11\/Improving-health-wellbeing-and-diversity-in-STEM11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1823 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/development\/files\/2016\/11\/Improving-health-wellbeing-and-diversity-in-STEM11-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"improving-health-wellbeing-and-diversity-in-stem11\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/development\/files\/2016\/11\/Improving-health-wellbeing-and-diversity-in-STEM11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/development\/files\/2016\/11\/Improving-health-wellbeing-and-diversity-in-STEM11-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/development\/files\/2016\/11\/Improving-health-wellbeing-and-diversity-in-STEM11-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/development\/files\/2016\/11\/Improving-health-wellbeing-and-diversity-in-STEM11-624x416.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/development\/files\/2016\/11\/Improving-health-wellbeing-and-diversity-in-STEM11.jpg 1379w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In 2014, a report published by the Campaign for Science and Engineering (CASE), entitled Improving Diversity in STEM, demonstrated hard and depressing evidence that women, those with disabilities and those from ethnic-minorities or socially-disadvantaged groups are consistently underrepresented at senior levels in STEM. \u00a0An unfamiliar HE environment can be stressful, particularly for those who already have an underlying illness\/disability.<\/p>\n<p>Engineering and Digital Arts (EDA) applied for a Student Projects Grant\u00a0to encourage diversity, participation and confidence in minority groups around STEM and to\u00a0promote and develop a series of activities to enhance the wellbeing of its students.<\/p>\n<p>The plan focused on matters of equality and addressing barriers to access and progression through a series of targeted events, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/engineering-a-winning-workforce-by-creating-an-inclusive-engineering-industry-tickets-26873651816\"><strong><em>Engineering a Winning Workforce by Creating an Inclusive Engineering Industry<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u2019, an event taking place on 16 November, delivered by Dr Mark McBide-Wright.<\/p>\n<p>The other arm of the project aimed to lessen the stigma surrounding mental health by offering support mechanisms such as a series of events on managing student life, increased deployment of wellbeing information, and promoting simple measures such as a healthy lunchtime walk!<\/p>\n<p>The project has enabled students to develop the knowledge, understanding, skills, capabilities and attributes needed for mental, emotional, social and physical wellbeing now, and in the future and educated staff both in EDA and at Kent as a whole.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2014, a report published by the Campaign for Science and Engineering (CASE), entitled Improving Diversity in STEM, demonstrated hard and depressing evidence that women, &hellip; 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