The Student Self Care Movement

The Student Self-Care Movement highlights that university isn’t just about your academic experience but how important personal development is as a student and that looks different for everyone.

What is it?

From the 18 - 22 November, as part of National Self Care Week, we'll explore and offer stalls and events across The Union relating to 5 different areas of personal development:

Emotional
Mental
Physical
Social
Professional

Get involved

Write a Note to Self

This is a message, commitment or goal that you want to express to your future self, allowing you to reflect on your accomplishments.

We'll then gather all of the Notes to Self we've receive and send them back to you guys during semester 2. You can then use this to compare and see how far you've come.

Check back for updates, Note to Self will be going live on 18 November.

How can I get involved?

As well as the below taking place across The Union, you can also find us out and about on stalls around campus, taking feedback from you guys and also giving you the chance to win some prizes.

Below is the week of 18 - 22 November.

Monday: Emotional Development

Come find us in the Business School to kick start the week.

Get involved by filling our gratitude heart with your affirmation and give us your feedback to be entered into a prize draw worth over £100.

Tuesday: Mental Development

Expand your mental development in the dome interactive experience in The Union's Main Hall.

Also, head over to the Reception stalls to boost your mindfulness and events to explore your creativity.

Wednesday: Physical Development

The guys from MMU Sport and Sugden Sports Centre will be joining us in The Union's Reception for some interactive sport activities.

Head over throughout the day to get involved.

Thursday: Social Development

Expect stalls from the LGBTQ+ Foundation and Student Services at The Union's Reception again.

Get involved in meeting others like you and making some connections. Also, don’t forget to join us at Reclaim the The Night March in the evening.

Friday: Professional Development

Why not come along to our reception area to meet services and boost your professional journey?

A workshop from the guys over at the Careers Service will help you explore how your unique strengths can enhance your career journey.

Your Development Era Podcast

No single university journey is the same, no matter who you are or where you come from. The campaign launches with the Your Development Era podcast, with our students sharing their good, bad and ugly stories; but most importantly, how they overcame all of the challenges faced in their university journey.

Preview

Note to Self

Step 1: Think of your note

What do you want to say to yourself? What would you like to achieve in the near future?

Your note to self can be anything you want to tell your future self.

Step 2: Submit

Use the Note to Self form to submit your thoughts to your future self from 18 November.

Step 3: Receive your note to self back

We'll gather all the notes we've received and send them back to you guys during semester 2.

What's on

Thank you

National Self-Care Week is the UK-wide annual awareness week that focuses on embedding support for self-care across communities, families and generations.

The Union and our Wellbeing Officer, Gracie Otley, are proud to be running this campaign during National Self Care Week and would like to thank National Self Care Week and Manchester Met students for their support.