Feel Good February launches today University of Liverpool News

Today we are launching this year’s Feel Good February wellbeing programme for you to enjoy throughout the month.

Now in its third year, the programme runs all month and offers you a range of ways to socialise with friends, relax, and look after both your mental and physical health through events and activities all aligned to 6 core ways to wellbeing: Connect, Be active, Take Notice, Keep Learning, Give, Be Sustainable.

You can find more details about events and activities on the Feel Good February webpages as well as on the My Liverpool app, which gives you quick and easy access to the programme anytime, anywhere.

This year’s programme begins today with the Welcome Hub at Mountford Hall for new students, followed by the Guild’s Refreshers Fair tomorrow, Friday, 2 February, where you can connect with University societies, sports clubs and much more.

Happy, healthy you: highlights from next week’s schedule

Gardening with the Guild: Oliver Lodge garden

Wednesday 7 February | 14:00 – 16:00

Help us build, plant and maintain the Oliver Lodge Garden! We’ll provide all the equipment, just bring yourselves and wear clothes and shoes you don’t mind getting dirty.

For any questions, or to join the Gardening Volunteer MS Teams group, please email Ollie Walford (LGSustainability@liverpool.ac.uk)

Relaxation and Body Scanning

Wednesday 7 February | 15:30 – 16:30Rendall Building | Seminar Room 6

Explore deep relaxation through mindful body scanning techniques designed to release tension and promote overall wellbeing. This is a free session for students led by University Wellbeing Practitioners. No need to book, just turn up.

Arts and Crafts Experience  

Thursday 8 February | 12:00 – 15:00 | Mountford Hall

Experience community in practice by coming together with a shared purpose: crafting! Join us in a celebration of artistic expression and community unity. You can stay for as long, or as little as you like.

Our crafts will include:

• Tote bag decorating
• Bookmark decorating
• Picture frame decorating
• Coaster decorating

Creative Writing for Wellbeing Workshop 

starting from Friday 9 February | 11am -3pm |126 Mount Pleasant, Room 214

Join our Creative Writing for Wellbeing workshop. This event has been held at UoL for several years now and has produced literary roses bushes and a poetry plaque as its legacy. Led by the author of the self-help book Roots and creative writing researcher Dr Bernadette McBride, you will be guided through the basics of writing for wellbeing, and inspired by the green spaces on campus. Bring a pen and paper, that’s it!

 Liverpool’s Journey to Eurovision – Claire McColgan, CBE  

Wednesday 7 February | 13:00 – 14:00 | 502 lecture theatre

Liverpool’s accomplished team undertook a remarkable endeavour by successfully hosting the world’s largest live music event. Under the leadership of Claire McColgan, Liverpool City Council orchestrated an unforgettable Eurovision 2023, paying homage to Ukraine’s previous victory. The enduring legacy of Eurovision continues to manifest in Liverpool, stimulating substantial local investments, fostering community engagement, and igniting a multitude of culturally enriching events.