Study Stress and Motivation
Student life can sometimes feel overwhelming. Find some useful tips and resources that can give you the knowledge and skills you need to help you manage your feelings.
Tips and support for managing study stress
Exams and assessment deadlines can bring on additional stress. Check out our handy tips and support options to help you manage exam and deadline stress and look after yourself.
If you find that your mood is having an impact on your studies, personal life, or that you are struggling to manage them yourself, you might want to consider speaking to one of our specialist teams for further advice and support.
Top Tips
- Make a realistic plan that you can stick to. Make sure you include regular breaks. Why not use our revision timetable?
- Our NTU Wellbeing team has created this guide with top tips for managing stress.
- We all have our own study styles and stress tolerances. Try not to compare to others. Do what works for you.
- It might sound obvious, but make sure your basic needs are met. Ensure you get enough sleep and eat regularly. Sleep will help you retain information better. Eating well will keep your energy levels up. Check out our sleep resources and our recipe tips and power snacks.
- Make sure you're having fun too! Just because you are studying for exams and meeting deadlines doesn't mean that you stop doing things that make you happy like exercise, listening to music, and meeting with friends.
- If you're struggling with low mood, keeping yourself motivated, or banishing negative thoughts, our Wellbeing team has created some guides that can help.
- Need someone to talk to? Then check out the Peer Chat from the Mix, one-to-one digital support. Chat to someone of similar age about stress, relationships, loneliness and anything on your mind.
- Be kind to yourself!
Believe in yourself, hard work pays off. Remember, if you need a break, support is never far away. Visit the library or self-refer through support and wellbeing form if you feel you need a little extra help. You can always visit The Den, in Newton building on our City Campus, or our Clifton Campus Den in the ground floor of Mary Anne Evans, to take some time out and relax
Support and Resources
- Academic Skills and Knowledge (ASK) Hub – your one-stop access to tools and resources to help with study skills, information and research skills, academic writing and maths.
- Visit NTU Library for one-stop access to study skills support.
- Hear one of our students discuss their exam tips.
- Read the StudentMinds article on managing exam stress.
- Our NTU Wellbeing team has created this guide on top study skills for success.
- Study with Merve – study along videos to keep you focused.
- Exam and Assessment adjustments – help is at hand to provide reasonable adjustments.
- Wellbeing Support and Wellbeing – NTU Wellbeing support can help with any study worries or anything that is impacting your mental health and wellbeing.
- Check out our NTU Sport offer during Term Three. Take a break from your studies and enjoy some activity to help you feel refreshed. Find out more: Spring into action with NTU Sport's offers this term
Staying Motivated
The wellbeing team have created a guide to help you if you are struggling to keep movitated with some tips to get your motivation back.