Wellbeing activities
Our wellbeing activities give you the opportunity to take a small break from busy university life to focus on your own physical and mental wellbeing. Whether you want to meet other students, or find techniques to overcome any stress or anxiety – we offer a wide range of activities and workshops.
Registration for activities closes 24 hours before the session starts. For activities held on a Monday, registration closes on the Friday before the session.
Wellbeing activities timetable
Week | Date and Time | Activity | Location and Sign Up Link |
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Welcome | Tuesday 10 January 12.00-13.00 |
Time out tea | Student Wellbeing Centre |
Friday 13 January, 14.00 - 13.00 |
Wellbeing walk | ||
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Thursday 19 January 12.00 - 13.00 |
Time out tea | Student Wellbeing Centre |
2 | Tuesday 24 January, 11.00 - 12.00 | Looking after yourself at uni |
Online |
Tuesday 24 January, 12.00 - 13.00 | Mature students' mixer |
Liberty's |
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Wednesday 25 January, 13.00-14.00 |
Postgraduate research students: have a break, tea and cake | Student Wellbeing Centre | |
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Wellbeing crafts | Student Wellbeing Centre Sign up |
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Thursday 26 January 15.30-16.30 |
Getting started with your dissertation | Online Sign up |
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3 | Wednesday 1 February 12.00-13.00 | How to be a good student by a bad one | David Brewster 1.15 Sign up |
Thursday 2 February 11.00-12.00 | Planning for success | Online Sign up |
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Thursday 2 February 16.00-17.00 | Mindfulness | Online Sign up |
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Friday 3 February 13.00-14.00 | Wellbeing walk | Sign up | |
4 | Monday 6 February 14.00-15.00 | How to manage your dissertation | Online Sign up |
5 | Monday 13 February 14.00-15.00 | How to get a good night's sleep | Student Union Meeting Room 1 Sign up |
Wednesday 15 February 15.00-16.00 | Time out tea | Student Wellbeing Centre | |
Thursday 16 February 16.00-17.00 | Mindfulness | Online Sign up |
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6 | Tuesday 21 February 12.00-13.00 | Coping with presentation nerves | Online Sign up |
Wednesday 22 February 13.00-14.00 | Postgraduate research students: have a break, tea and cake | Student Wellbeing Centre | |
Wednesday 22 February 14.00-15.00 | Wellbeing crafts | Student Wellbeing Centre Sign up |
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7 | Monday 27 February 15.00-16.00 | Relationships and friendships | Online Sign up |
Tuesday 28 February 14.00-15.00 | How to manage stress and anxiety | Online Sign up |
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Thursday 2 March 16.00-17.00 | Mindfulness | Online Sign up |
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Friday 3 March 12.00-13.00 | Wellbeing walk | Sign up | |
8 | Tuesday 7 March 11.30-13.00 | Done is better than perfect | Online Sign up |
Wednesday 8 March 9.30-10.00 | Morning meditation | Online Sign up |
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9 | Wednesday 15 March 9.30-10.00 | Morning meditation | Online Sign up |
Thursday 16 March 12.00-13.00 | Time out tea | Student Wellbeing Centre | |
Thursday 16 March 16.00-17.00 | Mindfulness | Online Sign up |
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10 | Wednesday 22 March 13.00-14.00 | Postgraduate research students: have a break, tea and cake | Student Wellbeing Centre |
Wednesday 22 March 14.00-15.00 | Wellbeing crafts | Student Wellbeing Centre Sign up |
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11 | Wednesday 29 March 12.00-13.00 | How to manage exam stress | Online Sign up |
Friday 31 March 12.00-13.00 | Wellbeing walk | Sign up | |
12 | Monday to Friday 15.00-16.00 | Exam stress and wellbeing drop-ins | Student Wellbeing Centre |
Self care and your studies
Perfectionism and resilience
Coping with presentation nerves
How to manage exam stress
Planning for success
Managing anxiety
How to get started with your dissertation
Run by student success advisors, this workshop will help you make a successful start on your dissertation. As recent HWU graduates, student success advisors have experience of completing a dissertation or project from different subject areas, so can provide you with some tips on taking those first steps. This session will address planning and structuring, how to approach primary research, creating personal deadlines, managing stress, and staying motivated.
Time-out tea
This is an informal opportunity to meet other students online and enjoy some afternoon tea from the comfort of your own home.
Mindfulness
Do you find that you often feel stressed, anxious or on edge? Do you tend to find yourself preoccupied, thinking about the future or going over past events in your mind? Would you like to try a difference approach to managing worry, stress or runaway thoughts? Then you might find the mindfulness group helpful. This is a small, friendly group which aims to help you manage and overcome some of these issues by looking at how to be more mindful in our lives. If you would like more information please email studentwellbeing@hw.ac.uk
Exam stress and wellbeing advice appointments with the student success advisors
Our student success advisors are all recent Heriot-Watt graduates, so have successfully been through what current students are experiencing and can help with:
- All aspects of coping with the stresses and challenges of preparing for assessments
- Hints and tips for successful study
- Advice on managing time and commitments
- Signposting useful resources and support
- Advice on all elements of student life.