Your wellbeing

Student Wellbeing Service

Wellbeing Advisers

All Schools and Deaneries will have Wellbeing Advisers who you can speak with if you are experiencing any wellbeing-related issues that are affecting your health, wellbeing, studies or personal life. The Wellbeing Advisers can then provide you with advice and guidance, and will also be able to discuss and link you up with our other University services, as well as signposting to external agencies.

Your wellbeing is important to us. To support you with managing your wellbeing and to ease your transition into university and throughout your journey as an online student, here are some top tips to get you started. 

Discover information on staying safe, caring for your physical and mental wellbeing, and accessing advice and support when needed.

• Connecting with the people around you is important - with family, friends, colleagues, your online peers, and academics. Studying online allows you to build relationships in your online courses with people from all over the world - embrace this opportunity! 
• Sport, exercise and physical activity play a key role in both your physical and mental wellbeing. If you need a break from the online screen, go for walks or a run or explore the physical and emotional benefits of other forms of physical activity such as dance, swimming, martial arts, or anything that takes your fancy!Our Sports and Exercise website hosts a range of online resources including metabolic conditioning workouts, pilates, and a free audio based app to boost your mental health.Sport and Exercise

• Your time as an online postgraduate student at the University can be challenging, especially as you may be juggling many other responsibilities alongside your studies. 

  You may be studying for several years, and at times it may feel like the end is never in sight. Be mindful. Take time to savour the moments that you experience as an online student, both personally and academically. But also take time away from your studies to spend with friends, go for walks, and share your thoughts with your online peers. 

  Check out our student stories from current online students. You might also want to consider keeping a record of your studies on a blog.

  Student stories and get your own University blog

• The University provides you with plenty of opportunities for personal and academic growth, becoming more confident throughout your time as an online student at Edinburgh.Find out more about how you can keep learning 

• If you feel you have time, then you might want to consider what you can give back to your community, be that local or global. The University encourages volunteering so that students can enrich their lives and those of the wider community. 

  Taking time through volunteering, supporting and listening to your peers, being part of an activity to enhance your own experience, are all examples that are incredibly rewarding and create connections with the people around you.

Togetherall is an online service providing access to millions with anxiety, depression, and other common mental health issues.

The Feeling Good App is produced by the Foundation for Positive Mental Health, a charity dedicated to promoting skills training for positive mental health, to enhance everyday wellbeing, increase resilience to, and recovery from, mental health difficulties.

The University Chaplaincy is a safe and welcoming space for people of all faiths and none

The University Student Counselling Service supports the mental health of all students at the University, using short-term counselling and referral to other services. 

If you have a disability or learning difference, are neurodiverse or have a health condition that may impact on your studies at the University, please contact the Disability and Learning Support Service to discuss your support needs.