Hiya! I’m Ioan, and I’m running for Y2 Wellbeing Rep 🍃
Y2 will get extremely busy very quickly, with lectures, practical sessions, deadlines, and in******ip applications. It’s too easy to only care about your mental health once things become overwhelming, demoralising, or even depressing.
I've experienced these feelings before. It's been difficult living with them over the past few months - and harder to keep them concealed. But that's genuinely why I'm taking this step: I actually care, I know the difference mental health makes, and I want to make support more noticeable, more accessible, and less formal 🧡
Here's what I'll do:
1) Make it easier to speak up
I will set up straightforward, low-pressure ways for students to raise wellbeing issues, like anonymous feedback and informal check-ins throughout the year.
2) Build an actual sense of community
Wellbeing is also about believing you belong in the room. I’ll support low-pressure activities that get people connecting. Not every social has to be massive. You don't have to feel lonely in a crowded room.
3) Make support easier to find
The university's support system is a mess. I'll ensure the right services, resources, and opportunities are clearly indicated. I'll pass recurring concerns on to the department, believe me.
Thanks so much for reading 🧡 Be sure to read everyone's manifestos.