With exams underway and assessment and essay deadlines looming, it’s more important than ever that you find ways to take care of your wellbeing. From spending time with friends to getting out for a walk or catching up on your favourite series it looks different for everyone, but here are just some of the ways our student content creators look after themselves during this busy time.
Take a look
- First up Rachel shares her absolute top tips for embracing calmness during the busy exam and assessment period.
- It sounds simple, but having a solid routine can add some structure to your revision and help you feel less overwhelmed. Imogen has shared her exams routine to help inspire you to start creating yours.
- Hannah also shares what helps her study more effectively and look after her wellbeing as she looks to thrive not just survive this exam period.
- Finally, we know it’s a stressful time of year, and so Daisy has some great advice on dealing with burnout and also tips on using CBT techniques to help manage stress.
- Read Luke’s the power of movement and Szymon’s ultimate hack – staying active at Uni to find out how they’ve both found movement and exercise a great way of staying productive and maintaining balance when studying.
Watch, listen and learn
Listen as our student hosts share their advice for taking care of yourself during exam and assessment on Exam wellbeing episode of our Manchester Voices student podcast.
And finally – Kathy shows us how she de stresses from her PhD – tips that work for anyone at anytime.

