Category: Wellbeing

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Look after your wellbeing as a student

Ioana Batcu is a third-year Business Management student. In her blog, she discusses the importance of looking after your wellbeing as a student. Her helpful advice to better your wellbeing is shared in 3 top tips, from her own experience of lowering her stress levels while maintaining fun within her daily routine.

Posted: 25 February 2021
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Noticing and connecting with nature during the pandemic

Dr Iain Hamlin, Post-Doctoral Researcher, and Professor Miles Richardson, Head of the Nature Connectedness Research Group, examine how noticing, connecting with or spending time in nature during the coronavirus lockdowns has affected the wellbeing of both ourselves and our natural environment.

Posted: 19 January 2021
By: Professor Miles Richardson
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Placement brings new clarity on inclusion and wellbeing

Four Occupational Therapy students share how they managed to take on a role emerging placement with the Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing team at the University of Derby and how they navigated this whilst working remotely due to Covid-19 restrictions.

Posted: 5 January 2021
By: Sarah Barley-McMullen
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Alcohol abuse: why some veterans are suffering in silence

Here, Dr Paula Holt MBE, Pro Vice-Chancellor Dean of the College of Health, Psychology and Social Care at the University of Derby and ex-British Army officer, discusses why a growing number of veterans are coming forward to deal with alcohol misuse after many years of struggling to ask for the help they need.

Posted: 18 November 2020
By: Paula Holt
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A day in the life of a Marketing student

Thomas Berrington describes his daily routine whilst studying Media and Marketing at the University of Derby.

Posted: 25 September 2020
By: Thomas Berrington
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The psychological impacts of working from home

Counselling and psychotherapy academic Yasuhiro Kotera, of the University of Derby, examines how working from home during the pandemic can affect our sense of wellbeing.

Posted: 25 August 2020
By: Yasuhiro Kotera
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Taking the steps to make the right choices for you

Joanna Baker, Psychoeducation Co-ordinator and Therapist at the University of Derby, explains the steps new students can take to prepare themselves for the leap into higher education.

Posted: 4 August 2020
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5 Psychological Tips for Coping with Chronic Pain

University of Derby's Dr William Van Gordon and online MSc Psychology student Andrea King discuss five psychological tips for coping with chronic pain.

Posted: 9 July 2020
By: Dr William Van Gordon
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5 realistic ways to improve your heart health

Dr Elaina Taylor, Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Derby, outlines a few achievable suggestions to improve your heart health.

Posted: 2 July 2020
By: Dr Elaina Taylor
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The positives of studying remotely

Victoria depicts what has been good about having the chance to work from home during her MSc in Marketing Management.

Posted: 15 June 2020
By: Victoria Greenhall