mental health stigma

At least one in four students experience mental health problems at some point in their university life. Worse still, many of them are suffering in silence. Are you feeling stressed, anxious, depressed, worthless, or hopeless? Do you have trouble sleeping or loving yourself? Have you ever contemplated self-injury or suicide? Please know that you are… Read More


plan ahead to stay organised

Author:  Huong Tran Having a super organised mum, my elder sister was born with the perfect sense of being neat and tidy. Yet I was the total opposite. I was well-known for leaving my things on the floor. This mess eventually evolved into a pile and even worse — hours of cleaning up and reorganising.… Read More


university-of-vermont

This article is written by April Huynhha who’s studying Biological Science at The University of Edinburgh, UK. International exchange programs are popular nowadays. As visiting students, you can experience a different learning environment, culture, and history. You can also develop cross-cultural friendships and a global perspective. But don’t let that put you off. Studying abroad… Read More


student-on-the-orientation-week

The first week of the term or the fresher week in America or orientation week in Australia is always packed with fun and enjoyable events, allowing you to relax before working hard again and reconnect with your friends. However, I have seen many people struggling to get pass the first week and fail to take… Read More


success

Motivation is the thing that you need to overcome difficulties and truly focus on what is important to you. When you read the life stories of successful people — you will see that they know what they want and try really hard in order to achieve those things. It means that they know exactly what… Read More


facebook

Introduction Social media is probably one of the most popular terms nowadays. In fact, there are about 2.4 million users of 3 social media pages including Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. The more alarming statistic is that 14 % of our time is spent on these pages. It means that some of us might spend more… Read More


healthy

Many people, including college students, know about the importance of health maintenance and how bad habits can impact their overall well-being. Nevertheless, many students fail to take good care of their health, this in turn negatively impacts their studies and their lives. I have to agree that it’s quite challenging to live a healthy life,… Read More