This article explains which health services students pay for and which ones they get for free. It covers doctors, emergency treatment, prescriptions, dentists, eye tests, and opticians. And we’ll show you how students can get help with healthcare costs and even access some services and treatments for free. Do students get free dental care in …
Starting university and heard about “Freshers flu”? Here’s everything you need to know about the symptoms, how to avoid it, and how to recover if you get it. What is freshers flu? “Freshers flu” is a term used to describe the run-down, ill feeling students commonly experience in their first few weeks of university. It …
Healthy student eating 101 Food is one of the three pillars of good health, yet many people struggle with maintaining a good diet. In an effort to save cash and time, students often resort to lazy eating. But healthy student eating doesn’t have to be hard. There’s nothing wrong with the occasional bit of comfort …
Why self-care tips for students matter Moving away to university is fun and exciting but it can also be stressful. You have to move to a new city, take on new responsibilities, build new habits, and make new friends, all while studying for your degree. And you don’t have your familiar family and friends around to …
There are many areas of your life that you can work on improving, but the one that underpins just about everything else is your health. Fortunately, maintaining a healthy student lifestyle isn’t too hard if you know what to focus on. When you move away to university, it’s easy to slip into bad habits like …