Home Student stories Find out how other students are responding to the challenges created by coronavirus. 35 resources: video Learning about resilience and how to build it 4 minute watch Zahra discusses what resilience means to her and how she managed to build resilience and hope throughout the pandemic. video Managing anxiety whilst studying abroad 4 minute watch Sophie shares her experience of feeling isolated and anxious whilst studying abroad in the pandemic. video Navigating university as a minority student 5 minute watch Kezia talks about the challenges of navigating university life as a minority student in the pandemic. video Finding a graduate job 5 minute watch Tariro and Erin share their experience and tips for finding a job during the pandemic video Challenging the glamorisation of overworking 5 minute watch Saffron discusses how “hussle culture” made her feel like she constantly had to be working and what she did to create more balance. video Managing financial hardship, isolation and anxiety about career prospects 5 minute watch Bisma discusses the challenges she experienced as a student from a low income and BAME background, such as financial hardship, missing cultural society events and thinking about career prospects. video Losing a friend to drugs 5 minute watch Jamie lost a friend to a drug overdose during the pandemic. He discusses the challenges of grieving from a different country and what helped him through his grief. video Tips on making friends 4 minute watch Students from Kings College London share their tips for making friends at university. video Adapting to university life with ADHD 8 minute watch Marion discusses her process of being diagnosed with ADHD, how it affected her studies and the support she was able to receive from her university. video Anxiety and isolation as an LGBTQ+ student 5 minute watch Keiron struggled with feelings of isolation and anxiety when he started university. He explores the things he did to help, such as finding an LGBTQ+ community in lockdown. video How spirituality and meditation helped my OCD 4 minute watch Manjinder speaks about his experience with the coronavirus pandemic as a student coming from a BAME background and how religion, spirituality and meditation were helpful to his mental health and his OCD. video Studying for a PhD as a parent 7 minute watch Heather shares the challenges of studying for a PhD and looking after a child throughout the pandemic. video Studying remotely as an international student 4 minute watch Ngumeritiza shares her experience of studying during the pandemic and moving home. video Adapting to change as an international student 4 minute watch Natalia shares her experience of adapting to student life as an international student during the pandemic. video Studying and making connections online with Tourette’s syndrome 3 minute watch Beth talks about her experience of Tourette's syndrome and how it has affected her studies during the pandemic. video Adapting to a UK university as an international student parent 5 minute watch Blessy talks about her experience of being an international student and a parent during the pandemic. She discusses the difficulty of adapting to life in a new country, and the challenges of studying remotely throughout the lockdown. video Exploring your options for higher education as an A-level student 3 minute watch Eve talks about how she chose a university during the pandemic, without being able to attend open days. video Finding focus and motivation for studying 5 minute watch Lucy talks about the challenges of independent study and shares her strategies for making it easier. video Creating a budget and managing social spending 5 minute watch Abena talks through her experience of managing her finances in her first year including creating and utilising a budget. video Adjusting to university with autism and anxiety 5 minute watch Bill’s time in education was affected by his autism and anxiety, he talks through the things he found challenging as well as the things that helped. video Managing screen time 5 minute watch Michael talks about what he's learned about managing screen time as a student during coronavirus. video Moving away from home and mental health 5 minute watch Francesca found moving to university a daunting experience, she discusses the things that helped her to adjust and finding support for her mental health. video Doing a performing arts degree from home 5 minute watch Sophie shares the challenges of studying an orchestral performance course during the pandemic, when she’s been unable to gather with her coursemates. video Managing the challenges of the pandemic as an Asian student 4 minute watch Grace looks at the key challenges she faced during the pandemic, such as learning about the rise in Asian hate crimes due to coronavirus and experiencing anxiety at the end of lockdown. video Making the most of learning online 5 minute watch Eoin shares his top tips for making the most of online lectures and classes. video Dealing with isolation and perfectionism as a PhD student 6 minute watch Amy shares her experience of studying for a PhD during the pandemic, including feelings of isolation and perfectionism, and balancing her PhD with her other interests. video Balancing social media use 5 minute watch Rufaro talks about what she’s learned about balancing her social media activity during coronavirus. video Starting your first graduate job 5 minute watch Harriet, Ari and Vico share their tips from their experience of starting their graduate jobs during the pandemic. video Pandemic stories from Black students 4 minute watch Students from KCL's Black Students Talk discuss how coronavirus has impacted student life and how they've responded. video Navigating the pandemic as an autistic woman Shakira shares how the pandemic affected her as an autistic person and how she learnt new coping mechanisms. video The challenges of studying medicine during the pandemic 7 minute watch Sairana shares how the pandemic changed the third year of her medicine degree, and the impact it had on her studies and wellbeing. video Managing mental illness during the pandemic 4 minute watch Fatema shares what she has learned about adapting how she manages her mental health during the pandemic. video Managing OCD during the pandemic 4 minute watch Jess talks about how the pandemic has affected her OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) and explains some of the things that have helped her to cope. video Grieving as a student and supporting friends through grief 6 minute watch Beth talks about the experience of losing her mother when she was a student, and shares her tips for supporting a friend who is grieving. video Learning to look after yourself during grief 4 minute watch Luke talks about how grief affected him and how he looked after himself through his grief.
