100 acts of kindness

Join us in creating a wall that celebrates 100 acts of kindness! Send us a direct message on Instagram or fill out the form with an act of kindness you have received, given or observed. We will enter you into a prize draw to win a wellbeing hamper and, in the spirit of giving, a gift for you to give to a nominated friend.

The competition has now closed, thank you to all those who took part - we made it to over 100 acts of kindness! You can now view 100 acts of kindness on the HealthyUUU Wall of Kindness and you are still welcome to add your own.

 Open to all students and staff

Mon 3 Feb

Gratitude Cafe

Join us at the Gratitude Café to celebrate the theme of Give in the month of February.

- Enjoy free refreshments while writing thank you notes to friends, teachers or support staff on our gratitude postcards.

- Unwind with free hand and arm massages,

- Find out more about the Community Pantry Project or support a local charity by purchasing a delicious cake or bake at our bake sale hosted by The Rucksack Project.

- Take a moment to relax, reflect, and share gratitude with the university community!

Open to all students a staff. No need to book - just turn up

Throughout February

LGBTQIA+ History Month

LGBTQIA+ History Month raises awareness of the community's history, celebrates our successes and people, and progresses towards a more equitable future.

LGBTQIA+ History Month is celebrated every February and the theme for 2025 is 'Activism and Social Change'.

For 2025, we have an exciting and diverse range of events, activities, and celebrations our university community can get involved in. These include film screenings, talks and workshops, as well as opportunities to get hands-on and creative as well as to ask questions and learn about LGBTQIA+ identities.

Visit: Celebrate LGBTQIA+ History Month at UoN article to learn about events and activities organised throughout February.

6th Feb

6.30pm - 9.45pm

Kindness Jars & Faux Flower Crafts

Please note: this event is open to Nottingham Two & Deakins Place resdients only

Bring some coloour into your life. Make a tiny bouquet of flowers or decorate a jar and ask your friends and family to fill it with workds of affirmation and what they love about you! Hosted by ResX.

Give, Connect, Keep Learning

3rd-9th Feb

Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week

This week focuses on raising awareness of sexual abuse and violence, showing solidarity with survivors, and signposting support. We aim to challenge misconceptions and provide a platform for survivor voices.

Key Events:

Light Up the Night - 3rd February, 6:30 pm
Join UoN SASS (Students Against Sexual Violence and Sexism) at Portland Steps for a powerful evening reclaiming campus as a safe space. Expect speeches, poetry, and free hot drinks. Sign-painting event on 28th January. For details, visit @uonsass on Instagram.

Mandatory Consent Training - 1st Years Only
Missed your consent training last term? Additional one-hour sessions are available this week. Book now or contact BR-consent-training@exmail.nottingham.ac.uk if personal lived experiences make attendance difficult.

10th-14th February

Drug and Alcohol Awareness Week

This week is all about harm reduction and promoting safer choices. UoNSU is committed to providing resources and support to help limit the harmful effects of drugs and alcohol. Check out events, freebies, and resources throughout the week!

Key Events:

The Place Drop-In - Tuesday, 2-4 pm
Visit the Liberation Hub (C Floor, Portland Building) for confidential support and advice from The Place team. Gain knowledge and confidence to identify and respond to substance-related risks.

Beer Goggles Competition - Tuesday, 2-4 pm
Think you’re a cocktail or mocktail pro? Test your skills while wearing beer goggles and learn about safer drinking habits. Prizes up for grabs!

Freebies & Flyers All Week:
Pick up free unit cups, drink covers, Spikeys, and info leaflets from these wellbeing hubs:

• Welcome Zone: Portland Building, UP
• Liberation Hub: Portland Building, UP
• The Nest: Sutton Bonington
• Exchange Atrium: Jubilee Campus

Follow @uonsu_support for full details!

Throughout February

UniTea/Student Money Week - Finance Wellbeing sessions

Open to both staff and students, Financial Wellbeing sessions offer a relaxed space to learn about managing your finances while enjoying a cup of tea or coffee.

