Student Wellbeing

Students can face different challenges. At the Faculty of Science, we offer different forms of guidance and workshops focused on personal development. Additionally, you can make use of the centrally offered services of Utrecht University. You can find all links and information below.

Everything we offer on Student Wellbeing within the Faculty of Science

Costs:

Free of charge

Length and frequency:

One meeting of 3 hours.

What do you learn?

We all experience procrastination from time to time. When your health or the quality of your work begins to suffer, it’s time to take action! The goal of this workshop is to explore your own reasons for procrastinating and to develop a strategy for dealing with this behaviour. You will leave the workshop with a guide for recognizing your own stress-signals, your reasons for procrastinating and tools for handling your own procrastination. You will also learn how to look at stress in a constructive and helping way. This will be your first step towards beating procrastination!

Trainer:

Ilse van Dijk (Projectassistant Student Wellbeing)

Where and When:

This training has yet to be planned.

Enrolling:

Costs:

Free of charge

Length and frequency:

One meeting of 3 hours. The training is offered several times a year.

What do you learn?

To what extent do you monitor your energy levels during the day and plan your activities accordingly? An active or passive break if necessary? Or do you recognize the tendency to continue working at the expense of proper breaks? The fact is that the harder we work, the less likely we are able to observe how we are doing. Or, more importantly, what we really need. If you are eager to discover how to manage your energy levels, perhaps the workshop 'Energy Management' is something for you! After this workshop you will have a better understanding of your own energy patterns. You are better able to observe and act on your physical, emotional and mental states. As a result you will experience more flow, less drain and a better work-rest balance.

Trainer:

Yke Eijkemans (wellbeing officer)

Where and When:

There is no known date for this training yet.

Enrolling:
-

Costs:

Free of charge

Length and frequency:

One meeting of 3 hours (2 hours for online version). The training is offered several times a year.

What do you learn?

Are you often feeling tense? Do you feel regularly rushed? Do you suffer from poor sleep? Come to the workshop ‘Tackle stress’.

You gain insight into how stress works
You learn to recognize your own stress signals
You practice skills that help you unwind
You practice how you can reverse negative thinking patterns
You can share your experiences with others and learn from each other's good practices

Trainer:

Jacky Limvers (wellbeing officer)

Where and When:

There is no known date for this training yet.

Enrolling:

Costs:

Free of charge

Length and frequency:

Two meetings of 2 hours

What do you learn?

In everyone's life, there are setbacks, disappointments and difficulties. How do you get back in balance? Resilience is different for everyone, but it is certainly not an invariable fact: you can develop resilience.

Trainer:

Jacky Limvers (wellbeing officer)

Where and when?

There is no known date for this training yet.

Enrolling
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While working on your thesis, it can be hard to motivate oneself. Study advisors of the Faculty of Science offer support groups for students in the thesis phase. Weekly meetings aid in creating structure in your days. The study support group is offered to bachelor’s and master’s students.

Practical information

When & Where?

The meetings take place on MS Teams. With the exception of the first meeting, which will take place on campus.

Each week, the whole thesis study group meets in Teams. We share goals of the week, discuss problems students have encountered in the previous week, share advice and exchange best practices. Each weekday, there is a possibility to kick off the day by checking in with each other and study together with your group.

The next group starts on: There is no new group planned yet.

Location: Utrecht Science Park.

For whom?

Students of the Faculty of Science, who are currently working on their thesis.

How many students per study group?

A group consists of a maximum of 10 students

How can I join?

Signing up is not possible at this moment.

If you have further questions, please send an email to science.studentwellbeing@uu.nl.

While coping with autism, studying can cause extra challenges. For example: realistic planning, dealing with big amounts of work or group work. Besides being successful in studying, you also want to save energy and time for other activities. If you notice, you have trouble with finding a good balance, the study support group can offer you guidance in a small group.

Goal

The goal is to support the study progress in order to help prevent early drop-out and promote independence in the study process.

The study support group is offered several times a year. The programme consists of 7 meetings of 1.5 hours, on a set day each week. The group maximum is 7 students.

Topics

Studying with autism - resources
Study skills and time management
Dealing with overstimulation and fatigue
Stress management
Social contacts and communication
Teamwork
Student life

Dates and timeslots

For now, we only have a Dutch speaking group. More information can be found on: https://students.uu.nl/beta/praktische-informatie/studentenwelzijn-beta.

Questions

Questions can be directed to Lauw Klaassen, study advisor at the Faculty of Science: l.j.klaassen@uu.nl

Bouldering with Beta

Are you looking for a new challenge, but you don’t want to start alone? Then you’re in luck! On Wednesday March 15th, you and fellow students of the Faculty of Science can get to know bouldering for free in boulderinggym Zuidhaven! Bouldering is a way of climbing in which you don't have to belay (and therefore don't need a climbing certificate) because you climb at a maximum height of 4.5 meters. Under the climbing wall are thick mats on which you can land, after reaching the top.

The first hour will be guided by a trainer, who will explain the safety rules and the rules of bouldering, give tips and tricks and will provide you with fun challenges. After that, you can continue bouldering for as long as you like.
Admission is free of charge and includes the rental of climbing shoes. The first drink is on us.
Any extra drinks or foods are at your own expense. There’s room for max 30 students, so keep an eye on the sign up date!
Full = full!

Costs

Free of charge

Where and when

March 15th 2023, 6-8pm (or later)
Boulderinggym Zuidhaven, Vrieslantlaan 2, Utrecht.

Organizer

Ilse van Dijk - Projectassistant Student Wellbeing, Faculty of Science

Sign up

The activity and waitinglist are full.

Trainings on Student Wellbeing that Utrecht University offers

Workshops Student Wellbeing

Is time slipping through your fingers? Are you running behind schedule? Or do you struggle with switching between all your interests and responsibilities? Or do you find it difficult to say no in time or ask for help? Perhaps the workshop 'Working Consiously & Effectively' is something for you! After this workshop you will have more tools to improve your self-management and work more efficiently, effectively and consciously. As a result you will increase your productivity, reduce stress and experience more balance.