📅 Semester 1 – 25/26 – Upcoming Workshops! 🌟
Hey St Andrews students! 😎 Ready to boost your wellbeing, explore yourself, and learn new skills? Check out our upcoming workshops—perfect for reflection, growth, and connection. Grab your calendar and save these dates! 📆
Deadline Dread: Strategies to Stay Calm and Focused
Feeling overwhelmed as deadlines approach? Join this one hour workshop to explore how anxiety impacts us during these high-pressure times and learn practical strategies to manage it effectively. Discover techniques to stay calm, focused, and productive, even when the clock is ticking. Don’t let anxiety control your academic journey—take charge and thrive!
📅 Tuesday 23rd September (Week 2) | 🕔 5-6pm | 🔄 Hybrid: Online & In-Person at Eden Court
Facilitators: Anita & Kirsten
Don’t let deadline stress hold you back—join us to learn practical strategies and thrive under pressure! 🌟
Neurodiverse & Curious: A Workshop for Self-Exploration 🧩
This online workshop has been developed for all those who are curious about neurodiversity: what it means, whether it relates to you, and what to do if you think you might be. It will look at some of the main definitions and how people are impacted, and it will suggest ways to support your continued exploration of who you are, and of what you need to thrive. There will be an opportunity for you to consider your own experiences and perhaps share a little of your thoughts, but there is no expectation or scope for you to share your story in this session: you can opt to participate actively or passively depending on your needs and comfort level.
📅 Monday 6th October 2025 | 🕔 5-6pm
💻 Location: Online via Teams
Facilitators: Fiona & Kate
Explore neurodiversity and understand yourself better—learn how to thrive in your unique way! 🌟
From Stress to Success: Overcoming Exam Anxiety 📚
Are exams causing you stress? Join this one-hour workshop to explore how anxiety affects you both in the lead-up to exams and in the exam room. Learn effective strategies to manage your anxiety, stay focused, and perform your best under pressure. Equip yourself with tools to turn exam stress into exam success!
📅 Tuesday 14th October (Week 5) | 🕔 5-6pm | 🔄 Hybrid: Online & In-Person at Eden Court
Facilitators: Anita & Kirsten
Turn exam anxiety into exam success—learn techniques to stay calm, focused, and confident! 🌟
Relationship Workshop – Building Better Bonds: Skills for all kinds of Relationships
Relationships can be messy, wonderful, and everything in between. In this workshop, we’ll explore how our early experiences shape the way we connect with others, drawing on Attachment Theory to make sense of our present communication patterns.
You’ll also learn practical tools to set healthy boundaries, manage difficult emotions, and repair ruptures when things go wrong— so you can approach relationships with more confidence and clarity.
📅 Thursday 16th October | 🕔 5-6pm | 💻 Online via Teams
Facilitators: Anjali & Lindsay
Join us to reflect, learn, and grow your relationship skills! 🌟
Perfectionism – Friend or Foe?
There’s a good chance that if you’re studying here at St. Andrews, you have some perfectionist tendencies. These can be hugely motivating and can drive us towards achieving high standards and meeting challenging goals. But – perfectionism is also associated with difficulties with mood and with poor mental health. It can lead us to hold impossible standards that can wreak havoc with our self-esteem, impact our relationships and undermine our physical health.
📅 Tuesday 25th October | 🕔 5-6pm | 💻 Online
Facilitators: Fiona & Linda
Take a step towards understanding yourself better and join us for this reflective session! 🌟
Becoming a Better Procrastinator ⏳
Join us for a workshop focused on understanding and improving motivation and time management habits. This session will provide insights into procrastination, explore common causes, and offer practical tools to effectively manage procrastination.
It will cover:
- Introduction to procrastination and the cycle of change
- Overcoming inertia, getting stuck, and feeling overwhelmed
- Maintaining momentum
- Developing self-compassion
- Breaking the cycle of procrastination by creating an action plan
📅 Thursday 30th October 2025 | 🕔 5-6.15pm | 💻 Location: Online
Facilitators: Lindsay & Anjali
Break the procrastination cycle and boost your productivity—take charge of your time and motivation! 🌟
Imposter Syndrome 🎭
Participants will explore what imposter syndrome is, how it affects students, and how to develop effective coping strategies. This interactive, discussion-based workshop invites both facilitators and participants to reflect on challenges and access tools to cope more constructively.
It will cover:
- Techniques and resources to help combat imposter syndrome
- Understanding imposter syndrome in postgraduate studies
- Sharing experiences and strategies with fellow taught postgraduates
📅 Thursday 23rd October 2025 – UG & PG | 🕔 5-6pm
📅 Thursday 6th November 2025 – PGT | 🕔 5-6pm
💻 Location: Online via Teams
Facilitators: Meha & Aileen
Overcome self-doubt and build confidence—discover strategies to own your achievements! 🌟
From Grief to Growth: Loss, Change, and What Comes After
This small group session is designed to aid understanding of loss and change, whether that relates to bereavement or to other significant life losses and transitions. We will look at some of the main theories, myth-bust common misconceptions, look at the different ways we are impacted, and consider the term “good grief”. We will also suggest ways to help you manage and navigate your grief and create space for you to consider what you might need next.
💡 There will be space to reflect and share thoughts, but there’s no expectation to share your personal story. If your loss is particularly recent or raw, we encourage speaking with Student Services first to see if this session is right for you.
📅 Monday 17th November | 🕔 5-6pm | 💻 Online via Teams
Facilitators: Fiona and Cindy
Take a moment for yourself and join us to reflect, learn, and grow. 🌟
Autism Group 🧩
The Disability Team facilitates an autism group for students to meet peers, socialise, share experiences, and receive information about University life. The group runs both online and in-person, and is open to all students (UG and PG) who have a diagnosis of autism, are awaiting assessment, or identify as autistic. Attendance is drop-in format.
📅 Full timetable & details
Facilitators: Kate, Katie & Stephanie
💡 Connect, share, and explore your experiences in a supportive environment—everyone is welcome! 🌟