As you probably already know, you can collect Covid-19 lateral flow self-test kits from the University Library. What we have perhaps not made sufficiently clear is that only library staff can hand out these test kits; our Security Team cannot. …
The end of term often arrives with an unexpected suddenness that catches many a person unprepared. Particularly if you are leaving Portsmouth over the holidays, going home for Christmas or seeing the sights over the festive season, it can be …
Before you go: my top 5 tips for maximum holiday enjoyment! Read more »
Happy International Friendship Day, everybody! There’s no better day to message your mates to let you know you are thinking of them… or actually meet up, now it’s finally allowed! Who started International Friendship Day? International Friendship Day started as …
The Careers and Employability Service has organised a virtual Opportunities Week to support students of all years with their employability. The week will provide students with a range of sessions around: job hunting in the current climate how to make …
Sage and John Smith’s have partnered up to offer a short series of hour-long expert talks on ways to get the most from your time at university. How to think for yourself What does it mean these days to read, …
Online expert talks: original thinking and safeguarding your wellbeing Read more »
Many thanks to Zarah Vernham in the Department of Psychology for pulling together the most comprehensive list of support services we have been able to promote to date. Need urgent support? Shout Shout is a free, confidential, 24/7 text-messaging support …
Mental health and wellbeing resources for all occasions Read more »
Academia can be a lonely and competitive place at the best of times, and working in isolation during lockdown makes everything more difficult. Happily there is inspiration in the form of a little book of inspiration, albeit written in the …
A very brief and incomplete history of AIDS Arrival of a pandemic AIDS came upon the world suddenly in the late 1970s. It arrived by stealth – a new and lethal infectious disease spreading increasingly rapidly with uncertain means of …
Maintaining a sustainable routine, making sure your physical and mental wellbeing do not suffer, and staying on top of everything you need to do at university and in life in general can be a struggle at times. There are little …
Easier said than done, a sustainable routine helps keep you healthy, happy and able to stay on top of your studies. A relaxing bedtime routine leading to enough, regular sleep is the bedrock on which a successful life is built. …
