Prof Ben Garrod presents a one off podcast for new and returning students. Featuring advice from University students and staff on how to make the most out of your social bubble, top tips for learning remotely, staying socially distant on campus and what's happening in the first ever Welcome Week.
The theme for this year's Mental Health Awareness Week is 'Connect with Nature', so we spoke to a couple of staff from Student Services about the benefits of nature on your mental health, as well as some tips on looking after your wellbeing whilst at university.
UEA students can find out more and access support via Student Services' My UEA pages (https://my.uea.ac.uk/divisions/student-and-academic-services/student-services), as well as the full range of wellbeing and mental health support available to them on My UEA (https://my.uea.ac.uk/help-me-with/my-wellbeing/students). You can also follow UEA Student Services on Twitter (https://twitter.com/sts_uea) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/ueastudentservices/?hl=en).
4 Mar 2021
UEA University Mental Health Day Podcast
Thursday 4 March is University Mental Health Day - an opportunity for university communities to come together to make mental health a priority and to create ongoing change to the future of student mental health.
We spoke to Becky and Giudi from the Wellbeing Team in UEA Student Services about what support is available for students, why it's important to keep talking about mental health and their tips on looking after your mental health and wellbeing both at university in general and in the current lockdown.
Trigger warning: suicide.
UEA students can find out more and access support via Student Services' My UEA pages (https://my.uea.ac.uk/divisions/student-and-academic-services/student-services), as well as the full range of wellbeing and mental health support available to them on My UEA (https://my.uea.ac.uk/help-me-with/my-wellbeing/students). You can also follow UEA Student Services on Twitter (https://twitter.com/sts_uea) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/ueastudentservices/?hl=en).
17 Sept 2020
UEA Arrival Podcast
Prof Ben Garrod presents a one off podcast specially for UEA's new and returning students, with vital guidance and handy advice at the start of what will be an exciting and challenging academic year.
Featuring:
- Deputy Vice-Chancellor Prof Neil Ward on face coverings, social distancing measures and what provisions have been made for remote learning
- Events Manager, Tanner Barnes, on what's happening in UEA's first ever Welcome Week
- Dr Harriet Jones with top tips on how to make the most of learning online
- Actuarial Science Students, Bryan and Eshna, talk through their experience of living through lockdown together and how to make the most of your student social bubble
- Sophie Thomas, Student Performance Support Manager, on the huge variety of sports back up and running at UEA Sportspark
- Callum Perry and Lizzie Payne, uea(su) Student Officers, on the Student Union's grand plans for 2020/21
All that as well as many more student voices, all helping to answer your potential questions and ease any uncertainties you might have before you arrive .
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