Mental health + calendar = your task for October
Need wellbeing tips blasted into your eyeballs? Wellbeing calendars might be just what you need and Mental Health Month is as good a reason as any […]
Associations and Organisations
Welcome to the Neurodiversity Community of Practice (N-CoP)
Improving Access, Support, and Wellbeing for Neurodivergent Students at Flinders University. Welcome to the Neurodiversity Community of Practice (N-CoP) Flinders University’s Neurodiversity Community of Practice (N-CoP) […]
Be a Better Human: Relaunched and Ready to Create a Safer Flinders!
FUSA relaunches the Be a Better Human campaign empowering Flinders students to champion consent, respect, and empathy for a safer campus! Flinders University Student Association (FUSA) […]
Menstrual Matters: Education, Awareness & Empowerment
Learn about heavy menstrual bleeding, its impact, and how to provide better support in this free online event featuring healthcare experts and a lived-experience patient. Did […]
A great example of a student-led peer support initiative
Discover how the student-created FPSA Psychology Survival Guide exemplifies the powerful peer support BetterU champions at Flinders University. When we launched BetterU this year, it marked […]
Body Image and Eating Disorder Awareness Week (BIEDAW), 2-8 September 2024
The Butterfly Foundation sent out some promotional materials for Body Image and Eating Disorder Awareness Week (BIEDAW). I’ve included a bunch of them in the post. […]
Flinders University Partners with Welcoming Universities for Student Fellow...
Flinders University enhances its commitment to diversity and inclusion by joining the Welcoming Universities Network, offering its students prestigious advisory committee fellowships. Flinders University is a […]
The impact of screen time and social media on the mental health of young Au...
If I’m honest, I have a fairly negative view of social media, but this report about the impact of social media and screen time in young […]
Tackling Youth Mental Health: Join Prevention United's National Youth Surve...
Your voice can help shape the future of mental health prevention for young Australians. In recent years I’ve described my position here at Flinders as being […]
Student Housing Service - FUSA
Learn about the wide range of services to help you with student housing. I talk primarily about mental health on this blog. But health and mental […]
Smiling Mind to become a mental fitness app?
The Smiling Mind mindfulness app is heading into some interesting territory. Now might be a good time to join the Smiling Mind Community. One of the […]
Neurodiversity in Higher Education Event
Participate in a guided discussion on the issues that matter to neurodivergent students and the future of neurodiversity in tertiary education. In honour of Neurodiversity Celebration […]
SMART Recovery Groups for overcoming life challenges caused by problematic ...
Struggling with problematic addictive behaviours? The SMART Recovery Groups run by Relationships Australia might be of interest to you. Recently, I met with a couple of […]
Self-advocacy and support workshop: HDR Student Partners Event
This one is for HDR students! An event on the 7th December on taking control of your HDR experience. Sometimes your journey through your Higher Degree […]
VietFair 2023, a celebration of Vietnamese Culture, 26th October from 10am ...
I’m not particularly good at keeping track of and promoting on-campus social events but if details of events make their way to me, I am only […]