Looking after your health: So now you have been at University for a few weeks: the weather is starting to change, it is getting colder, and the days are becoming shorter. DuringRead More…
14Oct/19
18Sep/19
Settling in: getting to know your new environment
Settling in Welcome to all new students, and welcome back to all of you who are returning to continue with your studies. Well done for your efforts and achievements to get toRead More…
08May/19
Managing stress
Strategies to restore and maintain balance when dealing with challenges Life tends to present us with challenges, and there are some situations that produce worry, tension and stress. In some circumstances theRead More…
01Apr/19
Preparing for exams: Making the most of your revision time
What can you do to manage your inner world and maintain a more balanced approach? “If I have ever made any valuable discoveries, it has been owing more to patient attention thanRead More…
21Feb/19
Managing academic pressure:
How to manage challenges and learn effectively As the term progresses you are likely to be working on a number of assignments while deadlines get closer. Probably a time of high expectationsRead More…
13Jan/19
New Year’s resolutions
Strategies to increase your productivity, maintain your motivation, and achieve your goals Welcome back to the Spring term! Starting a New Year is when most people make New Year’s resolutions to makeRead More…
01Nov/18
Social connections
Creating new relationships at university When moving to a new place to go to university everything is likely to feel very different. This may be particularly noticeable if you just arrived fromRead More…
01Aug/18
Preparing for exams
Strategies to revise for resits You may be preparing for one or more exams in the next few weeks. Perhaps you are feeling frustrated that you have to spend part of yourRead More…
21Jun/18
When things don’t work out as you hoped: Managing fear of failure. Part 1.
Sometimes, despite our continued efforts, we do not achieve the results we want. We may see this as failure. “One of the greatest problems people have with failure is that they are tooRead More…
When things don’t work out how you hoped: Managing fear of failure. Part 2.
In Part 1 we looked at making mistakes and the meaning of failure. In this section we will focus on what you can do to manage situations where things don’t work outRead More…