Talking self-improvement with second year Creative Arts students
Yesterday (Friday the 23rd August) I got to speak with around 40+ 2nd Year Creative Arts students (aspiring film makers) on the topic of self-improvement. […]
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Update on my mindfulness meditation practice: compassion and focus
Back in September of 2018, I started a regular practice of mindfulness meditation. Mindfulness meditation was so regularly being talked about in the scientific literature […]
Some musings about time management and prioritisation
A student who regularly tunes into the blog sent me this interesting question/comment. ‘hi Dr G, Sunday musings about urgent and/or important work and wondering […]
Managing excessive psychological demands
I enjoyed the Easter Break. It was time away from the many jobs, projects and activities that I am involved in. Returning to work today […]
Become a Behaviour Change Expert: Part 4 - Shaping Knowledge and Confidence
Welcome to Part 4 of ‘Becoming a Behaviour Change Expert’. In this series I am looking at the different skills and techniques that you can […]
A second update on Studyology
Studyology is a drop-in support group for students who want to hone their study skills. This might include getting on top of procrastination, finding that […]
Student Post - Ikigai: A Reason for Being
Ok, so this is exciting! The post below is the first student-authored post to appear on this blog [insert small golf clap here] It is […]
Get better sleep
Previous sleep articles on the blog have been quite popular. For example, Tim’s article on sleep regularity and academic performance has got a lot of […]
Keep Your Cup Full - A Mental Health Week Challenge
Update 23/10/18 – Challenges 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 are now all live. You can also get print versions from Health, Counselling […]
I started a meditation program today
This morning I started a program of mindfulness meditation. I was inspired following a discussion with a student yesterday who highlighted the introduction of meditation […]
Embedding mental fitness concepts in your everyday life
On the Student Health and Wellbeing blog I talk about a range of mental health and mental fitness topics. In most posts, I endeavor to […]
Is caffeine a cognitive enhancer?
I don’t drink coffee. I never have. Late in my PhD, I did have a rather unhealthy addiction to energy drinks, but I managed to […]
How to be a 'good' student - the academic stuff
You might be aware from previous posts that we are putting together a Mental Fitness Course for 2019. The course will consist of a series […]
We're developing a Mental Fitness Course!
I’ve talked a bit about Mental Fitness on this blog, and the concept of Mental Fitness underpins a number of the guides that I have […]
Wellbeing for Academic Success FLO topic is live
I like this blog. It is a nice home for me to talk about student health and wellbeing. However, it is not necessarily the easiest place […]