Anthony, maintaining academic connections with students and researchers

Dr Anthony Newton,  Senior Tutor in the School of GeoSciences, talks about the changes that lockdown is bringing within his School, from missing the chats by the kettle that bond a team and also often lead to important information or discoveries, through redesigning activities and assignments when all the field trips are cancelled, to rethinking multiple possible scenarios for how next year might look. We get insights from Anthony into how students and staff are staying connected, and we hear about the ‘Café at the end of the Universe’, a new meeting point for researchers in the Northern climes.For Coronavirus updates and advice,and FAQs please see the University webpages here: https://www.ed.ac.uk/news/covid-19The Chaplaincy blogs ‘For Times Like These’ https://www.ed.ac.uk/chaplaincy/for-times-like-these are written specifically for mental health and wellbeing support during lockdown, as are these mindfulness virtual drop-ins: https://www.ed.ac.uk/chaplaincy/mindfulness-and-wellbeing/mindfulness-virtual-drop-ins For University support The University Listening Service (for students and staff) is continuing throughout the lockdown, listening.service@ed.ac.ukStudent Counselling Service, https://www.ed.ac.uk/student-counselling Staff Counselling Service, https://www.ed.ac.uk/counselling-services/staff  If any of the issues in this broadcast have affected you and you’d like support, here are some helplines.If you feel that you or someone you are with is in danger right now, please call 999A 24/ hour emergency mental health service, Mental health assessment service 0131 537 6000.·       Breathing Space 0800 83 85 87·       The Samaritans 08457 90 90 90 ·       Edinburgh Crisis Centre 0808 801 0414