Campus in Balance (CiB) - Your studies, your health

Health Activities

12 November 2026 at 6 pm "Sleepless at University"

Is the 8 o’clock lecture too early because you couldn’t fall asleep again last night? In this online workshop, you’ll learn why sleep problems can arise and what specific steps you can take to tackle them. Experts will explain the links between sleep and mental health and give you practical tips for everyday life on sleep hygiene and restful sleep.

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Health Activities

3 December 2026 at 6 pm "Why your brain needs your feet to think"

In this online workshop, you’ll learn why exercise is important not only for the body, but also for the brain and mental health. It explains how exercise affects concentration and what happens when you don’t get enough exercise. You’ll also receive practical tips and tutorials to help you fit more exercise into your daily routine, even with a busy student schedule.

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"Welcome Back on Campus", 14 October 2026

Bielefeld University’s Student Health Management programme wins first place at the Corporate Health Award 2025!

The Student Health Management (SGM) programme at Bielefeld University has been named the best SGM in Germany and awarded the Corporate Health Award 2025. The prize recognises the programme’s commitment to student health under the motto ‘Campus in Balance’. 🌱

Link to the uni.news article

Link to the LinkedIn post

TK Study Guide

Want to succeed at university? Here’s how!

Are you in the thick of your studies, rushing back and forth between lectures, your part-time job and your free time? Do some days feel like it’s all getting a bit too much? Then the TK-StudyGuide is just the thing for you.

The free, nationwide TK-StudyGuide webinar programme is aimed at students at all universities and can help you too to confidently overcome the challenges of university life. Every term, the programme offers online seminars tailored specifically to everyday student life. The focus is on topics that really matter during your time at university, such as:

• Work-study balance – balancing your studies and work, 11 February 2026, 4.00–5.30 pm

• The gut-brain axis – the power duo for concentration and wellbeing, 18 February 2026, 5.00–6.30 pm

• Salary Negotiations – Don’t sell yourself short, 25 February 2026, 5.00–6.30 pm

 

Participation in a study

Studying healthily and successfully (GesA Stud)

Students face numerous challenges during their academic careers which can affect their health and academic success. Over 70 per cent of students experience stress (Karyotaki et al., 2020), and stress-related exhaustion rose from 44 per cent in 2015 to 68 per cent in 2023 (Techniker Krankenkasse, 2023). Prolonged stress can adversely affect health (e.g. Gardani et al., 2022; Glaser et al., 2015; Quick et al., 2014) and lead to students dropping out of their studies (Hjorth et al., 2016).

The project funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research ‘Studying Healthily and Successfully’ (GesA Stud) is developing low-threshold measures to promote student health and improve academic success. Participants receive a personalised demands-resources profile and support in implementing recommended measures.

Students across Germany can take part in the study and benefit from :

• Personalised feedback on demands and resources
• Health-promoting measures to enhance wellbeing and academic success
• Strengthening their role as role models for health-promoting behaviour in their future professional lives
• A payment of €30 for full participation, as well as the possibility of vouchers for smaller studies.

Participation is available nationwide and can be done virtually. If you’re interested, please send a quick email to GesA-Stud@tu-braunschweig.de! :)

YourSleep

Overcoming your sleep problems

Link to the website

Position paper by the Student Section of the German Society for Public Health

Suggestions for universities to help create healthy study conditions through a participatory approach

This paper is based on the outcomes of the symposia and discussions held at the event ‘Students for a Healthy Student Life’ on 27 and 28 April 2024 in Bremen. It includes, amongst other things, recommendations on student participation from the perspective of engaged students, as well as a call for the recognition of student diversity.

You can download the student position paper from the DGPH website.

 

 

Online edition of "ZEITCampus – Mental Health Guide"

This online edition of ZEITCampus provides information on various aspects of mental health, with a particular focus on the ‘student life’ phase. Students and experts share their experiences and knowledge, for example on dealing with psychology-related content on social media, exam anxiety or procrastination. It includes practical guidance and tips on relaxation techniques and strategies for dealing with emergencies.

Research findings from the ‘Bielefeld Questionnaire on Study Conditions and (Mental) Health’

During the course of the project, this research initiative has generated a comprehensive and meaningful dataset from 13 higher education institutions, which enables robust conclusions to be drawn about study conditions and (mental) health and adequately reflects the breadth of the German higher education landscape. The key findings are summarised below.