SHLS Mental Health Awareness Week 2022 by Chloe Jones https://padlet.com/ChloeTUChemTech/MHAWeek2022 9th - 13th May is Mental Health Awareness week. SHLS would like to invite all students and colleagues to participate in a week of activities to promote better mental wellbeing. Take a look through our daily themes, browse suggestions, and leave some of your own here en-us 2022-05-04 12:33:16 UTC 2022-08-08 12:27:24 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f331.png Donate to the local food bank ChloeTUChemTech https://padlet.com/ChloeTUChemTech/MHAWeek2022/wish/2169834428 SHLS People and Culture Committee are collecting donations for the local food bank. There will be a collection table located in the open area of Centuria on Thursday 12th May. You can email chloe.jones@tees.ac.uk for more information or alternate donation times/points]]> 2022-05-04 12:41:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ChloeTUChemTech/MHAWeek2022/wish/2169834428 ChloeTUChemTech https://padlet.com/ChloeTUChemTech/MHAWeek2022/wish/2169835852 2022-05-04 12:42:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ChloeTUChemTech/MHAWeek2022/wish/2169835852 Study Buddy ChloeTUChemTech https://padlet.com/ChloeTUChemTech/MHAWeek2022/wish/2169856898 If you're struggling to study effectively, then why not join Yehya Mougharbel and thousands of others who study together through live streams on TikTok and Discord.

Yehya sets study windows of around 50 minutes, and then breaks for 10 minutes. In the breaks, Yehya interacts with his audience and shares tips on successful learning structures. Read more in this BBC article...]]> 2022-05-04 12:56:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ChloeTUChemTech/MHAWeek2022/wish/2169856898 Join the University Gym a_innerd https://padlet.com/ChloeTUChemTech/MHAWeek2022/wish/2170028485 Membership is £10 a month for staff members, and £40 for students between 23 May & 26 Sept 2022. You have access to the Gym, fitness studio, fitness classes, sports hall, squash& badminton courts, climbing wall and the outdoor pitch
https://www.tees.ac.uk/sections/sport/gym.cfm ]]> 2022-05-04 14:33:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ChloeTUChemTech/MHAWeek2022/wish/2170028485 End of Term Clear-Out m_dickson https://padlet.com/ChloeTUChemTech/MHAWeek2022/wish/2172150793 Towards the end of term we encourage students to donate unwanted items (clothing, shoes, books etc.) to the British Heart Foundation to be sold in local BHF charity shops.  As well as helping to reduce waste and encourage re-use of goods, this provides support to the work of the BHF.  
 
To help facilitate this process temporary donation points will be situated during May/June at 
 
  • The Printworks (at car park / rear ground floor entrance)
 
  • Middlesbrough Tower foyer (ground floor), 
 
  • Clarendon Building foyer (ground floor), 
 
  • Students’ Union reception (1st floor), 
 
  • The Centuria building foyer (ground floor)
 
Staff are invited to help this great cause by donating any suitable unwanted goods during this end of term campaign.
 
Items for donation just need to be placed in a bag (doesn’t have to be an official BHF bag) and dropped into the donation points.  Donations will then be taken to the permanent donation points situated at Woodlands and Parkside East Halls of Residence where donations can be made at any time throughout the year.  
 
Donations generated within our University have helped to raise over £42,986 spent on local projects/facilities.  
 
Here’s some of the fantastic things the British Heart Foundation has funded within the local area with help from our donations:
 
 | 3 Heart Start Schemes 23 Defibrillators Awarded 13,769 Free Heart Health Resources  7  Establishments CPR Trained   | 3 BHF Retail Shops & Stores 60 Volunteers 947 Heart Matters Members 35 Organisations joined Health at Work  The campaign also has a positive environmental impact in that an equivalent of 23.8 tonnes of items have been diverted from our waste stream, which also helped save 242,538 KGs of CO2 greenhouse gas emissions 
]]> 2022-05-05 22:56:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ChloeTUChemTech/MHAWeek2022/wish/2172150793 This is a general overview about mindfulness and its benefits https://padlet.com/ChloeTUChemTech/MHAWeek2022/wish/2172509864 2022-05-06 07:11:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ChloeTUChemTech/MHAWeek2022/wish/2172509864 Following on from the general overview this a collection of different mindfulness exercises https://padlet.com/ChloeTUChemTech/MHAWeek2022/wish/2172510570 2022-05-06 07:12:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ChloeTUChemTech/MHAWeek2022/wish/2172510570 Learn a language m_dickson https://padlet.com/ChloeTUChemTech/MHAWeek2022/wish/2176458280 I have really enjoyed learning Finnish - sometimes I don't have a lot of time but even 5 minutes is enough for a quick practice. ]]> 2022-05-09 21:13:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ChloeTUChemTech/MHAWeek2022/wish/2176458280 Baking as Therapy m_dickson https://padlet.com/ChloeTUChemTech/MHAWeek2022/wish/2176465006 Baking is my healthy headspace.. it requires just enough focus to lift me from other worries whilst allowing a creative outlet. If you haven't tried sourdough - give it a go. It is so satisfying to make and you can get started by making your own sourdough starter. These instructions work perfectly and don't create any waste - an eco-starter! :) ]]> 2022-05-09 21:21:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ChloeTUChemTech/MHAWeek2022/wish/2176465006 Fancy a short course? m_dickson https://padlet.com/ChloeTUChemTech/MHAWeek2022/wish/2176466172 You can take a short course for continuing professional development, to refresh your knowledge in a particular subject or to study a programme for your own interest.]]> 2022-05-09 21:22:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ChloeTUChemTech/MHAWeek2022/wish/2176466172 Consider Volunteering m_dickson https://padlet.com/ChloeTUChemTech/MHAWeek2022/wish/2176473627 Volunteering has been such a positive experience for me - feeling like I am making a difference, meeting new people, helping causes I believe in, doing something outside of my every day activities and commitments.. it is such a privilege to be involved. If you're keen to volunteer but worry about not having the time, please don't be put off - there really is an opportunity for everyone. Not every organisation needs a weekly commitment and there are so many ways you can help. Take a look at Volun-tees for opportunities local to Teesside. You won't regret it! ]]> 2022-05-09 21:30:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ChloeTUChemTech/MHAWeek2022/wish/2176473627 Free Period Products ChloeTUChemTech https://padlet.com/ChloeTUChemTech/MHAWeek2022/wish/2177251705 You may have seen that the University has announced the continuation of their Period Dignity Campaign.
The campaign will provide free sanitary products for anyone who can’t afford them, in toilets across Middlesbrough campus.
Comfortable, organic, and planet-friendly tampons and sanitary pads are available in the Library, Students’ Union, The Curve, and Student Life and Olympia buildings.
Access to menstrual products, safe and hygienic spaces in which to use them, and the right to manage menstruation without shame or stigma, is essential for anyone who menstruates.
]]> 2022-05-10 08:58:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ChloeTUChemTech/MHAWeek2022/wish/2177251705 D.A.N.C.E! ChloeTUChemTech https://padlet.com/ChloeTUChemTech/MHAWeek2022/wish/2179139758 Why not create a playlist of your favourite songs and then have a good dance! Music increases dopamine levels, and dancing can help raise serotonin levels.]]> 2022-05-11 09:44:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ChloeTUChemTech/MHAWeek2022/wish/2179139758