Student Services

The Resilience skills group provides you with the tools to bounce back from hardships and the skills to feel more able to cope with challenges. This course will hopefully support you in developing your mental, emotional and physical resilience.

For more information on the workshop including session dates, please contact the Student Wellbeing Centre on studentwellbeing@lincoln.ac.uk or book in for a First Contact Appointment, using our First Contact appointment form.

A certain level of stress is to be expected when you have exams; it is fairly rare to come across a student who actively enjoys them! Most people, no matter how confident and prepared they seem, are likely to be stressed about exams.

Whilst it is important to keep your thoughts and emotions about exams in perspective, it is also helpful to prepare in good time. This can help alleviate any anxieties you may be feeling. Good preparation is key. Preparing both your practical strategies and techniques to help you manage stress are excellent ways of ensuring you can perform at your best.

• Practice a simple breathing technique which you can use when you are waiting to go into the exam hall. This can help you manage your nerves.
• Revise with a friend if this helps or test each other on what you have learnt.
• Ask for help when needed, and in advance (rather than the morning of your exam).
• Goal setting – breaking tasks like revision down into manageable chunks.
• Remember to look after yourself – drink plenty of water, eat regular balanced meals and get enough sleep. This will all help improve your motivation, concentration and memory.
• Planning your time in advance – blocking out well earned rest time as well.
• Remove distractions when you are revising.
• Revise away from your room – sometimes a different environment with less distractions can be helpful.

Headspace – This is an app aimed at promoting wellbeing through meditation and mindfulness techniques. Coping with grief is one area of mental wellbeing that you can sign up to receive helpful meditations for. Available in iOS and Android.

CALM – It should come as no surprise that Calm is designed to help you be calm. With stunning backgrounds that you can stare at for ages, and a range of meditations, Calm provides a space for you to get away from it all, without having to go anywhere. Available in iOS and Android.