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collinsre4

May 13, 2021
1 min

Connect with others

Being connected to others is essential for humans, but during the past year it’s been harder than ever to keep those physical, emotional...

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collinsre4

May 11, 2021
1 min

Connecting with Nature

We know that spending time in nature can have a positive impact on our wellbeing. There's even a formal type of therapeutic treatment...

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collinsre4

May 7, 2021
1 min

Photography competition

To celebrate Mental Health Awareness Week (10th-16th May) I'd like to announce our photography competition. The theme is Connecting with...

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collinsre4

May 7, 2021
2 min

Mental Health Awareness Week

It's Mental Health Awareness week 10th - 16th May. This was started by The Mental Health Foundation 21 years ago and their theme this...

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Health blog series [16]: Smoothie recipes to try out

sportandfitness

Mar 8, 2021
2 min

Health blog series [16]: Smoothie recipes to try out

Why not try making a smoothie to make your day even better? There are many different kinds of smoothies that contain a lot of sugar and...

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Health blog series [12]: Build your confidence

sportandfitness

Feb 8, 2021
2 min

Health blog series [12]: Build your confidence

Hello and welcome to another post of our Health blog series . Today we are going to talk on how to build your confidence by being more...

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collinsre4

Dec 7, 2020
2 min

Fear of Public Speaking

Presentations can be nerve-wracking for lots of students, but it is a skill you can develop with practice. Roughly 75% of all people...

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Health blog series [9]: Let's get ACTIVE together and minimise the distance between us.

sportandfitness

Dec 7, 2020
1 min

Health blog series [9]: Let's get ACTIVE together and minimise the distance between us.

In our previous blog post we presented the positive impact of physical activity on our mental health and some barriers to it. We...

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collinsre4

Dec 2, 2020
2 min

Happy Hormones

Four of the hormones our bodies produce, Dopamine, Oxytocin, Serotonin, and Endorphins, are known as the happy hormones. Part of their...

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collinsre4

Nov 25, 2020
1 min

Stress relief

Stress is the feeling of too much pressure and it has a physical impact on our bodies. Stress hormones are the same ones that kick-start...

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Health blog series [8]: How physical activity impacts mental health

sportandfitness

Nov 25, 2020
1 min

Health blog series [8]: How physical activity impacts mental health

There’s plenty of evidence that taking part in physical activity can have a positive impact with most common being: Improved mood Reduced...

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collinsre4

Nov 20, 2020
1 min

Winter blues

The shorter and darker days of winter can have a profound affect on our mental health and the 2020 lockdown induced isolation is...

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collinsre4

Nov 20, 2020
1 min

Depression

We all have times when we feel sad or miserable about life. Usually these feelings pass. If the feelings are interfering with your life...

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Gregg’s Blog (6): Your Fellow Students Need You!

mafling

Nov 18, 2020
2 min

Gregg’s Blog (6): Your Fellow Students Need You!

Social activity in London at present is quite difficult and that’s an understatement! In normal times even if you are a social hermit you...

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What it is the "Fight, Flight or Freeze" response and what do to about it.

collinsre4

Nov 16, 2020
2 min

What it is the "Fight, Flight or Freeze" response and what do to about it.

Anxiety is a natural human response when we feel we are under threat. It can be experienced through our thoughts, feelings and physical...

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collinsre4

Nov 16, 2020
1 min

Crisis Texts

Need support but no privacy? Try these text based support services. They provide free, confidential trained counsellors 24/7 and you...

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How do you feel? What do you do about it? CBT: Retrain your brain to create more helpful responses

collinsre4

Nov 16, 2020
1 min

How do you feel? What do you do about it? CBT: Retrain your brain to create more helpful responses

CBT treatment combines cognitive therapy (examining the things you think) and behaviour therapy (examining the things you do) to help you...

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The Wellness Society: Coronavirus Anxiety Workbook

Engagement Office

Nov 11, 2020
1 min

The Wellness Society: Coronavirus Anxiety Workbook

Do you think that you are suffering from anxiety? Becky, our Disability & Mental Health Coordinator, recommends you to have a look into...

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The impact on our body and health of virtual learning and what can you do about it.

sportandfitness

Aug 14, 2020
1 min

The impact on our body and health of virtual learning and what can you do about it.

Join the first sports' webinar with our special guest personal trainer, Ali Farran. We discuss how much time we spend sitting while...

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PREPARE FOR SUMMER. Make your own Elderflower Cordial -The flowers are in full bloom. Don’t miss it!

Engagement Office

May 22, 2020
2 min

PREPARE FOR SUMMER. Make your own Elderflower Cordial -The flowers are in full bloom. Don’t miss it!

For the next few weeks our parks, woodlands and gardenswill be full of the wonderful scent of elderflowers which are coming into bloom,...

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