Student support
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A guide to your first week at Edge Hill
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Starting university is an exciting time, full of changes and learning as you discover your new home - which can also mean some (completely natural) nerves start to set in . So, to help you take this next step, our current students have shared advice about their first week at Edge Hill and how they found settling in.
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Mental Health Awareness Week 2026
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Your mental health is important to us every day of the year. And this Mental Health Awareness Week, we wanted to share our tips and services in place to support you.
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Supporting students: how to support the transition to university
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Seeing your student go off to university is an important step for you, as well as them.
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When compassion feels heavy, who supports the carer?
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If you’re considering a Nursing or Midwifery degree, you probably already know that it takes intelligence, commitment and clinical skill. But more than that, it takes empathy, and the ability to sit with someone in pain and uncertainty and respond with compassion.
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We make it possible
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Come for a degree. Leave with a career. At Edge Hill, we make great things happen with courses offering real-world learning, personal support and futures that make an impact.
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Looking after yourself
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As well as spending time on your studies, it's a really good idea to take care of yourself too.
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Managing your money as a postgraduate student
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Discover ways you can fund your studies and save money as a postgraduate student at Edge Hill University.
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From "selfie addiction" to policy reform: Danny Bowman shares his journey through the ‘prison’ of body dysmorphia
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WARNING: THIS ARTICLE MENTIONS SUICIDE AND MENTAL HEALTH STRUGGLES. In this episode of the Edge Ahead podcast (from the ‘What’s in Your Head?’ series) features a moving conversation with Danny Bowman, who shares his personal story and road to recovery.
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Angela Samata shares her personal story of loss this National Grief Awareness Week
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To mark National Grief Awareness Week (2-8 December) Angela Samata, TedX speaker and Ambassador of Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide, has shared her experience of losing her husband Mark with Edge Hill podcast listeners.
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Panic attacks, fame and failure: Hollyoaks star James Sutton reveals his road to mental wellness
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For International Men's Day, actor, writer and creator James Sutton, known for Hollyoaks and Emmerdale opens up about fame, panic attacks and the power of dialogue.
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