title: About | Planning for Calm

About

Last Modified: 8th Apr 2019

By Naomi Clark

What is Planning for Calm?

Planning for Calm is an initiative at the University of Glasgow to encourage student development of mindfulness skills.

Using a novel touchpoint approach, Planning for Calm aims to demonstrate how mindfulness skills can be integrated and applied across a range of settings across campus to help support good wellbeing.

At Planning for Calm, we view mindfulness skills as another key element in student support and advocate for its inclusion alongside familiar strategies such as academic support, physical health and psychological support.

Planning for Calm supports self-directed and independent use of mindfulness, helping to develop students who can better navigate the ups and downs of university life, who are more resilient and ready for the workplace.

Initial results from Planning for Calm have recently been presented at the 12th Annual University of Glasgow Learning and Teaching Conference.

Meet the Team

Naomi Clark

Research assistant for the School of Computing Science at the University of Glasgow. She has recently completed her MSc in Psychology, focusing on the impact of mindfulness in habitual behaviours. Find out more about Naomi.

Dr. Joseph Maguire

Lecturer in School of Computing Science, with an interest in education, cyber security and human-computer interaction. Find out more about Joseph.

Dr. Steve Draper

Lecturer in School of Psychology with an interest in learning, education, mindfulness and mHealth. Find out more about Steve.