How to manage returning from studying abroad
Coming home from a year or a semester abroad can be just as overwhelming as going. You’ve missed quite a lot of time at yourRead More »How to manage returning from studying abroad
Coming home from a year or a semester abroad can be just as overwhelming as going. You’ve missed quite a lot of time at yourRead More »How to manage returning from studying abroad
Ever since I hired a bike in the autumn of second year, I’ve become a sort of ‘bike-evangelist’ – enthusiastically detailing the many advantages ofRead More »Why you should try cycling at University
It takes 21 days to build a habit (apparently). After that, whatever it is you’re doing becomes automatic – you don’t have to think aboutRead More »Habits that will help improve your mental health
Third year is the most important year at university, it is the year that counts the most towards your degree. Therefore, the summer before, itRead More »Planning your summer before third year
Pretty much all student tenancies come with year long contracts but most of us aren’t actually at university 52 weeks of the year. It seemsRead More »Making the most of summer rent
We’ve all been there: had a gruelling set of exams, stressed for what seems hours upon end, looked forward to freedom, and finally come outRead More »Waiting for exam results: how to cope
For most people with social anxiety, their immediate response to any sort of social situation is to avoid it. Sneak out of the club earlyRead More »Dealing with anxiety in social settings
If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably been assuming that SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) is pretty much limited to winter. And why wouldn’t you? ShortRead More »Summertime SAD – and how to manage it
If you’re anything like me, when you’re busy you lose track of routine. Exam season is an accelerant to that. The days and nights mergeRead More »Organising your life when you feel out of control
Like a lot of the key issues facing Higher Education today, ‘widening participation’ has become something of a buzz phrase. Universities are flooded with wideningRead More »The flaw in University widening participation schemes