Key Events:

Mon 24th 11:30-13:00 - Broadgate Park common space which has a kitchenette

Wed 26th 10:00-11:30 - Medical School foyer with a hot water urn

Wed 26th - 11:30-13:00 - Hallward with hot water urn

Wed 26th - 12:00 - 14:00 - Portland c-floor foyer hot water urn

Tues 25th 10:00 - 12:00 - Arts CLAS common room - kitchenette

Sutton Bonington - TBC

Whole of March 

Grateful Snaps competition

What are you grateful for? It could be a person, place, pet, a meaningful moment, or anything that brings you joy. Studies have shown that spending 5 minutes each day to write down things you are grateful for can help you take notice of the positives in your life, increasing mindfulness and reducing stress. Share a photo of something you're grateful for and be in with a chance of winning a wellbeing hamper!

Open to all students - Enter here

Mon 3rd 

Wellbeing Cafe

The Support and Wellbeing team are hosting monthly wellbeing cafes for Pharmacy and Psychology students from 1-2pm.

Follow on instagram: uon_psychology

Pharmacy B19, University Park Campus

Mon 10th - Fri 14th

University Mental Health Day

University Mental Health Day (UMHD) brings together the university community to make mental health a university-wide priority and create ongoing year-round change to the future of student mental health. Throughout the week, there will be opportunities for students and staff to engage in events and activities that aim to raise awareness of mental health, highlight what support is available and help students to manage their wellbeing.

Open to all students - Find out more

Take Notice

Tues 11th

11am - 2pm

Wellbeing Fair

Join us for our Wellbeing Fair, where you can learn about mental health and wellbeing support at the University of Nottingham!

There will be an opportunity to chat with local and university support services, pick up useful wellbeing resources, and loads of freebies. You can also relax at our crafting session.

Open to all students - no need to sign up, just turn up!

Take Notice

Mon 17th & Tues 18th  

Mon 24th

7-9pm

Thurs 27th

1-2:30pm

Whole of April

Active April Steps Challenge 

We are encouraging everyone to keep moving over the holidays and get out in the fresh air (and hopefully sunshine!), to benefit physical and mental health. Regular activity has so many health benefits and it also gives us a break from study and work.

To help you stay active, we have collaborated with UoN Sports to host a Moves steps challenge for the month of April. We invite you to take 240,000 steps across the month (averages 8,000 steps a day).

All staff and students are welcome to take part. Everyone who completes the challenge will be entered into a prize draw for a student to win a £100 Amazon voucher (or Polaroid camera option), and a staff member to win £60 Amazon voucher.

To take part, all you need to do is:

1. Register with the free Moves app

2. Link your tracking device to the Moves app

3. Join the Active April Steps Challenge on 1st April (in the Moves app)

For details on how to set up Moves, visit the UoN Moves App page.

Moves App

Be Active

Wed 6th 

10:45am - 11:45am

Exam Respite Session

The exam respite sessions are aimed to provide a friendly ‘paws’ (pause) in the student’s busy exam period to get a hot drink, biscuit and spend some with a couple of dogs supported by support and wellbeing officer, Welfare senior tutors and the students experience team.

Open to Year 4 Vet students only - no need to sign up, just turn up!

The Atrium, Vet School, Sutton Bonington Campus

Keep Learning

Connect

Thurs 17th

10am - 11am

Exam Respite Session

The exam respite sessions are aimed to provide a friendly ‘paws’ (pause) in the student’s busy exam period to get a hot drink, biscuit and spend some with a couple of dogs supported by support and wellbeing officer, Welfare senior tutors and the students experience team.

Open to Year 4 Vet students only - no need to sign up, just turn up!

The Atrium, Vet School, Sutton Bonington Campus

Keep Learning

Connect

Tues 22nd

10am - 11am

Exam Respite Session

The exam respite sessions are aimed to provide a friendly ‘paws’ (pause) in the student’s busy exam period to get a hot drink, biscuit and spend some with a couple of dogs supported by support and wellbeing officer, Welfare senior tutors and the students experience team.

Open to Year 4 Vet students only - no need to sign up, just turn up!

Connect

Thurs 24th

9:45am - 10:45am

Exam Respite Session

The exam respite sessions are aimed to provide a friendly ‘paws’ (pause) in the student’s busy exam period to get a hot drink, biscuit and spend some with a couple of dogs supported by support and wellbeing officer, Welfare senior tutors and the students experience team.

Open to Year 3 Vet students only - no need to sign up, just turn up!

Keep Learning

Connect

Fri 25th

10am - 11am

Exam Respite Session

The exam respite sessions are aimed to provide a friendly ‘paws’ (pause) in the student’s busy exam period to get a hot drink, biscuit and spend some with a couple of dogs supported by support and wellbeing officer, Welfare senior tutors and the students experience team.

