HIKE: Writing for Wellbeing Feb 1, 2024 - Apr 30, 2025
In 2022/23, an interdisciplinary team from the University of Hull successfully implemented a creative writing course tailored for staff at two prisons. The primary objectives were enhancing the mental well-being of prison staff and fostering a deeper...
Read More about HIKE: Writing for Wellbeing.
Dr Helen Nichols' Projects (2)
HEIF: Prison Officers and Creativity; Supporting the Self and the Inmate Aug 1, 2022 - Jul 31, 2023
This project aims to be the first in the UK to pilot creative writing workshops for prison officers, respecting the UoH’s commitment to social justice. It will support employees in a role that government and academic research recognizes is “vital”, b...
Read More about HEIF: Prison Officers and Creativity; Supporting the Self and the Inmate.