A list of the current events offered by the Chaplaincy Event listing Search Tags Mindfulness Event date Date from Date to May 21 2026 14.30 - 15.30 Tea & Coffee Drop-In Information about tea and coffee drop ins ran by Honorary Chaplain, Eric Leung. Further information May 21 2026 17.00 - 18.30 Grief Group The Grief Group is a bi-weekly peer support group for students. For those who want to talk about grief or dying, with people who may have similar thoughts or experiences. A welcoming, confidential space, for talking, listening and being heard. All welcome, biscuits provided and bringing of own hot drinks encouraged! There is no expectation that you have to attend every week, but you are welcome to come along as and when you can. For people of any religious belief or none whatsoever. Further information May 22 2026 11.00 - 12.00 Friday Yoga The Chaplaincy offers free Yoga sessions on Fridays during semester time. No booking is needed - just come along, and bring your own mat. These sessions are led by Katie Rutherford. Katie has been teaching yoga for over 20 years and currently teaches at Bruntsfield Yoga Centre. Further information May 26 2026 13.10 - 13.50 Capacitar Tai Chi Wellbeing Capacitar tai chi is a wonderful way to feel grounded and calm and gives us an opportunity to connect to the healing energy of nature around us. For details on how to join these weekly Capacitar Tai Chi drop-sessions please go to here. Our weekly Capacitar Tai Chi drop-ins take place both in-person in Sanctuary at The Chaplaincy Centre and will also be streamed online using Zoom for anyone who wants to join online. Please note that places are limited in the Meeting Room and are on a first come first serve basis. Further information Jun 19 2026 13.00 - 14.00 Student Support & Wellbeing Journal Club Open to all staff in support, wellbeing, and experience roles, and interested others across UoE. The new Student Support & Wellbeing Journal Club meets to discuss recent, qualitative, accessible research that explores the complexities of work on the ground supporting students, whether dealing with mitigating circumstances, homesickness, or social struggles. It is led by Dr Kitty Wheater, Mindfulness Chaplain. We will meet a few times a year in the Chaplaincy, Bristo Square, beginning this summer with meetings on Fridays June 19th and August 21st, 1-2pm. If this is your lunch break you are warmly encouraged to bring your lunch, with a microwave, crockery and cutlery available both downstairs in the Common Room kitchen and upstairs in the staff Team Area, where we’ll meet. Tea and coffee will be provided. Feel free to arrive a little early to get yourself settled for a 1pm start. This summer’s Journal Clubs bring you research by an anthropologist, a psychologist, and a historian… Further information Jun 26 2026 15.30 - 16.45 PhD Book Club PhD Book Club meets 3:30-4:45pm on Fridays every six weeks, with Dr Kitty Wheater. Open to all PhD students, we’ll read books that cast light on the trials, tribulations, and mundanities of PhD life, offering perspective and inspiration for the time ahead. Past books have included Educated, by Tara Westover, Night Waking, by Sarah Moss, and On Beauty, by Zadie Smith. To register for PhD Book Club, please email kitty.wheater@ed.ac.uk. Further information This article was published on 2024-09-09
