This month's way to wellbeing spotlight is on Be Active.

For more information, visit: 

www.studentsupport.manchester.ac.uk/taking-care/wellbeing/beactive/. 

The University-wide event for March is the 2.5k and 5k runs that can be used to warm up for the #PurpleWave in May. 

The runs will take place on Wednesday 18th March and you can sign up to them here. Please promote these events to your students and encourage them to Be Active!

Resources (including pre-designed and editable posters) to help you promote engagement with the Six Ways, or to advertise your own events, are available at: 

www.staffnet.manchester.ac.uk/brand/visual-identity/guidelines/other/ (you'll need to scroll down a little to get to them!). 

Don't forget to follow us on instagram: @uomwellbeing.

This month's practical to-do list for students can be found here. 

Find out here what the Student Wellbeing Champions are up to this month

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Suggested information for newsletters/emails etc: (for students)

Here you'll find some general support information sheets relating to key student concerns:

• Academic support
• Academic circumstances
• Mental health
• Finances

Wellbeing boosters

Wellbeing Wednesdays

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Every Wednesday the Wellbeing Team will be promoting positive wellbeing to encourage students to take care of themselves. Details of March's events can be found in the suggested copy below.

If you'd like to run your own events (large or small!) to promote positive wellbeing and need some inspiration for activities, take a look at this event ideas page or if you have any questions or activity ideas that you’d like to speak to us about, please email: studentsupport@manchester.ac.uk

Remember to use the hashtag #uomwellbeingwednesdays in any social media posts!

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Looking for a wellbeing boost? Every Wednesday this semester your Wellbeing Team will be running ‘Wellbeing Wednesdays!'. These Wednesdays will include wellbeing events and activities, or wellbeing tips on social media to promote positive wellbeing. During March Wellbeing Wednesday activities will be as follows:

• Wednesday 4^th March: Muse meditation session (11am - 1pm, Main Library, ground floor)
• Wednesday 11^th March: Charging bike (Main Library, ground floor)
• Wednesday 18^th March: Muse meditation session (11am - 1pm, Main Library, ground floor)
• Wednesday 25^th March: Charging bike (Main Library, ground floor)

Keep an eye out for any additional activities taking place in your school too!  

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Muse headbands

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Muse headbands are a meditation tool for students to use with the help of a staff member from the Wellbeing Team. We'll be doing lots of pop ups in March and students don’t have to book, they can just come along. The length of the meditation is up to the student, the most common is between 10-15 minutes. 

For more details about Muse headbands, visit: 

www.studentsupport.manchester.ac.uk/taking-care/wellbeing/takenotice/muse/.

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For lots of students, March is a key time for submission deadlines. If you're feeling overwhelmed or simply need some time out, join us for a meditation session using our brainwave-sensing headband. During this month, muse meditation sessions will take place on a drop-in basis and will be held in the pod in the large space at the back of the University's Main Library on the ground floor.

If you're not sure where to go, the Main Library reception staff will be able to point you in the right direction. 

The sessions will be held on the following dates:

• Wednesday 4th March: 11am-1pm
• Wednesday 18th March: 11am-1pm

*Please bring your own wired headphones along with you!*

If you’d like to find out more about muse headbands, visit:

www.studentsupport.manchester.ac.uk/taking-care/wellbeing/takenotice/muse/

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Charging bike

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 Our friends from DigiLabs have kindly let us use their charging bike as part of our Be Active Wellbeing Wednesdays activities. Students (and staff!) can come along to charge their devices by generating energy from cycling. 

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Find yourself on campus with a dying phone and no charger? Well, on 11th and 25th March you can come down to the Main Library to charge your device and get a quick workout all in one go!

 University Mental Health Day

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We know that students experience their own unique struggles when it comes to mental health. To highlight this important issue, 5th March is National University Mental Health Day. To mark this day, we're running an event in the ground floor event space of the Main Library between 10 am - 12 pm and 2 pm - 4 pm. Come along to chill out with mindful colouring and board games or contribute to our Wall of Kindness to help make campus a kinder place. We'll also have staff from the Student Support and Wellbeing team around to chat about any concerns you may have. 

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 Month of Wellbeing 

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Details: We are creating a Six Ways wellbeing calendar which will have small, manageable daily tips for students to follow for a regular boost. The calendar won't be restricted to a specific month, so please feel free to print multiple copies to be used for as long as you feel appropriate. We think these would be best as printed materials, given to students in School Support Offices or study spaces. 

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