A brief guide to looking after yourself properly at university
18 August 2011 12:00 AM
Independence means it is time to take care of yourself - and others
Fitting a healthy lifestyle in with socialising and studying
16 August 2010 12:00 AM
Overcome a weighty issue by eating well and exercising
If illness strikes, what do you do as two years' work threatens to go up in smoke?
16 August 2010 12:00 AM
When Cosima Canneti was bedridden just before her exams, her A-level hopes looked in peril. Her mother tells Kevin Rawlinson of the unfolding nightmare
Bullying in Universities: It exists
15 January 2010 04:32 PM
We all know bullying occurs in children’s playgrounds, inside and outside of secondary schools and sometimes even in the adult workplace, but what about University?
Listings: things you ought to know about
26 September 2008 03:23 PM
Finding your way, hearing them play and feeling OK
Remember your roots
12 September 2008 05:35 PM
Staying in touch with your old mates is just as important as making new ones, says Daniel Brown
Starting university: anxiety
19 August 2008 03:04 PM
You’ve got the best years of your life ahead of you – but if the idea of going to university is making you nervous, don’t panic.
Freshers' blues: don’t suffer in silence
13 August 2008 12:00 AM
If you’re having trouble settling into university, support networks are there to make life easier.
Healthy snacking
23 July 2008 03:04 PM
Slotting into an eating routine as a student can be very difficult, which makes maintaining a healthy diet even harder.
My story: anorexia
15 July 2008 12:51 PM
A 21-year-old female medical student and ambassador for beat, an eating disorder charity, tells us her story about dealing with anorexia.
Eating disorders explained
14 July 2008 02:22 PM
Eating disorders are a huge problem in the UK that affect 1.1 million people, according to the charity Beating Eating Disorders (beat), but lots of people don’t understand that they are an illness.
TB scare at Manchester Met Uni
11 July 2008 04:01 PM
173 former Manchester Metropolitan University students are being urged to get screened for tuberculosis (TB) after a former textiles student, who finished last year was diagnosed with the disease.
My story: "As the course went on I got more anxious and depressed"
11 July 2008 02:03 PM
An increasing number of students are getting depressed. It can feel like you’re the only one when really many students will be going through exactly what you are feeling. Jamie found it very hard being in a new situation meeting new people. Read his story here…
My story: "To begin with it was just name calling"
08 July 2008 11:46 AM
Stephen Sellers, 16, suffered from bullying when he was younger. Read his story here…
My story: "I felt suicidal but I didn’t tell a lot of people"
08 July 2008 11:37 AM
Depression is affecting more and more students and at the time it can feel like you’re all alone but you’re not; many people are going through similar feelings. Chris had really bad depression and sometimes even felt suicidal, read his story here…
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