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Tips for working while studying!

It is challenging to juggle work and study at the same time, so we asked our friends from the CSUSocial page to help. Here are their practical tips to better balance your uni life… 1. Plan Plan Plan!!! The most crucial tip to help you stay on...

10 things to do if you’re feeling lonely

The Eiffel tower is a beautiful bold structure that everyone wants to visit, but have you ever noticed how isolated it is from the other buildings? Sometimes, we feel isolated too. So, here are 10 things you can do when you start to feel like an...

Positive Psychology

by Emily Minter Understanding positive psychology will help you feel more fulfilled and happier in your everyday life. What is positive psychology?  Positive psychology focuses on well-being – promoting a fulfilling and satisfying life...

Reset your tempo to slow this spring

Spring is a natural time of year to reflect on and re-orientate your habits. These eight nourishing ideas are super easy to incorporate into your daily routine, basically free and will help you slow down and appreciate the new season! Commit to a...

Ways to use your mid-session break

Final edits on assessments, constant stress and cramming – perfectly describes what the end of term looks like for any CSU student. But it is all worth it for that GLOURIOUS mid-semester break. I would be lying if I didn’t spend the first...

Apps for when you want a buddy, but need to study

by Hayley Farrugia When you’re in the thick of semester and you have every assignment for every subject due at the same time, you may be questioning your recent life choices. However, ‘there’s an app for that!’ Technology is helping us...

Things I’ve learnt whilst being on my final prac

by Hayley Farrugia Everything that I have learnt, studied for and dreamt about for the last four years has amounted to my final 10 weeks of professional placement. But it isn’t as daunting as it may sound! There is so much to learn, so many little...

Colour comes from care: a blog about self-care and how to do it

Candles, matches, camp-fires. What do these things have in common? They burn out. Stress and feeling overwhelmed can extinguish your motivation so it’s important to take care of yourself. Or your flame will burn out too. So, what is self-care? It’s...

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Dorm etiquette 101

Be considerate You are not living alone and you are not at home. Things that may have been tolerated at home are not necessarily the same on Res, so, think about others before yourself when you’re in communal areas, and think before you speak. It...

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5 questions to ask your new dorm mates

When you’ve outgrown ‘get to know you’ games and ice-breaker jokes are no longer a thing, what do you do when you meet your new dormies? Ask them these five questions: What’s your name, where are you from, what are you studying? Open with these...

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