Ways to connect: Health and wellbeing events and campaigns 2020-21

Sexual Consent Awareness Week

Monday 25 October marks the beginning of sexual consent awareness week, a week of information aiming to raise awareness of the importance of consent and challenging myths around rape and sexual violence.

• As the week we will be supporting and promoting the Nottingham Consent Coalition A-Z of Consent campaign as well as our own Let’s be Clear on Consent campaign

• We are launching our ‘Let's be clear on consent’ module to help inform all members of our community about sexual consent.

The course content involves discussions of sexual violence, which might be difficult for some people. If this issue causes personal upset, please feel free to opt out.

You can access the course here  (best viewed on full screen, tablet or laptop)

• An additional aim of the week this year is to promote the university’s new reporting platform Report & Support. Report & Support is a tool for students, staff and those within our community to report incidents they have experienced or something they have witnessed as well as access information on support services and campaigns.

 Look out for our sexual consent awareness week information stalls/stands

Sexual Consent Awareness week stall, Maths Building, UP East.

Monday 25th October, 11am-3pm, QMC Student Service Centre.

Monday 25^th October, 9am-4pm, stand in the foyer, Exchange Building, Jubilee Campus.

Tuesday 26^th George Green library from 9am-5pm.   

Tuesday 25^th Portland Building, B floor from 12-2pm.

Every day from 26^th October, Outside the Student Service Centre, Portland Building.

Throughout the week there will be a stand in the Barn Concourse at Sutton Bonington.

Throughout the term

Togetherall is available for all students and provides safe, anonymous online support 24/7

The service is designed to help students get support, take control and feel better. It provides 24/7 peer to peer and professional support (with trained healthcare professionals online at all times) including a range of tools to help people self-manage and improve wellbeing.

Students can access the 24/7 support by entering their academic email address at www.togetherall.com

Throught the term

C-Card sign up information 

Condoms offer protection from sexually transmitted infections as well as preventing unintended pregnancy. If you are under the age of 25 and live in the Nottingham City or Southern Boroughs, you can get free condoms delivered directly to your home as part of the C-Card scheme.

To sign up, please call Nottingham Sexual Health Services on 01159 627 627 and ask for 'Condoms by post'

Additionally, visit www.contraceptionchoices.org to find your nearest contraceptive service.

Every Tuesday 

7.30pm - 9pm

Globe cafe @ Sutton Bonington for Internation and European Students

Come and join Friends International at the Globe Cafe every tuesday night.

For details contact: Val.Owens@nottingham.ac.uk

Every Wednesday

11am - 12.30pm

Community allotment group

For anyone who would like to get hands on with nature. No gardening experience needed.

For more information please email Georgia.Powell3@nhs.net. You must be registered at Cripps Health Centre to attend.

Every Wednesday 

1.30pm - 2.30pm

Wellbeing walking group

A weekly group to help improvesocial, mental and physical wellbeing.

Every Wednesday 3 - 4pm

TAI CHI

Warm up with Qigong and learn various forms of Tai Chi. Movement combined with deep breathing to help improve mental and physical wellbeing.

For more information please email Emma.Swearman@nhs.net. You must be registered at Cripps Health Centre to attend.

Every Thursday 11am

Conversation Café - MS Teams online

What is it?

At this online event, staff will start a conversation about a topic related to life in the UK. You are welcome to contribute your thoughts and ideas on the topic. We then go into break out rooms to have conversations in smaller groups.

 Who is it for?

The event is for any student at the University of Nottingham who wants to practise their English conversation skills in a friendly space. You might be an international student looking for opportunities to talk to others, or a bilingual/multilingual student wanting to speak more English. This conversation café is run by the Student Academic Skills team in collaboration with the Support and Well-being team.

 Why?

We want this to be a space to practise English conversation skills and to meet others from across the University. In later cafes we will be having conversations about topics related to life in the UK.

 How do I join?

Join the MS Team where you will find updates and meetings. You can join the Conversation Café team using this link here

Starting Monday Monday 25 October 

6pm - 7.30pm

6 Week online mindfulness course

Are you experiencing low mood?

Would you like to: Reduce stress and create more mental space? Adopt a more self-compassionate mindset? Manage rumination, negative thoughts and worry? Improve focus, resilience and memory?Learn a lifelong skill to become more present?

To book onto all 6 consecutive weeks,email Sally.cuthbert@nhs.net. You must be registered at Cripps Health Centre to attend.

Throughout the term

Nottingham Sexual Health Outreach and Health Promotion Team's 1:1 (non-clinical) free and confidential information, advice and support. 

Are you aged between 18-25? Want to find out more about sexual health and wellbeing? Nottingham Sexual Health Outreach and Health Promotion Team can offer 1:1 (non-clinical) free and confidential information, advice and support. 

They can offer support around:

• Keeping safe during sex

• Sexuality or gender identity

• Healthy relationships

•  Condom Use

• Where to go for help and support

• Sexually transmitted Infections (STIs and HIV)

• Contraception or unplanned pregnancy

• Social Media and Pornography

To talk to one of their Sexual Health Promotion Practitioners, please email outreachandhealthpromotion@nuh.nhs.uk they aim to respond to your request within 48hours.

Their Sexual Health Promotion Practitioners, are an experienced community based team, trained to offer informed support around a wide range of sexual health and wellbeing issues. They are also able to offer onward referrals to other support services, if this is what’s right for you.