Unimate is an ongoing research collaboration between Robert Gordon University (RGU), Aberdeen, Scotland and the Informatics Institute of Technology (IIT). The purpose of this study is to develop a digital intervention (app) aimed at enhancing students’ mental health and wellbeing. The research team, in consultation with IIT students, have identified a need for a self-management app that also provides information, advice and signposting on physical and mental wellbeing.
Mood Tracking
We want to help you identify your moods with the following emotions.
Happiness
How happy you are
Anger
How angry you are
Sadness
How sad you feel
Tiredness
How tired you are
Stress
How stressed you are
Anxiety
How anxious you are
Unimate Features
Unimate offers some creative features to enhance a students Mental Health and welbeing. Here are some of the exciting features of Unimate
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Action Messages
Unimate offers daily happiness "nudges" in the form of action messages.
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Mood Tracking (eMotivity)
Tracking the daily mood variations and offering suggestions.
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Step Tracking (Traxivity)
Unimate suggests the best practices to keep fit.
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To-Do List
Manage a list of tasks you need to complete or tasks that you want to do.
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SayThanx
Create succinct appreciation statements easily and quickly.
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Contact Points
Help and support for your mental health and welbeing.
Unimate Team
Unimate is a collaboration between the Robert Gordon University, UK and Informatics Institue of Technology (IIT), Sri Lanka. This is the team that made Unimate possible.
Team from
Robert Gordon University, UK
Professor Kay Cooper
Research Lead
Professor Nirmalie Wiratunga
Research Lead
Chamath Palihawadana
Research Assistant
Team from
Informatics Institue of Technology (IIT),
Sri Lanka
Naomi Krishnarajah
Lead
Rajitha Fernando
Lead
Cassim Farook
Lead
Banuka Athuraliya
Research Assistant
Vihanga Wijayasekara
Research Assistant
FAQ
The aim of this study is to develop a novel digital intervention to enhance wellbeing in the Informatics Institute of Technology student population.
Through Unimate, we want to:
● Identify self-management dimensions for health and wellbeing, and help develop task management skills to reduce stress triggers.
● Develop these digital interventions, in consultation with the target population, so that the app is fit for purpose at deployment.
● Iteratively refine the digital intervention and create health and wellbeing awareness within IIT and beyond.
Professor Kay Cooper, Professor Nirmalie Wiratunga & Chamath Palihawadana from Robert Gordon University (RGU), Aberdeen, Scotland
Naomi Krishnarajah, Rajitha Fernando, Cassim Farook, Banuka Athuraliya, Vihanga Wijayasekara from Informatics Institute of Technology (IIT), Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Unimate is Funded by the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF)
Ethics Review Committee
Postgraduate Institute of Medicine
University of Colombo
Sri Lanka
Mood tracking helps you to monitor and track your mood, or emotions, helping you become more aware of your feelings and the things that cause them. Tracking your mood can help with emotional self-awareness and self-regulation, which can improve mental health and wellbeing.
