Contact Details

Telephone

work +44 (0)1224 274617

Email

colette.savage@abdn.ac.uk

Address

The University of Aberdeen Rm 508
School of Education
Mac Robert Building
Kings Road
 Aberdeen

Biography

Coming from a background of both academia( Brunel University:computer science lecturer) and industry training (Investment bankers and energy traders the city of London), Colette mixes her broad experience and many years of wellness training to develop Mindfulness, EI and wellbeing strategies and programs in both education and the workplace.  She has worked with people from a broad range of backgrounds and utilises her professional experience in both industry and academia to offer research backed programs

Course co-ordinator :Discoveirng Mindfulness (15 credit Masters)

Course co-ordinator: GTCS Professional Recognition in Mindfulness

Course tutor MSc Mindfulness :All modules and MSc disertation supervisions

Course tutor: Mindfulness in Medicine, humanities module in the faculty of Medicine and Dentistry.

Course Tutor ITE : A range of modules on the MA  and PGDE courses

Specialist research interests:

 Mindfulness and emotional intelliegence for wellbeing

 Mental and emotional wellbeing strategies for resilience

 Neurobiology of embodied mindfulness

 Mindfulness in the workplace

Mindfulness in Schools

Current Research

Widening Access to higher education

Teaching Responsibilities

MSc Mindfulness: Neuroscience of mindfulness, neurobiology of embodied mindfulness, mindfulness and compassion at work, awareness and insights from mindfulness

MSc Dissertation supervisions

Mindfuness in Medicine- course tutor

Course co-ordinator GTCS Professional recognition: Application of mindfulness in the education setting

Course developer and co-ordinator:Discovering Mindfulness

External Responsibilities

Colette is a corporate consultant in workbased EI and mindfulness, supporting the development of collaborative workplace strategies.

She advises on strategy and program development.

Interests

Facilitating mindfulness retreats and informational keynote speeches

Walking

Eastern cultures and wisdom