What Is It Like to Be a HCP Student Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic?
By Pat Lok – As the World Health Organization (WHO) declares COVID-19 as a pandemic, many organizations, whether public or private…
Category: Health
I Donated My Eggs – This is My Story
By Jessica-Lucy Weal – I first decided to donate my eggs when I was sat in my student house kitchen with two of my flatmates, an advertisement for the London Egg Bank had popped up on my Facebook feed and I was immediately intrigued…
Live in the Moment
By Ciéra Cree – On October 23rd, I had the pleasure of meeting a lady called Nazli Tabatabai-Khatambakhsh during her week-long stay in Norwich. To be honest, that morning I seemed to have woken up on the wrong side of the bed – both my mind and my heart felt cluttered…
Go On – Try Something New
This article is about trying new things, overcoming fears doubts and insecurities. As a law student, my inspiration comes fromContinue Reading
The Mindfulness of Hygge
For many students, the months leading to summer are incredibly stressful and filled with deadline-related worries. From third year dissertations,Continue Reading
How To Find A Therapist: A Student’s View
As your accidental resident writer of mental health related issues, I thought it was time for me to discuss aContinue Reading
Let’s Be Honest: ARU’S Mental Health Report
By Elle Haywood and Hanushka Karnani – Over the course of the year, Anglia Ruskin University’s Student Union and Student Services have been running a campaign targeted…
A Third of Women Are Too Embarrassed to Have a Smear Test
By Hollie Luck – A study of 2,017 women by the Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust Charity has shown a third of the women either delayed or missed going to their cervical cancer…
The Other Eating Disorder
By Robyn Robles – Anna* walks almost silently into the pub where I’m sitting having a drink. She sits opposite me and looks studiously at the table, fiddling with the sleeves of her sweater…
Expanding Your Horizons and Long-term Employability Planning
By Elle Haywood – For many of us, January will mark the halfway point of the academic year, with a few deadlines and exams chucked in for good measure. But you are also…
Meditative Media
By Ben Jones – As Week 4 of the Semester dawns on many of us at University: some of you reading this may already be feeling stressed. Stress will be a familiar emotion to many…
Mental Health Issues Affecting Primary-aged Children as Young as 4?
By Hollie Luck – A recent survey by the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) has shown a so-called ‘mental health upsurge’ among pupils…
