Written by Anouska Levart – Senior Features Editor During university, there can be that intense pressure to succeed. You have to carry the weight from your degree and family, combined with the stress of achieving a good grade, and making yourself proud of your achievements. It’s an added worry for your mental health. Late night […]
Written by James Hughes – Student Writer Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is difficult to prioritise amidst all the external stresses of student life. But is this neglectful way of living preventing many of us from reaching our full potential and staying happy? Unlike other aspects of health, self care isn’t one we shy away from […]
Written by Anouska Levart – Senior Features Editor PTSD can be caused by distressing or frightening traumatic events that can be relived through flashbacks and nightmares. Soldiers can experience PTSD due to events during combat, but this disorder isn’t just in the military, and can affect anyone. Becky Reed suffered from PTSD at university, and […]
Written by Cassie Walker – Student Writer Second semester is a vital point in the academic year: You should feel more comfortable and settled in your new city and course and hopefully established strong friendships. It is also a perfect opportunity to start thinking about where you want to live for the second year. Therefore, […]
Written by Anouska Levart – Senior Features Editor Spreading mental health awareness will hopefully ensure more support is provided for those who are suffering, but there is still a long way to go. Oli Regan, an actor, director and mental health ambassador, was forced to spend an uncomfortable night in a police cell and made […]
Written by Julia Kajdi – Student Writer I know that everybody says and thinks that your Uni years are gonna be the best ones in your life. And if you decide to study abroad that is just even better. Finally getting totally independent, meeting new people, experiencing more modern or open minded educational systems and […]
Written by Anouska Levart – Senior Features Editor Amelia Hartley went bald to raise money for both CALM, dedicated to preventing male suicide, and Student Minds, a student mental health charity. For her, “If I can lay my head bare, then I can lay my emotions bare too,”. Depression and anxiety have affected Amelia’s school […]
Written by Anouska Levart – Senior Features Editor What’s your favourite season, someone would ask. It would be a toss-up between summer and winter: sun and sea or snow and Santa. Now, the decision is not even questionable. That arctic breeze hits you mid-November and by the time its January you’re used to being permanently […]
A film made by graduates of the BA Film Production course has scooped an international prize. A Place for Everything won Best Student Film at The Crystal Palace International Film Festival 2017 (CPIFF). The festival shows only the highest quality independent films, so the award is a stamp of recognition for the film, by four […]
A film about a son’s experience of his father’s depression has won the student prize at the Cornwall Film Festival Short Film Competition. The film, Bulldoze, uses puppets to explore what it feels like to be leaving home and leaving behind a parent who is suffering with the illness. Student filmmaker, Jake Earwaker, is in his third […]