Double Award Success for University Sport Staff

A specially-formed staff committee has recently secured double award success for its involvement in a pilot scheme to promote sport and exercise as a way of maintaining good mental wellbeing within Scottish universities.

The scheme, called ‘Healthy Body Healthy Mind’, was jointly established last year by the National Union of Students (NUS) Scotland and Scottish Universities Sport (SUS).  
Four institutions across the country were selected to take part in the pilot which ran for a year.

RGU’s Mental Health Campaign Committee (MHCC), which comprises staff from RGU: SPORT, the student welfare advisor, a lecturer in Applied Sports and Exercise Science and students, was recently selected as the recipient of two awards, as nominated by the leaders of the scheme at NUS and SUS.

Firstly, the Silver award was conferred in recognition of the committee fulfilling all criteria including making issues around mental wellbeing and exercise known across the campus, and conducting an extensive evaluation of the impact of the committee’s activities.

Further to this, the MHCC was selected for the second accolade - the Creativity award - for surpassing expectations of what could be achieved within the given time frame. Activities carried out by the committee as part of the campaign included cycle to uni events, sport days, self-defence classes, and a campus-wide survey to gauge stigma surrounding mental health.

Vice President of Sport Nicola Scott, who was recently voted by the student body to return to her post for a further year, was also chair of the MHCC and a leading force behind the campaign.

She said: “The team and I are delighted with our awards. We worked tremendously hard throughout the year to make the most of the scheme and to really get behind it. The hard work has definitely paid off and we look forward to continuing with it in the year to come and further promote the importance of good mental well being and tolerance as part of a positive university experience.”  

For further information on www.rgu.ac.uk/campus-life/rgu-sport.

ENDS    
                                                                                                     
Andrew Youngson
Communications Officer
Robert Gordon University
Schoolhill
Aberdeen
AB10 1FR
Tel: 01224 262389
Email: a.c.youngson@rgu.ac.uk

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