A new academic year dawns. You might be about to settle to record results, write a literature review or write up a project you have been working on. Now would be a good time to talk about how not to…
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Stay safe and have a wonderful time at University
There are a lot of things to think about when you get to University but wherever you are you should always keep safety and security in mind. Look out for your friends and follow these simple precautions. They will help keep…
Free mental health awareness and wellbeing e-resources available until 31 October
Cambridge University Press are honouring the mental health awareness events held earlier this October by making journal articles and book chapters related to mental health and wellbeing available for free until the end of the month. Click or tap here to…
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Happy thoughts, happy life
Things are very rarely as frightening once you start to tackle them as they seem before you get started. Join us for ten minute drop-in relaxation sessions tomorrow and every Thursday afternoon during term-time in the Library Meeting Room at 2.10pm,…
Postgraduate Research (PGR) Student Wellbeing Survey
Are you a postgraduate research student at the University? If so, you are invited to take part in an Office for Students funded wellbeing study the University is running. This study aims to improve the mental health and wellbeing of…
Library opens 24/7 until Xmas
The Library is now open continuously until the start of the Christmas Vacation Period. You read it right – we never close. We will repeat our continous opening from the start of the next term until everyone goes home in…
Happy National Simplicity Day!
Happy National Simplicity Day (for yesterday)! Simplicity is at the heart of beauty, function and reason. It has been argued by many thinkers from Epicurus to Henry David Thoreau, who reflected on the joys of simple living in his book…
Feeling stressed? STOPP!
This week (14-21 May) is Mental Health Awareness Week. You can pick up business card sized reminders from the shelves beneath our Community Noticeboard near the Library Café. Stop! Take a breath (become aware of your breathing). Observe (be present,…
Succeeding through stress
If you are feeling the pressure of study mounting, you are not alone. Work stress can be helpful, motivating you to get on and succeed but you need to harness it and make it work for you. This post from…
How to survive the revision zombie apocalypse: top 5 tips
Sleep-deprived and feeling zombie like in the build up to exam time? You are not alone. We often have to prod students awake who have slumped over laptops and half-finished notes. You cannot do well in any exam that you…
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