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Let’s talk about sex, baby

Let’s talk about sex, baby

Whether you’re having sex or not, here are some back-by-science aspects you might want to know.
Sorry COVID, it’s the common cold’s time to shine

Sorry COVID, it’s the common cold’s time to shine

Why does everyone seem ill at the moment?
Chase away your lockdown blues

Chase away your lockdown blues

Katie Bray shares her tips for staying healthy, mindful and entertained during the end of lockdown
Making it happen through manifestation

Making it happen through manifestation

Social media and celebrity endorsement have transformed manifestation into the latest internet wellness craze of 2020
Be your own protagonist: Why you should be romanticising your life

Be your own protagonist: Why you should be romanticising your life

Heidy Lo explores the ways in which romanticising moments can help us make the most of life
24 hour study people and the Ali G

24 hour study people and the Ali G

The Ali G is famed amongst University of Manchester students for being open 24 hours, but could this be detrimental?
The disregard for Black Women and their boundaries

The disregard for Black Women and their boundaries

Summer Walker has become the latest black woman to have her mental wellbeing disregarded publicly and unless we create spaces for black women to be vulnerable she will not be the last
Will your heart go on without ‘likes’ on Instagram?

Will your heart go on without ‘likes’ on Instagram?

Is it time to remove the dopamine-infused ‘like’ feature on Instagram? Phoebe Moore discusses
Big White Wall comes to UoM

Big White Wall comes to UoM

The Big White Wall came to The University of Manchester to promote their mental health and wellbeing resources available to students
If you ask me…

If you ask me…

Ciska Howarth encourages us all to use the Careers Service, stressing that we are not alone in making decisions about the future.
RNCM hires UK’s first well-being lecturer

RNCM hires UK’s first well-being lecturer

Sara Ascenso is the first of her kind in Higher Education, with her appointment coinciding with RNCM’s annual appeal focusing on mental health
Review: ‘I can handle university’ by Rachael Alexander

Review: ‘I can handle university’ by Rachael Alexander

‘I Can Handle University’ is a pocket-sized self help guide designed to help new students
UoM lecturer develops new software to identify ‘at risk’ students

UoM lecturer develops new software to identify ‘at risk’ students

Physics lecturer, Dr Andrew Markwick, creates StudentCRT software to improve student wellbeing at The University of Manchester
UoM Wellbeing Week arrives to help students destress

UoM Wellbeing Week arrives to help students destress

The annual event will be held for one week at the Students’ Union from 19th November
Student Finance: A broken system?

Student Finance: A broken system?

Olivia Stringer evaluates other students’ experiences with the Student Finance system and the negative implications of assuming parents will help to fund University studies.
Universities are still failing to address mental health

Universities are still failing to address mental health

Sophie Marriott argues that the University of Bristol’s recently announced scheme to safeguard students who suffer from mental health problems exemplifies the apprehension to confront the issue of suicides on UK campuses.
To the sober student

To the sober student

Aneesa Piracha describes how she navigates her social life as a sober student at university
How to hygge: a student abroad’s guide

How to hygge: a student abroad’s guide

Deadlines and bad weather got you down? Calypso April explains the Danish concept of ‘hygge’ and how to apply it to your everyday life
Five tips for eating vegan as a student

Five tips for eating vegan as a student

Using Calypso April’s simple tips, you’ll find adopting a vegan lifestyle easier than you thought
Free plants for postgraduate students

Free plants for postgraduate students

Research has indicated that having certain plants in an office environment can be beneficial

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