News, information and events for your Manchester student life
The thought of the Christmas break isn’t always an exciting one. Christmas can be a lonely and stressful time for a lot of people, particularly if you’re going home for the first time since you moved to university or if you’re staying in Manchester on your own. Whether you’re worried about upcoming exams, financial stress,…
As a master’s student with a dissertation deadline looming at the end of summer, I understand firsthand how crucial it is to find a balance during these busy months – Here are my tips.
As a neurodivergent student, navigating university life can present unique challenges and obstacles that other students may not be familiar with. It can be a lonely feeling if you don’t have a support system that understands the complexity of having a neurodevelopmental or mental health condition in an academic environment. At the University of Manchester,…
As I am writing this I have successfully (by the skin of my teeth) reached the halfway point of my master’s in psychology research. I’ve found myself reflecting on the choices I made a little over a year ago that led me to where I am today, one of the most pivotal being the choice…
University life can feel like a rollercoaster. Most students at some point will find themselves feeling overwhelmed with feelings of stress and anxiety, whether it be from academic pressures or personal challenges. From my experience I know that I often lack the coping skills to deal with these thoughts and feelings, and find myself looking…
Have you ever felt as though all your achievements have been attained through just dumb luck? Or questioned if you belong on your course or even in university? Imposter syndrome describes that gnawing feeling of doubt and fear that you are not good enough, a fraud waiting to be exposed. All too common amongst students,…
When mid semester rolled around this year, I suddenly found myself dealing with the early signs of burnout. I was lying awake most nights, staring at the ceiling and wishing myself to just fall asleep. My thoughts were racing and all I wanted was to switch my brain off. Previously simple tasks like reading and…