Wellbeing

Wellbeing for everyone

Looking after your health and wellbeing is key to feeling good and functioning well. Our mission is to promote and enhance wellbeing through the development of a proactive and enabling culture.

Our occupational health and counselling services offer support through times of difficulty. We also have a dedicated Disability Adviser for staff.

For more information on support available as part of the University of Manchester, please visit: https://www.staffnet.manchester.ac.uk/wellbeing/

Six Ways to Wellbeing

Based on the Five Ways to Wellbeing developed by the New Economics Foundation in 2008 for the Government’s Foresight project on Mental Capital and Well-being, these are a set of evidence-based actions that promote wellbeing in everyday life:

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Connect

Make contact with the people around you

Be Active

Discover an activity you enjoy. Being active makes you feel good

Take Notice

Be aware of the world around you

Learn & Discover

Make time to try something new

Give

Do something for a friend, colleague or stranger

Be Healthy

Look after yourself. Make healthy choices

Connect
Be Active
Take Notice
Learn & Discover
Give
Be Healthy

Why choose Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute?

The Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute, an Institute of The University of Manchester, is a world-leading centre for excellence in cancer research. The Institute is core funded by Cancer Research UK (www.cancerresearchuk.org),
the largest independent cancer research organisation in the world.

We are partnered with The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, one of the largest cancer treatment centres in Europe, which is located adjacent to the CRUK MI Manchester Institute in South Manchester. These factors combine to provide an exceptional environment in which to pursue basic, translational and clinical research programmes.