Univital
Healthy studying. Healthy working. Healthy living.
At Univital, everything revolves around your well-being at Heidelberg University. We are committed to ensuring that students and staff are healthy, balanced and motivated throughout their day-to-day university life - both physically and mentally.
With the kind support of Techniker Krankenkasse and in close cooperation with our university partners such as Human Resources Development, UNIFY, the Central Student Advisory Service, the Studierendenwerk and many more, we are bringing a breath of fresh air to health promotion.
Our goal: a healthy university culture that supports your health - scientifically sound, sustainable and with heart.
UNIVITALITY Health Week 2025 – Focus on mental health
We kindly invite you to join us for UNIVITALITY Health Week from October 20 to 24, 2025! Under the motto “Mental Health,” you can look forward to a diverse program featuring interesting lunch talks, relaxation sessions during your lunch break, a variety of screenings, and a wide range of workshops and lectures. You can also look forward to the start of the film series “ESCAPE – Ways into intoxication, Ways Out” with the film “22 Bahnen” at the GLORIA cinema. All visitors will receive a free non-alcoholic drink. In addition, a funny stand-up comedy evening awaits you at the Marstallcafé!
The focus will be on topics such as mental balance, resilience, sleep, and dealing with procrastination in everyday (university) life.
All offers are free of charge and are exclusively for students and employees of Heidelberg University.
Do something good for your mental health – we look forward to your participation!
Please note that the Univitality Health Week offers are exclusively in German!
Only the lecture “Healthy sleep: Less rumination at night” is in English.
The Programprovides a complete overview of all Health Week events.
All online events are listed there with the corresponding access link—for easy and direct participation.
Separate registration for online events is optional.
Registration is required for some in-person events.
Escape – Ways into intoxication, ways out
In cooperation with Gloria Kino and the Municipal Addiction Officer of the City of Heidelberg, we cordially invite you to the film series “Escape – Ways into Intoxication, Ways Out.”
The cinema series is dedicated to the topic of addiction in all its facets in three impressive film evenings.
On October 20, 22 BAHNEN opens the series – a sensitive drama about a young swimmer who is searching for stability between the pressure to perform and caring for her alcoholic mother.
This will be followed on December 8 by KNEECAP, an energetic portrayal of an Irish rap crew based on a true story, who turn their anger, intoxication, and language into rebellion.
The series concludes on January 19 with THE OUTRUN, a moving story about return, healing, and the difficult path out of alcohol addiction. The series shows how addiction can arise in different ways—and that every fall also offers the chance for a new beginning.
Further information can be found on the Gloria Kino website!
Mental Health First Aid
First aid courses for physical health emergency care are well known in our society. However, comparable training courses for first aid for mental stress and crises are not yet as widespread. Heidelberg University is therefore now offering first aid courses for mental health.
