Advice

How to take care of your mental health studying in a cultural environment different to your own

20th Oct 2025

Written by Ozcan Inanli, 2nd year MA Education NTU Student Moving away for the first time can be scary. You might be thinking: “what have I gotten myself into?” “I want to go home”. “I miss home”. This is completely normal. Having studied in four different countries, I fully understand the different challenges of studying … More How to take care of your mental health studying in a cultural environment different to your own

Stamp Out Stress: HealthyNTU’s tips

17th Apr 2025

Working towards exams and deadlines can bring on a lot of stress during this time at university. From 23 April – 9 May NTU’s Stamp Out Stress campaign will be running to help you find activities and resources to relieve some stress during Term 3. Our Healthy NTU SharePoint has lots of resources and helpful … More Stamp Out Stress: HealthyNTU’s tips

Let’s Talk about the Winter Blues

14th Jan 2025

Written by Erin, 3rd Year Psychology Student It’s that time again. The January Blues. Who needs them? It’s understandable. Returning to university, back into to routines, early rises and late nights in the dark winter months. This can take its toll on your mental health, which in some cases can cause SAD, or Seasonal Affective … More Let’s Talk about the Winter Blues

Looking after yourself during the Winter Break

2nd Dec 2024

Written by Lily Scone, Journalism and Media NTU Student Feeling low over the winter break? You are not alone. Once again, the winter break has rapidly snuck up on us. No one can believe how dark it is outside which means that the countdown to the end of the first term has officially begun. This … More Looking after yourself during the Winter Break

Experiencing Seasonal Depression

29th Nov 2024

By Phoebe Leonard, MA Magazine Journalism Hi, I’m Phoebe, a Master’s student and Mental Health Champion at NTU. I’ve struggled with my mental health in one way or another for basically my entire life. I’m diagnosed with Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD), but something I also struggle with is seasonal depression, professionally known as Seasonal Affective … More Experiencing Seasonal Depression

Time to Talk Day How are you, really?

1st Feb 2024

How are you, really? (This is you sign to talk about it) Olista Naurallegra – 3rd year BSc (H) PsychologyNo matter how often we talk to ourselves inside our heads, those thoughts won’t find a way out, so they pile up. And then, getting them out can be the most difficult task, even though sometimes … More Time to Talk Day How are you, really?

Top tips to beat the January Blues!

24th Jan 2024

By Hannah Willcocks, a Well-being and Mental health MSc NTU Student Let’s be honest, January can be a tough moment for a lot of us! Finances can get tight, the weather is dark and gloomy, cold and flu season is in full swing, and we’re trying to recover from a busy holiday season whilst managing … More Top tips to beat the January Blues!

My tips for de-stressing at university

14th Nov 2023

By Jamie Smith, a 3rd year, Business Management and Economics Has University got you feeling overwhelmed and in need of a mental reset? Here my tips for focusing on de-stressing to help you manage your mental health, happiness and the busyness of university and life! Everyone will be different in terms of what will be … More My tips for de-stressing at university

WMHD: Struggling with my mental health as an international student

10th Oct 2023

Navigating the Challenges of an international student Today is World Mental Health Day, so our Student Mental Health Champions have shared their thoughts and experiences around mental health to help raise awareness. Check out our other WMHD blog written by Beth too! By Jelly, a Human Resource Management MSc NTU Student Due to the ever-growing … More WMHD: Struggling with my mental health as an international student

World Mental Health Day: Navigating Life

10th Oct 2023

Today is World Mental Health Day, so our Student Mental Health Champions have shared their thoughts and experiences around mental health to help raise awareness. Check out our other WMHD blog written by Jelly too! Written by Beth Green, MA Magazine Journalism NTU Student What makes you happy? It seems so simple, so why is … More World Mental Health Day: Navigating Life