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Student Wellbeing provides a programme of events and workshops to support you while you're at uni.
At Student Wellbeing, we’re here to support your mental health and wellbeing throughout your time at university.
We understand how important it is to your wellbeing to feel a sense of belonging within your university community, so throughout the academic year, we create meaningful opportunities for you to connect with other students in supportive, welcoming environments, with a focus on positive mental health.
We offer a variety of workshops, events and support groups designed and delivered by our experienced team.
We offer Get Connected events in partnership with Disability Advice, highlight key national campaigns such as University Mental Health Day, and work closely with internal and external partners.
Wellbeing events
Visit us on Instagram to explore our past events and stay updated on what’s coming next.
Get Connected - hosted by Student Wellbeing and Disability Advice
Get Connected is offered by Student Wellbeing and Disability Advice as part of other university events such as Freshers and Re-freshers.
Get Connected supports your wellbeing and overall student experience. It has been designed so you can meet our teams, ask questions about Student Wellbeing and Disability Advice related support, all in a quiet and relaxed environment with our specialist staff.
You may be attending other events on campus and see us there, or we may reach out and invite you to attend a Get Connected event.
The next Get Connected event will be held at the Welcome events in September 2026.
Feel Good Fest - 12 March 2026
Every year students, staff, local artists and organisations gather at the University of Portsmouth Feel Good Fest – our free annual celebration of the things that help us feel good.
This year, we once again ran Feel Good Fest to Celebrate University Mental Health Day on 12 March 2026 in St Pauls Hall and Chaplaincy.
Some highlights included a variety of crafts, Pets as Therapy, free food tasting, hand massages, taster activity sessions, create your own self-soothe box, lots of information and advice as well as giveaways and raffles.
Feel Good Fest will run again next year in March 2027 – keep a look out for more information
As a photographer for the Feel Good Fest, I had the incredible opportunity to observe people feeling good.
Through the lens of my camera, I was able to share in moments of joy and especially connection. Throughout the day, people were talking to each other and connecting over activities, such as painting glasses, writing cards, doing origami, planting seeds or petting dogs.
Despite the event being busy and full of life, I felt serene and content. In the humdrums of life, dealing with deadlines and stresses, we all need a day to let it all go and connect, to feel happy, to feel good - Feel Good Fest offered just that.
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Wellbeing workshops
Student Wellbeing offer a range of flexible workshops designed to support positive mental health and help students build practical skills for managing everyday challenges. We can deliver sessions on a variety of wellbeing themes, for example exam stress, homesickness, sleep difficulties, resilience, procrastination, mental health awareness and other common concerns.
Our workshops can be tailored to your needs and delivered in different formats:
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Short 20‑minute sessions focusing on quick skills, tips and signposting to further support
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Longer workshops (up to 2 hours) using evidence‑based approaches and practical techniques for students to try out and apply
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Informative talks or webinars to raise awareness of Student Wellbeing and how we can help
We welcome requests from across the University community. Here are some of the ways we can support:
- Student societies looking for a speaker on wellbeing at an event
- Members of staff seeking input for a specific cohort, such as around exam stress or key transition points
- Groups of students preparing for placement who want support in building confidence
We’re happy to explore what would best support your group.
If you’d like to discuss options or arrange a workshop, please email us at wellbeing-admin@port.ac.uk and our admin team will connect you with a practitioner.
Wellbeing support groups
Student support groups
Our support groups offer a chance to share and learn from others in similar situations to you.
Our in-person bereavement support group is for students who have experienced the loss of a loved one whether recent or past. We understand that everyone has their own unique experience of grief, and we also know that sharing our stories and getting support from others who have also been bereaved can be really helpful.
We hope by facilitating this group, you can get together in a confidential and safe space to share stories, thoughts and feelings and be in a supportive space where people just 'get it'.
When
The Bereavement support group runs fortnightly on Tuesdays 4 - 5pm (term-time only) from 20th January 2026.
Where
Multi-Faith and Reflection Room
Chaplaincy Centre and Prayer Rooms
St Pauls Road
Portsmouth
PO5 4AQ
Click here to register your interest. If you would like more information or to have an informal chat about this group, email wellbeing-admin@port.ac.uk and our admin team will connect you with the practitioner running this group.
Further information about the start dates for the new academic year will be posted here shortly - please check back in.
You can also go along to our Get Connected weekly social drop-in to ask for more information and have a chat with Student Wellbeing staff.
TransMission is a supportive and relaxed space for transgender, non-binary, gender questioning and gender variant students to socialise together, make new friends and network. This group runs in-person.
When
First Wednesday of the month, 2.00pm to 4pm (term-time only)
Book
If you would like more information or to have an informal chat about this group, email wellbeing-admin@port.ac.uk and our admin team will connect you with the practitioner running this group.
Further information about the start dates for the new academic year will be posted here shortly - please check back in.
You can also go along to our Get Connected weekly social drop-in to ask for more information and have a chat with Student Wellbeing staff.
Student Wellbeing together with Sports and Rec will be offering a new support group for female students focusing on body image. The Body Project is an all-female pilot group that will run for 4 weeks in November 2025 offering a space to talk in confidence about societal pressures around body image.
More details to follow but if you are struggling with these issues and wish to access some support sooner, please book an advice session or register with Student Wellbeing.
If you would like more information or to have an informal chat about this group, email wellbeing-admin@port.ac.uk and our admin team will connect you with the practitioner running this group.
Further information about the start dates for the new academic year will be posted here shortly - please check back in.
You can also go along to our Get Connected weekly social drop-in to ask for more information and have a chat with Student Wellbeing staff.
Contact Student Wellbeing
Access free mental health, wellbeing and counselling support. We’ll work with you to fulfil your academic potential and have a meaningful university experience.
Or you can contact us via:
- +44 (0)23 9284 3466
- The Bateson Centre, Mary Rose St, Portsmouth, PO1 2BL
- wellbeing-admin@port.ac.uk
You can also find us on Instagram
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