Study habits and their link to exam performance
Every year I update my ‘Preparing for Exams – the Series” by adding new content, updating old posts and examining new research. This year, I […]
Recommended Reading
Atomic habits by James Clear: review (kinda)
I am just in the final stages of reading Atomic Habits by James Clear. This is a book I’ve been intending to read for quite […]
Early usage of mental health services improves higher education students’...
This is a quick but important one. The boss forwarded me an interesting factsheet from the Department of Education, Skills and Employment (that is probably […]
4 ways to tackle procrastination
So I just finished reading and taking notes on this research paper “The Nature of Procrastination: A Meta-Analytic and Theoretical Review of Quintessential Self-Regulatory Failure” […]
Awareness, connection, insight and purpose: critical components of wellbein...
Welcome to 2021 everyone! This year on the Student Health and Wellbeing Blog, I really want to focus on digging into the published research on […]
New alcohol guidelines
It does appear that alcohol consumption in Australia has increased with the impacts of COVID. This can be understood in a number of ways: stress […]
Smartphone use and mental health
I just finished reading an interesting article over on The Conversation on smartphone use and mental health. I recommend giving it a read, but I’ll […]
A decision making tool
I’m a big fan of the website Effectiviology. It contains articles that draw on research to help people think and reason more effectively. Today I […]
What is an exam wrapper and how might it improve your performance?
Each year when I repost the ‘Preparing for Exam Series’ I like to do a quick search of the literature to find new psychological concepts […]
Free access to mental health resources from ‘Being Well, Living Well’ f...
I’ve reproduced below a blog post from the Epigeum team at Oxford University Press below Epigeum build online courses for university students on the topics […]
The ABC have launched a Mental Health Newsletter
Update 18/8/20: I’ve now received a few of the ABC newsletters. I’ve actually enjoyed perusing them and clicking through to the articles and I receive […]
Lockdown resources with a focus on wellbeing
Lydia from EPSW shared a list of Lockdown resources from RMIT that I thought was worth sharing on the blog. They were compiled by Jonathan […]
40+ study tips to help you get off to a good start this semester
A dude called Random Patterson (amazing name) has put together a great list of study hacks/tips over on the College Info Geek website. Some of […]
Book Reflections from the Disability Team
Hello! I’m Lauren, one of the Disability Advisors here at Flinders University, and I’ve decided to take a dive into the wonderful world of blogging… […]
Getting the most out of virtual learning
The BPS Research Digest has an interesting article on getting the most out of virtual learning, written by Emily Reynolds. Virtual learning is a reality […]
Finding purpose in life
The Greater Good Magazine has a good article on finding your purpose by Jill Suttie, outlining 7 activities you can engage in that have been […]
Looking for a challenge? - Try the GGSC Wellbeing Calendar
I regularly recommend the Greater Good Science Center Website (GGSC) for those wanting to learn more about how to build wellbeing, based on science. On […]
Learning how to breathe again
I just finished a fascinating book by journalist James Nestor entitled ‘Breath: The new science of a lost art’. As you can probably imagine, it […]
A roadmap to building resilience
Resilience is the belief and capacity of an individual to cope with setbacks and bounce back from adversity. It isn’t by any stretch of the […]
New Resource for Victims of Crime and Abuse - Digital launch
Victim Support Service and Flinders University are pleased to announce the digital launch of a new resource for victims of crime and abuse: After Crime and […]
Greater Good’s Guide to Well-Being During Coronavirus
A resource I call on frequently in the Greater Good In Action website. For the past few years they’ve been collecting evidence-based strategies to improve […]
Loneliness
I’ve been reflecting on loneliness recently and realised I hadn’t read any research on the topic for quite a while. To correct that I accessed […]
Australia’s Youth driven network for LGBTIQ youth
Lazily scanning through my emails this morning, I realised I had missed this email from one of my team members, highlighting a great online resource […]
Flinders’ new online orientation topic Finding Your Way at Flinders is he...
This is a repost of an article originally published by the Ping! team– Here at HCD we know how important it is from a wellbeing […]