RUOK day is coming up this Thursday!
It is RUOK? Day this Thursday. The overarching theme this year is ‘Are they really OK?’ Connection and checking in on the people in our […]
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Second Medibank wellbeing and resilience seminar for students
Following on from the success of the first Medibank wellbeing/resilience seminar for students, Medibank have decided to run another on the 15th September. Wellbeing and […]
USEP drop in sessions just announced!
The USEP (University Specialist Employment Partnership) program supports students with a disability with advice about preparing for life and work outside of University and links […]
Did you take part in a food insecurity/COVID-19 survey a while back? 🥑
Research Project – Food Insecurity, Flinders University Students & COVID-19 Did you take part in this online anonymous survey last Semester? The aim of the […]
Medibank wellbeing and resilience webinar for students
Given the challenging situation Australia at the moment and in parts of the world (esp. Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia), Medibank have decided to run a wellbeing […]
Ask anything drop-in sessions
As a result of the lockdown, all on-campus orientation events had to be cancelled for Week 1 (Connect Week). Still wanting new students to feel […]
Why you should pay attention to the Horizon Professional Development Award ...
A couple of times per year I get to co-run a Professional Resilience and Mindfulness Workshop with Ursula from the Horizon Professional Development Award Program […]
There is still a chance to let us know how COVID-19 has impacted your abili...
In collaboration with Curtin University, a research group here at Flinders are exploring what impact COVID-19 has had on student’s access to food. They’re using […]
Other wellbeing focused services in the University
Health, Counselling and Disability Services (www.flinders.edu.au/hcd) aren’t the only services within the University with your wellbeing in mind. In fact, there are lots of services […]
Helpline counselling & resources for rural and remote staff and student...
I wrote a little while back about making contact with Dr Andrew McClelland, senior lecturer in mental health for the Centre for Remote Health. We […]
It might be valuable for you to know the USEP consultant
A message from the USEP consultant Sascha about her role at the university. Of particular interest to students with disability. Welcome students to 2021 To […]
Drop-in Guided Study Sessions
Cleaning up my email inbox I found this cool thing. Drop-in Guided Study Sessions running every weekday by the Student Learning Support Service! The idea […]
Oasis Conversation Groups kick off on the 11th January 2021
For those that don’t know, Oasis is a community centre located on the Bedford Park Campus. It is a popular place for students to go […]
Flinders Community Market is happening!
The Community Market is running through November at Oasis every Thursday during to bring you FREE fruit and vegetables available along with LOW COST pantry […]
Reflection, connection, action
Regular readers of the blog will know that I am involved in a student-led mental health awareness campaign being developed for release in 2021. I […]
An update on prayer room access around the university
An update from the Oasis Team on prayer room access around the university Hello OASIS friends! We are pleased to announce that prayer rooms have […]
Careers over coffee
Join the group conversation for USEP Careers Q & A! This session is conducted with our USEP consultant (Sascha Lemon-Spence) as an open group Careers […]
Pathways to wellbeing
Over the past month I’ve been lucky to have been involved in the delivery and refinement of the Be Well Plan – https://www.bewellplan.com/, a facilitated […]
RED Workshops on offer to students with a disability
I’ve reproduced an email below from Sascha Lemon-Spence who is the USEP Consultant for Careers here at Flinders. The email pertains to an opportunity for […]
FUSA@home - injecting a little bit of fun back into social isolation
When Coronavirus hit, the university transitioned quickly to getting study and learning materials online. From what I understand, academics and lecturers have done an amazing […]
COVID-19 Emergency Support Payment
The following is taken directly from the FUSA Website COVID-19 Emergency Support Payment Flinders University has made available funding to assist students who are experiencing hardship […]
Forget the grocery shopping – grow your own vegies!
Some timely nutrition advice from Rebecca Greco from Nourish Adelaide. Bec used to run nutrition related programs here at Flinders and maintains a strong interest in […]
A couple of Flinders support services websites worth knowing about
Since the Coronavirus rocked up and plunged us into strange times, Flinders University (or more correctly the people at Flinders University) have been working their […]
Timely reminder from the Student Learning Centre
So this is a super old post! I sometimes come back and visit these and think about deleting them, but I like that they exist. However, […]