Healthy Living

A Picture of Health

What does good health and wellbeing look like to you?

Healthy living looks different for everyone - and certainly isn't just about fruit and fitness! Health isn't automatic and it doesn't come just through medical treatment. It is something we develop and experience where we work, study, live and play.

In February 2013 we asked the University community to show us what being healthy and being well look like to them. Staff and students were invited to submit photographs showing their take on good health and wellbeing. It could be something they do (or would like to do!) to improve their health, something that shows what health and wellbeing looks or feels like. It could be an activity, a 'thing', a place, a mood. Creativity was encouraged! Great images were submitted, demonstrating just how varied people’s perspective of healthy living really is, as well as how creative our staff and students can be. Their photos showed health as part of their lives, where they live, love and learn - not as an add-on. See the 2013 winners here

Originally conceived as a one-off competition, the response was so good that we want to make the big picture bigger! As an ongoing programme, all members of the University are invited to keep contributing their images and help us give a richer and fuller representation of the University experience of healthy living. We will be awarding prizes every term, so keep the pictures coming.

You are invited, to get involved...!

1. Upload digital images to our Flickr group: uob_well

2. Email to pejfw@bristol.ac.uk

3. Deliver printed photos or photos on CD

For further information, queries and assistance email pejfw@bristol.ac.uk

 

2013 Competition

After much discussion the judges agreed on the top three. Philip Bruland was crowned the overall winner with his entry - showing walkers and cyclists crossing the old railway bridge near the CREATE centre on Spike Island - catching the judges’ eyes for its depiction of people sustaining their mental and physical health in an urban environment.The Electrical and Electronic Engineering student said: “I am very happy to win first place and I think it shows that you can take great photos with just your phone, good timing and a bit of luck.” For his efforts, Philip won a brand new camera and will have his image on display at the sports centre initially, before being used to promote health and wellbeing across the University.

Second place went to Dr Edith Kreutner, from the Department of German, for her shot entitled ‘Feeling on top of the World’, which was taken on Hochfeiler Mountain, situated on the border between Austria and Italy. She won an activity tracking device.  In third place was Dr Tom Podesta, from the School of Biochemistry, with his ‘Speed racer’ image of runners during the Bristol Half Marathon. He won four weeks’ worth of veg box deliveries.

The winning images can be seen below.

1st place

Philip Bruland

Electrical & Electronic Engineering
2nd place

Dr Edith Kreutner

Department of German
3rd place

Dr Tom Podesta

School of Biochemistry

2013 Competition details

Eligibility

Judging

A panel of judges will assess the submitted photographs, considering the following criteria:

The panel consisted of representatives from:

Prizes

Entry process

You can enter using one of the following methods:

1. Upload digital images to our Flickr page: uob_well

2. Email to pejfw@bristol.ac.uk

3. Deliver printed photos or photos on CD (jpeg format), sealed in an envelope with your name and contact email address included, to the University sports centre (Tyndall Avenue) marked for the attention of the "Healthy Lifestyle team"

Terms and conditions

  1. By submitting a photo you declare that the entry is all your own work and free of any copyright. You will provide evidence of this at our request. 
  2. By submitting an entry you agree to all these terms and conditions
  3. Nothing immoral, illegal or rude! If the photograph is deemed inappropriate it will not be included in the online gallery or prize draw.
  4. No more than 3 entries per person
  5. You can upload photos until 14 March 2013 (photos submitted after this time will be displayed but will not be entered into the prize draw).
  6. Copyright in all images submitted for this competition remain with the respective entrants. In consideration of their providing the competition, entrants agree to the University using the images for possible exhibition or promotional use relevant to the purpose of the competition, namely raising awareness of good health and wellbeing. Reasonable efforts will be made to contact contributors prior to further usage of images. (Amended 08/02/2013)
  7. It is essential that written permissions have been obtained from everyone appearing in the photograph.