UniVRse Project

3... 2... 1... we have lift off! 💫🪐🚀 Welcome to the UniVRse website, where you can keep up-to-date with the @UniVRse_Project and sign up to our mailing list. blog.westminster.ac.uk/univrse/

Fantastic to see so much interest in the UniVRse Project at the @officestudents webinar🙂Thank you @ResearchProfes @ResProfNews for featuring us in 8am Playbook bit.ly/3MWtTi4 Find out more about our #VR intervention for #studentmentalhealth: blog.westminster.ac.uk/univrse/

Thank you to @ResearchProfes @ResProfNews for featuring the @UniVRse_Project in the *8am Playbook. We are excited about the project and it means a lot to hear that others in #HigherEducation feel the same too 🌌🪐🚀🥽 #Student #university #mentalhealth #VR researchprofessional.com/0/rr/he/govern…

Thanks @justnatwilde and @NetworkSmarten for the RT🙂

We would love to hear from #UKUniversityStudents about how they find life at their #UKUniversity and their thoughts on #VR🙂 Go to bit.ly/uniVRse_Q or scan the code below Pls #RT! #Unimentalhealthday #studentmentalhealth #mentalhealth #psychology #psychologyresearch

Today we are delighted to be announcing our largest ever investment in new #MentalHealthResearch through our #MQFellows programme. 7 new projects that examine how serious mental illnesses and physical illnesses can combine to cause premature death. 👉 mqmentalhealth.org/mq-fellows-202…

It's time to register for our second seminar with @MaishaIslam_28 who will tell us about who partnership is really serving and share critical reflections on partnership for hyper-minoritised communities in HE! Join us on 09/03/2023 at 3 pm, register here: eventbrite.com/e/who-is-partn…

Come and do a #PhD with the @SMHPsussex team on supporting the #mentalhealth of #student #carers Lead supervision from @ClioNancyCherry from @BSMSMedSchool with me from @UniOfSurrey and Prof Jeremy Niven from @sussexuni Please #RT findaphd.com/phds/project/d…

Absolutely phenomenal opportunity! Take a look and also share widely, to help support and encourage up and coming researchers! #StudentMentalHealth #HE #PhDChat

🧠University of Westminster Research Study 🇬🇧 We invite all UK uni students to take part in a survey about your university experiences + thoughts on virtual reality - chance to enter a £50 prize draw! 😃 Go to bit.ly/uniVRse_Q or scan the QR code below Please RT!

Applications for #PhD at @SurreyPsych @UniOfSurrey with me and @HannahFrith7 are OPEN! Project: understanding how ppl with a #BPD diagnosis experience #sex and #relationships #RT #AcademicTwitter #PhDchat #PhDlife #AcademicChatter surrey.ac.uk/fees-and-fundi…

The @UniVRse_Project #RCT is now registered with @NIH #clinical #trials register! Looking forward to finally launching this trial investigating #VR #CBT for #firstgen #students with social #anxiety clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05…

Open my #email to find a paper has been accepted and we were awarded a small #grant to support the @UniVRse_Project... pretty good #Monday morning #AcademicTwitter

Mental health support must extend beyond parents smh.com.au/national/nsw/m… 100% correct. There has been a 50% rise in mental ill health in young people over the past 15 years. It is a public health crisis. @headspace_aus is effective but access is blocked now and there's no backup

"As we enter the post-pandemic world, virtual alternatives to mental and physical health services are more important than ever. VR for therapy could be revolutionary, potentially improving the mental wellbeing of the populace." Love this! #VR themedium.ca/virtual-healin…

Interested in learning more about research? Registration in still open for our ‘Improving Healthcare Through Clinical Research’ four week online course! #FlClinical #NIHRlearn futurelearn.com/courses/clinic…

This scoping review has been helpful in thinking through reporting of engagement for Mello (app targeting repetitive negative thinking in youth depression/anxiety) which we are writing up findings for at the moment. jmir.org/2022/10/e39204/

📢 Calling all undergraduate students interested in learning about mental wellbeing 📢 As part of my PhD research, I'm running a series of online mental wellbeing workshops during November. For more info and to sign up please visit forms.gle/Q83kRPZZ7ZCea8…

A new multi-agency advisory service for AI and data-driven technologies in healthcare is being designed. Partners include @HRA_Latest @NICEComms @MHRAgovuk and @CareQualityComm Interested in getting involved? 👉 buff.ly/3e6l0oq

"Can virtual reality help treat depression in young people?"  Great to see #VR being trialled for other #mentalhealth issues such as #depression in this study. healtheuropa.com/can-virtual-re… via @HealthEuropa

Fascinating new research on how #VR can boost endurance performance and reduce performance anxiety: researchgate.net/publication/36…