How much can you change your own happiness?
So I read this article on the bus home the other day. It is called “Revisiting the Sustainable Happiness Model and Pie Chart: Can Happiness […]
Research and Reports
Largest national study exploring the health and wellbeing of LGBTIQ young p...
One of our counsellors saw this survey targeting young people 14yo-21yo who identify as LGBTIQ, and thought it could be something to share on the […]
'We can still be friends' - is this viable following a relationship breakup...
I don’t write much about romantic relationships, even though I strongly believe (and I think the literature supports) their importance in our overall wellbeing. Romantic […]
Developing wisdom
A while back I became aware of a small body of research looking to whether we can develop wisdom, through intentional strategies, rather that simply […]
Participate in the Student Experience Survey
You might find in your email inboxes (Flinders addresses) an invitation to participate in the Student Experiences Survey. This is not an initiative by Flinders, […]
Psychological needs, stress, sleep and exams
I’ve talked about psychological needs previously on this blog. Psychological needs are experiences we need in order to grow and have wellbeing. If our psychological […]
Why study and exam stress is probably your friend
I think most of us divide our emotional experience roughly into two categories. The first category is feelings/emotions/moods that we want to have such as […]
Could using your mobile device in lectures impair exam performance?
This is one of a number of articles that I have written in relation to exams. You can get the growing list here. In this […]
Calling all students with Autism
Students on the autism spectrum who have transitioned to university, are invited to participate in a study exploring their experiences of the transition to and […]
Four writing exercises that might improve your health
Many years ago I discovered the expressive writing work of James W Pennebaker, a social psychologist from the University of Texas. I am pretty sure […]
Calling all Students with a Learning Disability
I am writing to introduce Marco. A PhD student from Italy, who is visiting our campus. Marco is keen to hear from university students who […]