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April edition of staff newsletter from the Student Wellbeing Team
By: Chinmayee Sandeep Kadam
Last updated: Friday, 9 May 2025

Welcome to our newsletter for staff to facilitate awareness and support for students.
Health and Wellbeing Support for Students:
It has been identified that international students have not been accessing Change, Grow Live (CGL) and the local Sexual Health and Contraception (SHAC) services. We are doing some work to try and address this, but please do familiarise yourself with the services that are being offered.
Autism Awareness Month:
Autism awareness month falls in April starting on the 2nd April. Stories and understanding are shared to raise awareness and knowledge. Why not complete to do your bit?
Spring Break Support for Students鈥�:
We have put together some information for students during the minimum service days: Please also remind students that they can access Togetherall 24/7, for free.
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Please come along to the Family Fun Day鈥痮n Friday 11th April, 10:00am - 2:00pm, at the Woodland Rooms, Student Centre鈥�for a free family-friendly event open to all 5X社区视频 staff鈥痑nd their children. There will be plenty of activities to enjoy, including Arts & Crafts, Games鈥痩ike Giant Jenga and Hook'a'Duck, a Professional Storyteller, a Campus Easter Egg Hunt, a Sensory Room, a Switch Tournament, Face Painting, and a chance to create your own story鈥痮r have a comic book illustrated of you. We'll also have Mini Graduation Gowns with a Photobooth鈥痜or a fun photo opportunity. Snacks, pizza, and refreshments will be available throughout the day.
Festival of Ideas:
The Sussex Festival of Ideas is a dynamic and engaging programme of events, talks and activities from the Faculty of Media, Arts and Humanities. This platform was developed to connect students, academics and the community to harness the transformative power of the arts and humanities, and its potential for fashioning new ways to think about the past, present and future. This year’s celebration has been curated based on the theme of鈥疦ew Dawn,鈥痑nd we are delighted to share our exciting 2025 lineup.
Now in its fifth year, we are delighted to be running twelve events this spring, spanning across musical expression, political activism, cultural history, the experience of disability and the exploration of the natural world.鈥�
The 2025 Festival programme comprises a week of on-campus student-led activities between 8-11 April and seven events showcasing Sussex research as part of the Brighton Festival in May.