Student Wellbeing Expert Panel
Glasgow Caledonian University undertake a whole university approach to the mental health and wellbeing of our students and staff. This means that not only do we embed support services and provisions, but we explore the impacts of other aspects of the students’ academic experience and how this will impact on their health and wellbeing. Essential to our work are our values of co-creating services and support with students.
There are numerous projects which help us to embed the student voice in our approach to enhancing support and experience of the mental health and wellbeing of students, including closely working with GCU Students’ Association, the Student Mental Health Agreement, gaining student feedback and suggestions for our services, holding consultations events, and, the establishment of the Student Expert Panel on Student Wellbeing.
The Student Expert Panel on Student Wellbeing is a a sub-group of the Student Wellbeing Advisory Group (the cross university advisory group for the continuous enhancement and delivery of a whole university approach to student mental health and wellbeing, incorporating all aspects of the student experience). The panel is co-chaired between the University and GCU Students’ Association and is constructed otherwise entirely of student panel members.
Who are the Student Expert Panel on Student Wellbeing?
For 2024/25 the co-chairs are:
| Rachel Simpson | Student Mental Health Project Officer, Glasgow Caledonian University | The Student Wellbeing Team at GCU |
| Oluwatomisin (Tom Tom) Osinubi | Vice President GSBS | GCU Students’ Association |
What does the panel do?
The student members assist in supporting consultation events to engage the wider student voice on different topics or services relating to mental health and wellbeing and help to create accessible and inclusive support for students. The panel is formed from students across the academic schools at GCU, including our Glasgow and London campuses, as well as taught and research courses.
This panel sits within the University Governance as a sub-group of the Student Wellbeing Advisory Group. The group provides regular reports directly into the Student Wellbeing Advisory Group, and the GCU Students’ Association SAGE Committee as appropriate.