Open to Year 3 Vet students only - no need to sign up, just turn up!

Keep Learning

Connect

Mon 28th

12:15pm -  4pm

UoN Nature Bioblitz

Spend time exploring our beautiful University Park campus and recording the nature you see. From plants to bugs, birds and bunnies. This will help us make better decisions on how to enhance and protect the wildlife that calls our university home.

Come join our bioblitz event! After 30 minutes training, you’ll go out onto campus and record all the nature you can spot. You will need a phone and the app iNaturalist. A free lunch is included!

If you can’t make the event, people are welcome to record wildlife on University Park or Jubilee campus themselves between 25-28 April and still contribute to the challenge.

For more information, visit Wilding campuses project.

Open to all students and staff - register your place

Connect

Tues 6th

10:45am - 11:45am

Exam Respite Session

The exam respite sessions are aimed to provide a friendly ‘paws’ (pause) in the student’s busy exam period to get a hot drink, biscuit and spend some with a couple of dogs supported by support and wellbeing officer, Welfare senior tutors and the students experience team.

Open to Year 1 Vet students only - no need to sign up, just turn up!

Keep Learning

Connect

Wed 7th

9:45am - 10:45am

Exam Respite Session

The exam respite sessions are aimed to provide a friendly ‘paws’ (pause) in the student’s busy exam period to get a hot drink, biscuit and spend some with a couple of dogs supported by support and wellbeing officer, Welfare senior tutors and the students experience team.

Open to Year 1 Vet students only - no need to sign up, just turn up!

Keep Learning

Connect

Thurs 8th

10:45am - 11:45am

Exam Respite Session

The exam respite sessions are aimed to provide a friendly ‘paws’ (pause) in the student’s busy exam period to get a hot drink, biscuit and spend some with a couple of dogs supported by support and wellbeing officer, Welfare senior tutors and the students experience team.

Open to Year 1 Vet students only - no need to sign up, just turn up!

Keep Learning

Connect

Mon 12th - Tues 13th

10:30am - 11:30am

Exam Respite Session

The exam respite sessions are aimed to provide a friendly ‘paws’ (pause) in the student’s busy exam period to get a hot drink, biscuit and spend some with a couple of dogs supported by support and wellbeing officer, Welfare senior tutors and the students experience team.

Open to Year 2 Vet students only - no need to sign up, just turn up!

Keep Learning

Connect

Wellbeing Cafe

The Support and Wellbeing team are hosting monthly wellbeing cafes for Pharmacy and Psychology students from 1-2pm.

Follow on instagram: uon_psychology

Thurs 15th

10:45am - 11:45am

Exam Respite Session

The exam respite sessions are aimed to provide a friendly ‘paws’ (pause) in the student’s busy exam period to get a hot drink, biscuit and spend some with a couple of dogs supported by support and wellbeing officer, Welfare senior tutors and the students experience team.

Open to Year 2 Vet students only - no need to sign up, just turn up!

Keep Learning

Connect

Fri 16th

9:45am - 10:45am

Exam Respite Session

The exam respite sessions are aimed to provide a friendly ‘paws’ (pause) in the student’s busy exam period to get a hot drink, biscuit and spend some with a couple of dogs supported by support and wellbeing officer, Welfare senior tutors and the students experience team.

Open to Prelim Vet students only - no need to sign up, just turn up!

Keep Learning

Connect

Mon 19th - Wed 21st

11:45am - 12:45pm

Exam Respite Session

The exam respite sessions are aimed to provide a friendly ‘paws’ (pause) in the student’s busy exam period to get a hot drink, biscuit and spend some with a couple of dogs supported by support and wellbeing officer, Welfare senior tutors and the students experience team.

Open to Year 5 (April cohort) Vet students only - no need to sign up, just turn up!

Keep Learning

Connect

Thurs 22nd - Fri 23rd

9:45am - 10:45am

Exam Respite Session

The exam respite sessions are aimed to provide a friendly ‘paws’ (pause) in the student’s busy exam period to get a hot drink, biscuit and spend some with a couple of dogs supported by support and wellbeing officer, Welfare senior tutors and the students experience team.

Open to Prelim Vet students only - no need to sign up, just turn up!

Keep Learning

Connect

The Support and Wellbeing team are hosting monthly wellbeing cafes for Pharmacy and Psychology students from 1-2pm.

Follow on instagram: uon_psychology