• Exam stress
• Extenuating circumstances
• How to manage your studies
• I don't know what to do after university
• Perfectionism
• Support for research students
• Wellbeing workshops

Exam stress

• Stress Bucket Theory
  Video exploring sources and effects of stress, and coping skills you can use to better regulate it.
• Study Skills
  Guide on how to develop and enhance your study skills featuring exam and assessment preparation resources.

Extenuating circumstances

Sometimes personal difficulties affect your attendance or ability to complete assessments. You can ask the exam board to take them into consideration by submitting extenuating circumstances.

Talk to the Students' Union's advice and support service or your personal or senior tutor for help and advice on how to do this.

How to manage your studies

• GoConqr 
  A range of apps to help you cope with everyday tasks. Many are free.
• Peer mentoring
  Connect with a current Bristol student who is there when you need to talk about your course in general or university life. Open to first-year undergraduates
• Study from home
  Helpful tips on balancing work and realistic schedules for independent working. Find out more about how the University's Study Skills team can help with your studies.
• Study Skills
  Resources, tutorials and workshops to improve your study skills so you're better prepared for study. Free and open to all students.
• Procrastination 
  Strategies and techniques to help you deal with procrastination.

I don't know what to do after university

If you are anxious about life after you have left university, our careers team offers 30-minute one-to-one appointments for final-year students. The Careers Service also offers support for up to three years after you have graduated. Contact our careers team.

Perfectionism

• Perfectionism
  Workbooks and information sheets looking at what perfectionism is and how you can overcome it.
• How to Fail with Elizabeth Day
  A podcast that celebrates the things that haven’t gone right and how we can learn from them.

Support for research students

• The Wellbeing Thesis
  An all-inclusive informational website to support you through your postgraduate research journey.
• Bristol Students' Union Postgraduate Network
  Join the network and become part of the postgraduate community.
• The Thesis Whisperer
  A blog dedicated to the topic of doing a PhD and completing a dissertation

Workshops

Find out what workshops we offer to support you.

Self-care

Our short guide will help you make a self-care plan to boost your resilience, improve self-awareness and help you deal with life's ups and downs. There is also an accessible version.