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University Mental Health Day: Looking after your wellbeing throughout your studies
- Written byStudent Communications
- Published date 27 February 2023
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Going to University can be one of the most exciting and formative journeys of your life – but it also comes with its challenges. Imposter syndrome, anxiety and stress around your assignments and loneliness are all common experiences. But no one should be held back by their mental health to make the most of their time at University.
To mark this year’s University Mental Health Day on 9 March, we’re sharing some of the resources and places of support you can use throughout your time studying with us, alongside a series of workshops and events that are taking place to aid your wellbeing.
Resources
- Academic Support workshops: Learn about studying methods which centre wellbeing in creative practice
- Student Minds: Get free 24/7 support from the UK’s mental health charity for students; be it about how the rising cost of living is affecting you, how to tackle stress around your assignments or other ways in which student life is impacting your wellbeing and mental health.
- Student Space: Created by Student Minds, Student Space offers resources and information on anything related to supporting your student journey, including confidential support through their text message service, webchat, phone calls or via email.
- UAL wellbeing workshops and art therapy: At UAL, we offer regular, free workshops and art therapy events around topics such as Managing Anxiety, Imposter Syndrome, Procrastination, Coping with Bereavement and Loss, Healthy Eating and Sleep Hygiene.
- Togetherall: All UAL students can access Togetherall, a safe place for you to share what’s on your mind and get support with your mental health and wellbeing.
Please note that Togetherall is not a crisis service. If you need help urgently, find out about available helplines and emergency support.
Events
9 March
Coping with bereavement and loss
London College of Fashion, High Holborn, 2pm - 4pm
Join this in-person workshop to explore your experience of bereavement, facilitated by a counsellor and a chaplain from UAL's Counselling, Health Advice and Chaplaincy service.
Further details about the workshop, including room location at our High Holborn building, will be emailed to you closer to the time after sign-up.
Worry Dolls
London College of Fashion, High Holborn, Blueprint Café, 12pm – 2pm
Join us for a workshop in crafting Worry Dolls from simple arts materials to share our worries with.
Green Fingers Gardening
Camberwell College of Arts, Canteen 12pm – 2pm
Take part in our planting session and chat about the seeds of our wellbeing in this Green Fingers gardening workshop.
Labyrinth to Wellbeing
Central Saint Martins, the Street area 12pm – 2pm
Join us for a mindful journey with our Labyrinth to Wellbeing and take steps towards inner peace with a side of hot chocolate.
Card making workshop: A few words make a big difference
London College of Communcation, Typo Café, 12pm-2pm
Craft a handmade card and message to tell someone how and why you appreciate them.
Create your own Avatar
Wimbledon College of Arts, room MHR_DG01 DG02, 3pm –4.30pm
Explore and express your inner self through puppetry and creating your own Avatar.
Art Therapy Exhibition
London College of Communication, Library
Visit our exhibition of student artwork created in our Art Therapy sessions and see what expressive work has been created around themes of wellbeing.
Creative Collaging
Peckham Road Lecture Theatre, 4pm – 6pm
To support University Mental Health Day, join Post-Grad Community for a hands-on afternoon of collective collaging and creative expression, all about fostering a sense of community and connection on campus.
10 March
Art therapy: Pause, rest and reflect on term 2
Online, 11am – 1pm
Reflect on term 2 and hear from other students about how they’re feeling, while creating individual artwork to support the session.
15 March
Challenging procrastination
London College of Fashion, High Holborn, 2pm – 4pm
Learn more about what procrastination is, explore your experience of it in a safe and supportive group setting and discover techniques for challenging and breaking the cycle of procrastination.
The event will take place at UAL's High Holborn building. Full details will be emailed closer to the date.
Student Voices: Hear from your peers about their mental health experiences while studying at UAL
Xach and Grace, 2022 BA Fine Arts students at Chelsea and Camberwell College of Arts
Grace and Xach discuss how to support those struggling with their mental health, how they approach studying with learning differences and accessing the wide range of support services available at UAL.
Te, 2022, Creative Computing M.SC student at Creative Computing Institute
Te talks about the priority he gives to his mental health and where he finds support to deal with anxiety and stress.
Mathilda, 2019, BA Fine Arts
Mathilda shares her experience of studying with multiple learning differences and strategies that help her achieve her goals.
