student Archives - Empoword Journalism https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/tag/student/ Led by women. Uniting and empowering journalists across the globe. Thu, 13 Mar 2025 12:57:42 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 Empowering Students: University Mental Health Day https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/empowering-students-university-mental-health-day/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/empowering-students-university-mental-health-day/#respond Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:02:12 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=65527 University is often promised as an exciting experience. And whilst that is a reality for many, 30 per cent of students surveyed by Student Minds said their mental health has gotten worse since starting university.

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University is sold to us at 18 as a time to party, drink and finally be free from your parents’ curfews. But no one tells you about the anxiety and stress you may endure in your final year.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/anxiety-university-gps-and-knowing-when-to-reach-out/feed/ 2 The Toxicity of Student Alcohol Culture https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/the-toxicity-of-student-alcohol-culture/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/the-toxicity-of-student-alcohol-culture/#respond Mon, 17 Oct 2022 18:12:01 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=32357 Alcohol is seen as a substance everyone consumes at university, and a vital part of socialising. But, it can become a toxic way for students to feel excluded from the ‘typical’ student lifestyle.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/the-toxicity-of-student-alcohol-culture/feed/ 0 The Reality of Student Mental Health: “I couldn’t have completed my degree without the university’s support” https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/the-reality-of-student-mental-health-i-couldnt-have-completed-my-degree-without-the-universitys-support/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/the-reality-of-student-mental-health-i-couldnt-have-completed-my-degree-without-the-universitys-support/#respond Mon, 18 Apr 2022 13:31:57 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=23803 Mental health is serious— we must take mental health as seriously as a physical or visible illness, especially when it comes to our student population. Living on your own; managing your own financial situation; moving to a new area; balancing studies, work and life; planning for the future—these are the realities of student life that many face for the first time as they start university.

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