Resilience is the ability to bounce back from a challenging event or overcome a series of obstacles. Mental Health Gary Blackledge talks about resilience and how he approaches the challenges that happen in everyday life. According to Gary, resilience is the ability to bounce back from a challenging event or overcome a series of obstacles […]
Is too much video gaming really a mental health problem? Mike Brooks talks about the construct of the disorder. Mental Health In 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified Gaming disorder as a new disorder. A psychologist Mike Brooks debates on this decision from WHO because ‘any mental health disorder, including Gaming Disorder, would be […]
Adapting to university life is easy for some and more difficult for others. Ultimately, it depends on a variety of factors, but it’s certainly tough for most people on many occasions. At first, student life can be as fun and exciting as it is complicated and confusing. Thankfully, that’s where a selection of student bloggers […]
There have been a lot of changes in how we socialise and move around during the pandemic, but one silver lining has been the appearance of shared e-scooters on our streets. This is thanks to a countrywide series of trials incentivised by the UK government. Why a trial? Because with a new mode of transport, […]
Attending one of the Guardian’s top 20 universities? So, they’ve got the reputation to be the best academically, but which university is the most fun?! Fear not, we’ve got you! We’ve created our very own league table to find out which university really is the most fun place to be a student! We’ve taken 5 […]
As part of its Early Careers Talent Recovery Fund, launched exclusively for UK universities, Handshake is hosting a series of Virtual Careers Fairs this Autumn, offering thousands of students and employers to connect – completely free of charge. Handshake’s series of Careers Fairs will kick-off in Northern Ireland on Wednesday, September 15, 2021. This will […]
Fancy a cuppa? With more teashops in the UK than ever before, it can be hard to know where to begin to find the perfect brew. Even worse – have you ever reached into the cupboard to make your morning cuppa to find you’ve just ran out of teabags? There’s no worse feeling, so when […]
Sitting in your room at your parents house looking around at all your belongings and deciding what to take with might seem daunting but there are a few ways you can make this process easier. 1. Talk to your housemates/flatmates first If you are moving into shared accommodation, talk to your new flatmates or housemates […]
We all know that the last eighteen months have been challenging like never before, and that universities up and down the country have responded at pace. While the onset of COVID-19 during the Spring 2020 term sent students home to engage with new or revamped online learning platforms, the Autumn term brought a range of […]
The literary form of the novella lies somewhere between a short story and a novel. The group Writers of America defines a novella’s word count as lying somewhere between 17,500 and 40,000 words, but there is no official definition regarding this. The actual translation of ‘novella’ derives from the Italian word meaning ‘new’ while ‘novel’ […]