NABS+ Wellbeing Workshop
Wednesday 24th September | Birmingham, UK
Keeping the public safe exposes personnel tasked with this responsibility to situations that have the potential to negatively impact their wellbeing. For example, personnel may encounter distressing material, be required to spend extended time away from their usual support structures, or operate in environments with physically and psychologically demanding conditions. For some, this may impact their emotional, psychological and/or physiological health. Understanding how to support people in these situations is of paramount importance. Through this workshop we engaged in focused discussion on how wellbeing may be affected in different situations and in different ways, and the steps we can take to mitigate these risks.
We welcomed those with expertise and interest in this area to join us at the workshop to hear, share and discuss research and latest developments.
About the event
The workshop was designed to identify the status of knowledge and innovation as it relates to personnel wellbeing with the aim of identifying priority areas for further research exploration and validation.
Aims
To identify, and understand the trajectory of, challenges to wellbeing that a person may experience when working with, or in, difficult situations.
To understand support mechanisms (human/technical) that can protect a person’s wellbeing at different stages of exposure (e.g., pre-; during-; post-).
To identify effective and pragmatic measures to assess wellbeing and the effectiveness of wellbeing support.
To build a community of interested individuals to further the exploitation of existing research, and develop opportunities for new research.
Key Information
Date: Wednesday 24th September 2025
Timings: 11:00–15:30 (lunch & refreshments provided)
Location: Birmingham, UK
Cost: The event was free to attend.
Limited funds were available to cover travel expenses if an institution or organisation could not cover these costs. Priority was given to early career researchers*.
We remained committed to making our events accessible to all. If caring responsibilities or accessibility requirements were a barrier to participation, attendees were able to contact us (nabs@lancaster.ac.uk) for more information about our support fund, which offered financial assistance to help remove such barriers.
*NABS+ considers ECR status to be self-defined rather than defined by years post-PhD or job title.