Being a student is supposed to be one of the best times of your life, but between juggling deadlines and exams, money worries, erratic routines, and shared accommodation, it can quickly become a stressful experience. Find out five practical ways you can manage anxiety and stress below. Identify what triggers your anxiety The best starting […]
Returning for the next chapter in a story of struggle, addiction, recovery and rebirth – Oslo-based alt-rock outfit Lazy Queen have never been the kind of band to shy away from addressing difficult issues in their music. Their new single ‘Gutted’ is the third chapter in their story battling a self-destructive path of addiction and […]
“I was trying my best to pretend that everything was ok though and that’s when I began to write this song.” Robert Grace explains how for generations his family would have been considered very musical. It is only natural for the artist that he feels like he was born into the music industry, humorously pointing […]
Written by Gabriella Wieland – Student Journalist This year’s Mental Health Awareness Campaign takes exactly that slogan at its thematic core, encouraging each and every one of us to take a rain check on our mental wellness. Perfectly encapsulating the fact that good mental health is more than simply the absence of a mental health ‘problem’, this […]
January can be a particularly difficult time for students. After the Christmas break most university students up and down the UK are catapulted straight into some of the most important winter exams of their lives. During exam periods, students are often told to get a good amount of sleep, eat well, and take […]
Written by Anouska Levart – Senior Features Editor For blogger Jodie Goodacre, BDP (Borderline Personality Disorder) made her feel like a human yo-yo, bouncing between states, often quicker than you can flick a switch. Jodie describes how it can feel like an out of body experience, though you have been dragged from your body and […]
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 […]