DisCouRSE Focus Group – Creating Mentally Healthy Teams: A Practical 3-Tier Model for dRTP Leadership

Presentation delivered to the DisCouRSE Focus Group on the 19th January by Dave Horsfall, Head of Biomedical Research Software at the University of Newcastle. The session introduced a practical 3-tier model for promoting mental health and well-being within distributed Research Technical Professional (dRTP) teams. Topics included strategies for leadership, team support structures, and approaches to fostering resilient, positive, and sustainable research software engineering environments.