Daniel Twomey

Carrigaline Community School, Cork

Activities and Societies: GAA, Soccer Leaving Certificate results in the top 5% nationally. Awarded title of ‘Overall Student of the Year’.

University College Cork

Activities and Societies: UCC GAA First Class Honours (1.1), College Academic Scholar.

Bangor University

The TTP is a flexible and progressive training route that provides a certification of competency to teach Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR).

South East Technological University

MA in Management Education (Honours)

University of Limerick

Activities and Societies: UL GAA, UL Students' Council BSc in Physical Education (Honours). 1st Class Honours Dissertation.

Trinity College Dublin

Activities and Societies: TCD Students' Union, The University Times, Trinity Entrepreneurial Society, Cumann Gaelach TCD, TCD Triathlon Club Mental health issues are the most salient and prevalent non-curricular issues amongst third level students. “Students are experiencing depression, anxiety, loneliness, substance misuse, and suicidal behaviour, and there is not enough support and staff to help them.” (University Students of Ireland, 2017) There is an established relationship between physical activity and positive mental health, where increased levels of physical activity are related to - and may even predict – positive… Show more Mental health issues are the most salient and prevalent non-curricular issues amongst third level students. “Students are experiencing depression, anxiety, loneliness, substance misuse, and suicidal behaviour, and there is not enough support and staff to help them.” (University Students of Ireland, 2017) There is an established relationship between physical activity and positive mental health, where increased levels of physical activity are related to - and may even predict – positive wellbeing. This research proposal seeks to explore how significant an impact an on campus “influencer” can have on improving the overall wellbeing of a cohort of university students and whether their mental health can be improved by being “nudged” toward developing an increasingly more active lifestyle and encouraged to engage in dialogue regarding their mental health. Show less

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