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In this edition: 

🧘 PGR Wellbeing Toolkit 

🎥 Student Health and Wellbeing video 

💼 i-Lab Innovation Internship applications now open! 

📈 Share your views, win prizes! 

👋 Meet our Student Content Creators 

📚 Special Collections' update 

📰 Other news 

👉 Scroll down for everything you need to know!

🧘 PGR wellbeing toolkit

The Wellbeing Toolkit provides practical self-care guidance to support postgraduate researchers’ day-to-day wellbeing needs, alongside resources for those who may need more formal or ongoing help.  

You can access it anytime, anywhere, on any device — no queues, no waiting, and no obligation to complete it in one go.  

Developed by psychologists, and further shaped by postgraduate students' feedback, the Toolkit is both grounded in evidence and informed by lived experience. There is something for every postgraduate researcher, wherever you are in your journey. 

👇 Student Health and Wellbeing Support video 👇

We value your mental health and wellbeing and offer a wide range of support to help you make the most of your time at university:  

💬 Contact our Wellbeing Services or visit us at King's Gate to explore your options  

🏃 Explore the Five Ways to Wellbeing, with practical tips like staying active  

🛡️ Access out-of-hours support from our Security Team, who help keep our community safe  

👂 Use our Listening Ear service, led by our Chaplaincy and Pastoral Care team  

💸 Speak to our Student Financial Support team if you're facing money worries or financial difficulty 

Visit our Student Health and Wellbeing website to find out more.  

💼 i-Lab Innovation Internship Applications Now Open!

Are you looking to gain experience to help you stand out? 

Apply for the i-Lab Innovation Internship and work with a real industry partner, tackle real-world challenges, and build enterprise and entrepreneurial skills to set you apart.  

No business or entrepreneurial experience needed; apply by Sunday 30 November. 

Open to all Newcastle University students on a programme of study throughout the 2025-26 academic year. 

📈 Share your views, win prizes! 

We value your experiences and feedback! It helps us create an even better experience for all our students!

This month we have a range of surveys so you can share your views, shape services, and be in with a chance of winning some great prizes! 

• Student Rep Review: Improve how you give feedback on your course and teaching. Complete the 10-minute survey by 28 November for the chance to win a £50 voucher!  
• WhatUni? Survey: Leave a quick review about your Newcastle experience for the chance to win £100 and help future students choose the right uni! Complete by 7 March.  
• Cibyl Careers Survey: Share your career aspirations in this quick survey and receive a free personality report, plus chances to win loads of prizes including £1,000 gift cards, headphones, or weekly £100 vouchers! Open until January, so enter now! 

👋 Meet our Student Content Creators!

These six students are ready to share their stories, tips, and favourite study spots across campus!

Get to know this year's brilliant team of Student Content Creators! Keep an eye out for content from the team on our Instagram, TikTok, Experience blog, and in these PGR newsletters!

📚 Special Collections’ update 

Special Collections & Archives have launched their new Digital Showcase; a platform for collaboration and co-curation for archives and rare books featuring fully digitised versions and expert commentary.  

Initial Showcases include digital humanities outputs and ‘Connected Collections’ video explainers working with academics, researchers, students, and other audiences.   

New items include Ludford Books; two exceptionally rare children’s volumes that illuminate early methods of teaching reading, First World War Surgical Logbook: containing surgical operations carried out by Professor Pybus at the First Northern General Hospital (1914-1919) and so much more. 

Following student feedback, there have been improvements to our Study Spaces. Updates include enhanced accessibility, with new height-adjustable desks and visual reading aids.

Find out more on the PGR noticeboard.