Annie Hata

Student Advisory Board member; BSc Psychology student, UCL

I am an international student studying BSc Psychology at UCL. During my time in secondary school, I worked on an after-school programme teaching English as a second language to village children for 5 years, and had an internship working in a developmental in-patient ward at a psychiatric hospital in Egypt. 

During my time at university, working as a Transition Mentor and on the Keeping In Touch campaign, I’ve been able to see the impact mental health can have on students' abilities to thrive and achieve their best potential while balancing the demanding nature of their academic studies with their personal lives. I’ve been involved with offering peer support and signposting students to mental health and personal development resources throughout these experiences and feel it’s crucial that students are informed about the importance of taking care of their mental health and have access to support when they need it. 

As part of the PsychUP for Wellbeing programme, I am hoping to contribute towards supporting increasing accessibility and awareness of mental health resources and support services among the student community.