From today students at UEA are now able to opt-in to a mental health initiative allowing the University to inform a person of the student’s choice about significant concerns over a student’s welfare via e:Vision. In a statement the University said: “The opt-in contact scheme is another way in which the University has implemented a…
News
Dancing and dog walking for mental health event on campus
Uea(su) and Student Services (STS) will hold a day of events and drop in sessions at the Exhibition Space in the Hive on March 5 to promote positive mental wellbeing. There will be a whole range of activities, from dog walks to a free tap dance class. The Vice Chancellor and STS staff will also…
Interview
Student Services ‘very appreciated by students and delivers really good services’
Even though the Student Services (STS) building is wedged between the Square, Union House and the library, and is at the centre of UEA’s campus, it still feels slightly out of the way. I’m sitting in a meeting room with UEA’s mental health chiefs: Jon Sharp, director of STS; Claire Pratt, head of wellbeing; and…
Features, Interview
Beef, Brexit, and how uea(su) does represent UEA students
After a hectic week within uea(su) largely focussed on Union Council’s decision to stop the SU selling beef, campaigns and democracy officer Sophie Atherton and I sat down to discuss what she’s been getting up to in her second year within the role. We met in a bookable room in Union House, away from the…
Travel
A guide to adventuring without anxiety
Anxiety can negatively impact your wellbeing, and having an anxiety attack whilst travelling can be detrimental to how much you enjoy your trip. Everyone uses travelling as an opportunity to explore new places, spend time with family and friends, and relax. However, someone’s travel anxiety can get in the way of all of this. For…
Features
We need to get our house in order: how the Community wellbeing discussion shows the need for solution-based thinking.
On Wednesday 9th October in the Drama Studio on UEA campus, there was a Community Wellbeing discussion. The discussion was led by Alison Donnell and Nick Walsh. Even though the event was two hours long, the session focussed on a lot of important issues which are being neglected around campus. The event opened with a…