Welcome to Mental Health Awareness in Earth Science & Engineering
Mental health during your studies and in the workplace
Your mental wellbeing should be important to you - whether you are an undergraduate student working hard towards your degree, a postgraduate student, or a member of staff - and it is important to the department. Healthy individuals have a better quality of life, perform better, and are more engaged in the Earth Science and Engineering community.
Everyone can at some point experience mental health challenges, either mild (stress, fatigue, insomnia) or more severe. According to the mental health charity Mind, at least 1 in 6 people are experiencing mental health problems in the workplace right now, including anxiety and depression.
Mental health within ESE: breaking the taboo
The department takes its duty of care very seriously, and strives to implement best practices when it comes to mental health by creating an environment conducive to discussion and positive support. Your first point of contact is Anita Murphy, ESE Student Wellbeing Advisor and Departmental Disability Officer.
Where to go from here: internal and external resources about mental health
You can access the following resources of direct use to members of ESE:
- A description of how we support mental health in ESE, including a list of persons to contact
- Get to know your local team: the ESE Mental Health Awareness Team
In addition, Imperial College London has collected a range of resources to support students and members of staff:
- A list of resources about mental health in general, and at Imperial, which includes a list of external resources in the left banner
- Student counselling and mental health at Imperial
- Student support zone at Imperial
- A list of College Support and external support for Imperial members
- The Imerial website also points to the well-written, informative NHS booklet on mental health. These include a range of common problems, and are a great resource to access
ESE Health and Safety
Due to the complex mix of risks within the department, finding out what procedures to follow and how to apply them can be a little daunting.
Visit the ESE Health and Safety guidance pages.
ESE Fieldwork Information
- Visit ESE’s Fieldwork Requirements page to plan your offsite activity with our step-by-step guide
- Visit ESE’s Fieldwork Safety page to access information on health and safety policies and responsibilities for fieldwork