Home Student stories Find out how other students are responding to the challenges of university. 22 resources: video Advice for studying and exams at university 5 minute watch Amber shares her advice around studying effectively in a post-Covid world and the importance of taking care of your mental health and wellbeing during the process. video Building relationships as an international postgraduate student 6 minute watch Cheryl shares her experience studying as an international student and provides tips on how to make friends at university. video Experience of settling into university as an international student 9 minute watch Juhi shares some experiences that have helped her grow and overcome the difficulties faced as an international postgraduate student at university. video The road to recovery from an eating disorder 5 minute watch Sam shares her experience with an eating disorder and the road to recovery. video Reaching out for support with poor mental health 5 minute watch Dan shares his experience with poor mental health and the importance of reaching out for support. video Managing anxiety whilst studying abroad 4 minute watch Sophie shares her experience of feeling isolated and anxious whilst studying abroad. video Finding a graduate job 5 minute watch Tariro and Erin share their experience and tips for finding a job after university. 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.
