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Workshops for students

Managing Exam and deadline stress

We would like to support you whenever you find yourself in distress and we appreciate that around exams and submissions your time is very limited.

Here you will find a guide to Managing Exam and Deadlines Stress. It will help you understand why you are getting overwhelmed and manage your stress, prioritise your tasks and successfully complete your academic to do list.

You might also find helpful listening to our Exam Relaxation Podcast.

Online workshops

The Wellbeing Service has curated a series of online workshops that we think you will find helpful. You will be able to access those at any time.

Mindful Exercises for Everyday Life

Managing Exam and Assignment Stress

Online workshop tutorials on topics such as assertiveness and perfectionism

Live workshop schedule 2024/25

The Wellbeing Service runs a number of online and in-person workshops to help students make the most of their time at university.

Term 1

Thriving with ADHD: A supportive workshop for university students with confirmed or suspected adhd

  • This online session will provide essential information for students who are stuggling to manage ADHD symptoms. The session has been developed by Birkbeck’s Counselling Services and the Learning and Development team.
  • The session will use a mix of slides, example case studies and a reflective discussion and you will able to raise your own questions throughout. The aim is to provide an informed and supportive forum for students who might be struggling with issues like: Difficulty focusing on a task, difficulty prioritizing and poor planning, trouble following instructions and completing tasks, trouble multitasking.
  • Thursday 24 October 2024, 1-2.30pm
  • Book your ticket for the Thriving with ADHD workshop

Bereavement and Loss

  • An online workshop designed to explore bereavement and loss. We will look at the issues that have touched us all in recent times, be it the loss of a job, a familiar way of life or the loss of a loved one. Together we will reflect on the painful but important process of grieving, mourning and coming to terms with our losses. 
  • Wednesday 30 October 2024, 3-4.30pm
  • Book your ticket for the Bereavement and Loss workshop

Navigating endings and transitions

Creating and Maintaining Meaningful Connections

Term 2

Bereavement and Loss

  • An online workshop designed to explore bereavement and loss. We will look at the issues that have touched us all in recent times, be it the loss of a job, a familiar way of life or the loss of a loved one. Together we will reflect on the painful but important process of grieving, mourning and coming to terms with our losses. 
  • Tuesday 28 January 2025, 2-3.30pm
  • Book your ticket for the Bereavement and Loss workshop

Creating and Maintaining Meaningful Connections

Diversity and Inclusion

  • An online workshop which aims to explore difference in its various forms so that we can begin to have conversations that are more inclusive and allow us to see people as their whole selves, i.e. as fellow human beings and not as stereotypes. 
  • Thursday 13 March 2025, 5-6.30pm
  • Book your ticket for the Diversity and Inclusion workshop.

Term 3

Bereavement and Loss

  • An online workshop designed to explore bereavement and loss. We will look at the issues that have touched us all in recent times, be it the loss of a job, a familiar way of life or the loss of a loved one. Together we will reflect on the painful but important process of grieving, mourning and coming to terms with our losses. 
  • Wednesday 21 May 2025, 3-4.30pm
  • Book your ticket for the Bereavement and Loss workshop

Diversity and Inclusion

  • An online workshop which aims to explore difference in its various forms so that we can begin to have conversations that are more inclusive and allow us to see people as their whole selves, i.e. as fellow human beings and not as stereotypes. 
  • Thursday 5 June 2025, 2-3.30pm
  • Book your ticket for the Diversity and Inclusion workshop

Navigating endings and transitions