Follow our suggestions of activities to keep you busy while staying at home and getting through lockdown.
Student things to do
Recommended for you
Here are some suggested activities you might enjoy.
Things you can do
- get active indoors or locally through recreation organisations connecting you with the outdoors and our natural environments
- 360 tour of the Tate
- virtual tour of the National Gallery
- a virtual look around the National Portrait Gallery
- access to the Courtauld Institute of Art virtual tour
- a digital walk through the Met museum
- TimeOut’s pick of online museum tours around the world
- PE with Joe Wicks – aimed at children but suitable for everyone
- cooking and baking workshops you can stream in your kitchen – compiled by TimeOut.
Stuff you can watch
- a Sussex Digital Media Guru YouTube playlist – featuring videos on student life during lockdown, International Women's Day and more
- Virtual London Zoo – live streams of animals
- Live animal webcams from zoos around the world
- National Theatre at Home streaming service
- Royal Opera House performances
- Sadler’s Well Digital Stage
- the best live concerts to watch online – according to TimeOut
- Salon London book club (ticketed).
Something to listen to
- The Sussex Roundtable podcast – hosted by Sussex Digital Media Gurus and discussing topics ranging from coping with lockdown, managing student housing and tips for mental health
- The Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare – from The Show Must Go Online
- London Symphony Orchestra online concerts
- the best podcasts about music – according to TimeOut.
Ways to connect with others
- Morning Hustlers – free accountability and inspiration for 10 minutes every day
- Morning Gloryville online raves – get moving on a Saturday morning
- the Social Distancing Festival – an online community celebrating the work of artists around the world
- become a volunteer for Age UK
- join a local group to help vulnerable people – run by Covid-19 Mutual Aid UK.
Topics to learn about
- Looking after your wellbeing – find out about online mental health tools and other resources
- scroll through an interactive timeline of history
- creative isolation projects from the March Network
- free online courses on Open Learn
- creative courses online – discounted prices.
Seen something great?
If you’ve spotted an activity that other students might like, let us know.
You can:
- email internalcomms@sussex.ac.uk
- tweet @SussexUni on Twitter
- message sussexuni on Instagram
- contact the University of Sussex on Facebook.