Hannah Glasser

Through studying my Masters’ course in Landscape and Wellbeing at the University of Edinburgh, I now have a great understanding of aspects of the outdoor environment that support and enhance wellbeing. I can confidently say my passion for learning the true affects and benefits that different outdoor environments have on people’s wellbeing has been fulfilled. I am now equipped to research and make recommendations for the planning and design of landscapes which support and enhance human health and wellbeing, and to evaluate their effectiveness.

The broad range of modules I embarked on: (1) Theoretical Foundations, (2) Landscape Design for Health and Wellbeing, (3) Global Health Challenges, (4) Creative Therapies, (5) Food, Animals and Society and (6) Methods and Research has equipped me with a wide range of skills.

I now have:

• A critical understanding of both contemporary debates and forefront developments within the field of landscape and wellbeing.
• In-depth knowledge of a range of specialised theories, concepts and principles behind salutogenic landscape planning and design.
• Advanced introduction to, and opportunities for training in, the principal research methods available to investigate links between landscape and wellbeing.
• Acquisition of expertise in the requirements of rigorous research and the ability to demonstrate creativity in the practical application of specialist skills within a real-life research project.
• Ability to communicate effectively when developing and presenting findings to a range of different audiences.

I am now working in the Global Health Research Centre at the University of Edinburgh and am loving it. This field is ever-growing and is extremely rewarding. I will be off on my second trip to Brussels in March for the final event of a research project I have been working on.