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Already feeling stressed over essays and exams? Never fear, Cachella Smith is here to give some tips on how to write that perfect essay, and how to keep your stress levels down in the meantime

Reading at university: Why it is a good idea

Always feel like you have got no free time, especially when it comes to sitting down with a good book?

(Healthy) Mind over matter: How stress can affect your diet

We discuss the effect of stress on the body, and how negative thinking can affect your healthy lifestyle

Positive coping mechanisms may help UK academics deal with stress of the job

A study on UK university academics has revealed the need to teach staff how to deal with stress in a positive way

University of Westminster denies student exam deferral due to lack of “proof” of father’s death

After the University of Westminster rejected Saima Haq’s request for mitigating circumstances after the death of her father, The Mancunion looks into similar cases at the University of Manchester

Two-thirds of female academics are unhappy with work-life balance

A report has shown that ‘workaholic’ working environments in academia are detrimental to the career paths of female academics

Increasing number of stressed students

As pressure on students increases, the number of people seeking counselling for serious issues is rising

University isn’t the problem

David Brierley argues that the blame for the ever-present problems of stress and depression cannot be so easily laid on the apparent ‘University Lifestyle’

Survey reveals Manchester students’ biggest fears

Endsleigh Student Survey reveals that 89 per cent of University of Manchester students worry most about achieving academic success at University.

Food for Sleep

Fed up of counting sheep? Faye Waterhouse has the food and drink solution.

101: Combatting A Young-Life Crisis

Dana Fowles discusses hitting the dreaded third-year crossroads

University woes: don’t let them stress you out

With the period of deadlines well upon and exams soon to follow, we consider the stresses that University can cause.

Rivers of London, Ben Aaronovitch – review

Ben Aaronovitch’s fantasy/crime world offers some much-needed respite as dissertation deadlines and exam period draw ever closer

Second semester stress busters

Say goodbye to stress and flu

Stressed academics face ‘increasingly intolerable pressure’

University staff are considerably more stressed than the average British working person

‘Professional impersonators’ sit exams in place of students

Stressed students pay thousands to cheat – “this goes all the way up to the Ivy League”