Tips

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

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

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

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

How to cope with stress during the winter break

21st Dec 2022

By Chloe Brazener, MSc Psychology Student As a part-time Masters student juggling multiple commitments, the idea of a break from university sounds enticing, however the issue is that this time of year comes associated with assignments due for submission. I am no stranger to the looming deadlines at this time of year. What comes to … More How to cope with stress during the winter break

Recharging over Christmas with deadlines

20th Dec 2022

By Sophie Orchard, 3rd year BSc Psychology student. University life, no matter what year you are in, is stressful. The looming deadlines are something that stresses everyone out, whether they show it or not. Term 1 can be stressful. You’re getting used to being at uni, be that as a first year and your first time … More Recharging over Christmas with deadlines

5 tips to reduce exam season stress

11th Apr 2022

By Sophie Orchard, 2nd year Psychology NTU student As a second-year university student I know it’s hard to shy away from talking about exam stress because it is a key part of most degrees. Without a doubt I can truly say that it is my least favourite part of getting my degree, but despite this … More 5 tips to reduce exam season stress

World Health Day: Tips for keeping happy and healthy at NTU

7th Apr 2022

Today is World Health Day! Our Healthy NTU team have shared some tips for keeping happy and healthy while you are studying at NTU. Try out something creative – Creativity has been proven to be good for your mental health. Luckily at NTU and in Nottingham there are lots of ways to try something creative … More World Health Day: Tips for keeping happy and healthy at NTU