Written by Lucinda Martin an English with Creative Writing NTU Alumni I’ve worked since I was 14 in some job or another. Everything from your classic Saturday Girl at a hairdresser to a photographer at one of those weird photos studios hidden at the back of Mothercare. Between my job and uni, I was pretty … More The Skills I Wish I’d Learned In University
By Leanne Haywood a current MSc Psychological Wellbeing and Mental Health NTU student and Student Mental Health Champion Hello everyone, I’m currently studying my masters at NTU and I also completed my undergraduate degree at NTU. I wanted to write this blog to share some tips on how to make friends whilst at university and … More Five ways that helped me to make friends at NTU
By Dj Maroo a BA International Business NTU Alumni I was an international student at NTU studying BA International Business from 2008 to 2011. I arrived in Nottingham from India and this was my first time alone in another country. Not only did I have to adapt to life in a new country but I … More Settling in as an international student
By Leanne Haywood a current MSc Psychological Wellbeing and Mental Health NTU student and Student Mental Health Champion I am currently just completing my masters in psychological wellbeing and mental health at Nottingham Trent University and also completed my undergraduate degree in psychology at NTU. I wanted to share some tips and advice for new … More Starting University – Know Before You Go
Written by Yomi Olusunle a current NTU Psychology MSc Student The Black community is beautiful, colourful and communal. Despite being from different countries, backgrounds and cultures, we are very similar in terms of our music, religion, diversity and food. But can we really say all similarities are good? From my experience, we have a shared antagonism towards … More Why are we so scared of therapy? A Focus on the Black Community
By Keir Goode a current MSc Molecular Microbiology NTU student Masculinity in society is something that I have always struggled with. The word and essence come along with feelings of not being good enough, hiding emotions and many others. It effects a lot of people in many ways in all walks of life no matter what … More Men’s Health Week: Masculinity
By Scarlet Connelly a 1st Year Childhood Psychology NTU student As many of you will know, this week is Mental Health Awareness Week. A week that touches home for a lot of people, because so many of us struggle with our mental health. I am one of those people, and today, I aim to share … More How I pulled myself out of the blackest hole
Written by Leanne Haywood a MSc Psychological Wellbeing and Mental Health Student & Student Mental Health Champion This week is Mental Health Awareness Week and the theme this year is nature. Nature has so many benefits for our mental health and my research interests are centred around improving mental health and wellbeing through access to nature … More Mental Health Awareness Week – Nature
By Keir Goode a current MSc Molecular Microbiology NTU student Something that I have recently struggled with when getting back into education is the expectations I put upon myself. I would not necessarily say I was a perfectionist, but I have noticed my expectations can be unrealistically high and I don’t think I’m alone in feeling … More Managing Expectations
By Keir Goode a current MSc Molecular Microbiology NTU student Mental Health is a journey. Struggling with it myself its important to find a technique that works for you. There is no one size fits all for mental health coping mechanisms that work for you as an individual. A coping mechanism that works for someone else … More How mindfulness helps me
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