Webinars and Online Events
The GCU Wellbeing Team offer a range of different groups and workshops to students and staff at Glasgow Caledonian University to enhance their mental health and wellbeing. We work with both internal and external partners to provide a series of events for students and staff to learn more about, and enhance their mental health and wellbeing. This includes activities for University Mental Health Day, World Mental Health Day, and more.
The GCU Wellbeing Service also have a Wellbeing Newsletter. You can sign up to the Newsletter for regular updates on different wellbeing resources and events.
The Next Event
Our next event is on Wednesday the 19th of January at 2pm at our How to practise self care: a Mindfulness Taster Session!
The session is open to all GCU Students to find out more about the act of Mindfulness. Mindfulness is one of the many ways in which we can practise self-care for our mental health and wellbeing. Those who are interested will be able to sign up at the session for the free 8 week course with student wellbeing. We will be hosting this session both on campus, and via a live stream of the session.
Sign up at the Eventbrite
Wednesday the 19th of January at 2pm: How to practise self care: a Mindfulness Taster Session
Find out more about what Mindfulness is and the GCU Wellbeing Team's free course at this taster session.
The session is open to all GCU Students to find out more about the act of Mindfulness. Mindfulness is one of the many ways in which we can practise self-care for our mental health and wellbeing.
Those who are interested will be able to sign up at the session for the free 8 week course with student wellbeing. We will be hosting this session both on campus, and via a live stream of the session.
Sign up at the Eventbrite
Tuesday the 8th of Feburary at 10am: Understanding and Developing Relationship Boundaries
The GCU Student Wellbeing Service are hosting a webinar on the 8th of February on Understanding and Developing Relationship Boundaries
Sign up at the Eventbrite.
Wednesday the 9th of February from 12pm: Managing Your Anxiety: a practical workshop
This is a two hour workshop is intended to help increase your understanding and knowledge about anxiety. The objective of this workshop is to provide you with tools that you can use while facing anxiety-triggering situations (e.g. exams). Although occasionally unpleasant, some anxiety can actually be a helpful and motivating emotion. Our hope is that this workshop provides you with a starting point from which to integrate skills into your daily life in the service of reducing anxiety.
Sign up at the Eventbrite.
Other teams across the GCU Community also provide lots of opportunities to get involved with events:
- Careers Service Events - Employer and Careers Advisor lead events
- Student Events Team - On campus events for all students
- GCU Students' Association - Events and Student Groups
- GCU Students' Association also have representation groups for Students with Disabilites, and a Mental Health and Wellbeing Group. Both groups are also supported by student volunteer officers.
- There is also a Disabled Students Network on Facebook.