https://www.edgehillsu.org.uk/articles/support-edge-hill-georgia-whalley-smith

Happy September everybody!   There has been a definite buzz this week as students are starting to return to campus and we’re so excited about getting to meet lots of you in the coming weeks!   In your first few weeks at Edge Hill, there are so many things to do: scoping out the best f...

https://www.edgehillsu.org.uk/articles/what-does-a-students-union-do-anyway-why-we-lovesus

Today is #LoveSUs day – the day we talk about the power and influence of Students’ Unions in the education sector, society, and most importantly to the lives of our students.   So, we thought we’d give you a rundown of our highlights so far this academic year, what we’ve done for you, a...

https://www.edgehillsu.org.uk/articles/eating-disorders-awareness-week-paige-rivers

It’s eating disorder awareness week, and what usually cascades are an abundance of images and descriptions of those who are physically very unwell, frail, and have the “visual” representation of what people stereotypically see as someone with an eating disorder. I was that person. This week wo...

https://www.edgehillsu.org.uk/articles/actually-love-really-is-all-around-orna-murphy-horton

Last March, I went through a breakup. In true Bridget Jones style, I turned to tubs of ice cream, sad song playlists (shout out to Taylor Swift for releasing a new album a month after my breakup; it really helped), and lots and lots of crying. I genuinely thought my life had ended.     Obvi...

https://www.edgehillsu.org.uk/articles/exploring-gender-in-lockdown-anonymous-student

Whether you think it’s a rite of passage as a queer person or over-rated and needs to be thrown out, coming out has always been a huge part of being part of the LGBTQ+ community.    However, the Covid pandemic made this process a million times harder for queer youth who were trapped hom...

https://www.edgehillsu.org.uk/articles/everything-you-need-to-know-about-vp-activities-dan-bocharnikov

Intro to VP Activities: My Day to Day   The role of Student Activities is fundamental to the university experience of over 15,000 students.   Directly working with societies, sports clubs, SU events (both day time & evening) as well as running campaigns such as Give It A Go, Sust...

https://www.edgehillsu.org.uk/articles/edge-hill-students-union-student-minds-society-appear-on-bbc

The President of Edge Hill Students’ Union’s “Student Minds Society”, Olivia Williams, appeared on BBC News on Thursday to discuss the impact of mental health issues on students, following the release of data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) which shows that student suicide rates hav...

https://www.edgehillsu.org.uk/articles/bucs-match-report-12

So, the dreaded "Beast from the East" had a MAJOR impact on our BUCS Wednesday this week. In the end we only had a few away fixtures and one Badminton home game. HOWEVER, the weather didn't put a dampener on our teams and they came away with some fantastic results!! Let's see how they got on... ...

https://www.edgehillsu.org.uk/articles/drop-everything-and-read-erin-mills

Studies have shown a rapid decline of leisure reading in university students, due to time restrictions, study-related stress and circumstantial barriers. The Spring months can be a super stressful time with deadlines, exams and dissertations, however, reading texts outside of your university read...

https://www.edgehillsu.org.uk/articles/re-entering-the-world-georgia-whalley-smith

Hiya! Welcome to my first full blog post! I’m Georgia, your new Student Engagement Officer for the Faculty of Health, Social Care and Medicine (or your “SEO for FoHSCM” if you prefer tongue-twisters!). I have a passion for mental wellbeing, so I’ll be releasing a new blog post each month ...