To mark National Eating Disorders Awareness week, BU, SUBU and Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust is hosting a series of events on the 25-28 February 2019.
The events are all being held on Talbot and Lansdowne Campuses and are open to BU students, staff and the wider community. You can register via Eventbrite - check @equalityatBU for programme and talk updates:
Monday 25 February
Title: Me and my best friend anorexia
Speaker: Hope Virgo
Venue: EB708, Excecutive Business Centre, Lansdowne Campus
Time: 9.30-10.30am
Venue: Shelley Lecture Theatre, Poole House, Talbot Campus
Time: 12.30-13.30pm
Wednesday 27 February
Title: Practical Strategies for Supporting Students with Eating Disorders
Speaker: Dr Pooky Knightsmith
Venue: EB206, Executive Business Centre, Lansdowne Campus
Time: 10.30-11.30am
Title: Anorexia and Autism - lessons learned on the road to recovery
Speaker: Dr Pooky Knightsmith
Venue: Inspire Lecture Theatre, Talbot Campus
Time: 1.45-2.45pm
For more information visit the Beat website. You can also find resources and BU support services on our Health and wellbeing pages.
BU videos
You can also check out BU’s videos on eating disorders on the BU YouTube channel. The videos are a collection of short films featuring people in Dorset talking about their own lived experience of eating disorders:
