Mental Wellbeing Courses, Workshops and Events

Supporting your wellbeing

The Wellbeing and Early Intervention Team provides support and opportunities for students to relax, engage with others and boost wellbeing. They do this with a combination of inclusive, interactive and fun activities and events.

USW Courses

The University runs a range of one-off events, multi-session courses and regular group meetings related to health and wellbeing – each session is listed separately under Events.

External Courses

These courses are delivered by external organisations and not USW.

Free Mindfulness and Stress Control Courses available in Rhondda Cynon Taff and Merthyr Tydfil.

Delivered by Valleys Steps,  who have an extensive programme of online workshops, see the list and sign up here. 

Free Stress Control and ACT-ion for Living Courses in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. Delivered by Stepiau.

Free Stress Control and Activate Your Life Courses available in Newport. Run by the Aneurin Bevan Health Board.

ACTivate Your Life Course provided by Public Health Wales is a free online self-help course to help improve your mental health and wellbeing.  This course can help you to take greater control of your actions so that day-to-day life becomes less distressing and more enjoyable.  

Stress, anxiety and depression - SilverCloud is an online course delivered by the NHS to help you manage stress, anxiety and depression. You work through a series of topics selected by a therapist to address specific needs. The eight-week course is designed to be completed in your own time and at your own pace. To sign up, you need to register with a GP in Wales.

Online Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) - a free online course with a different theme for each week of the 8-week program.